SPOKANE, Wash. — Filip Petrusev scored 15 points, Killian Tillie added 13, and No. 8 Gonzaga pounded Cal State Bakersfield 77-49 on Saturday.
Drew Timme had 11 and Admon Gilder and Joel Ayayi each added 10 for Gonzaga (6-0), which has won 26 straight regular season games, longest streak in the nation.
Justin Elder-Davis scored 11 points for Cal State Bakersfield (2-4), which has never beaten a ranked opponent. The Roadrunners were undone by 40% shooting and 27 turnovers.
Gonzaga shot just 44.9%, but made 25 of 39 free throws and committed just 10 turnovers.
The Roadrunners scored the first basket of the game. Gonzaga replied by scoring the next 10 points, including a pair of 3-pointers from Tillie.
Gonzaga led 21-10 midway through the first, by which time the Roadrunners had already committed 10 turnovers.
Tillie’s third 3-pointer lifted Gonzaga to a 30-17 lead.
Gonzaga led 39-21 at halftime, thanks to 52% shooting, plus 13 of 22 free throws.
Cal State Bakersfield was hurt by 32% shooting and 15 turnovers in the first half. They shot just three free throws in the first half, making two.
Two free throws and two baskets by Timme ignited a 16-2 run that lifted Gonzaga to a 61-31 lead midway through the second. The Roadrunners could not overcome that margin.
BIG PICTURE
Gonzaga: The Bulldogs have won all three previous meetings with Cal State Bakersfield. The Bulldogs have won 27 consecutive home games, second-longest streak in the nation. They have the highest winning percentage in the nation since the 2010-11 season, at .844 (244-45).
UP NEXT
Gonzaga travels to the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas, where they face Southern Mississippi in the first round on Wednesday. Coach Mark Few has a 36-9 record in Thanksgiving week tournaments.
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