SPOKANE, Wash. — Filip Petrusev scored a career-high 25 points on 9-for-10 shooting as No. 8 Gonzaga beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 110-60 on Saturday night.
Admon Gilder scored 15 points, while Ryan Woolridge added 14 points and nine assists for Gonzaga (2-0). Drew Timme scored 15 points, Anton Watson 12 and Corey Kispert 10 for the Bulldogs.
Shaun Doss scored 15 points to lead the Golden Lions (0-2), who were hurt by 41% shooting. Gonzaga shot 62.5%.
Petrusev added six rebounds and two blocked shots as the Golden Lions had no answer for the 6-foot-11 sophomore.
Robert Boyd's 3-pointer lifted Arkansas-Pine Bluff to its only lead at 10-9.
With the score tied at 14, Gonzaga hit three straight 3-pointers - two by Woolridge - to ignite a 17-2 run for a 31-16 lead. The Golden Lions were scoreless for more than four minutes.
Gilder's long 3-pointer capped an 11-4 Gonzaga run that lifted the Bulldogs to a 46-22 lead with just over five minutes left in the first half.
Doss sank a 3-pointer and a field goal as the Golden Lions cut Gonzaga's lead to 46-29.
But the Zags scored 10 of the final 11 points to take a 56-30 lead at halftime, behind 58.6% shooting.
The Golden Lions shot just 43.5% from the field and committed 12 turnovers in the first half.
Petrusev scored eight points as Gonzaga built a 69-37 lead early in the second half. Petrusev scored six more points as the lead expanded to 81-39.
BIG PICTURE
Gonzaga: The Bulldogs have won 24 consecutive home games. They are 15-0 all-time against teams from the SWAC. The Zags and Wofford were the only teams without a conference loss last season. Gonzaga's average of 33 wins per season since 2014-15 leads the nation.
UP NEXT
Gonzaga hosts North Dakota on Tuesday.
Petrusev leads No. 8 Gonzaga over Ark-Pine Bluff 110-60
Filip Petrusev scored a career-high 25 points.
