Williams-Goss leads undefeated No. 3 Gonzaga in rout of San Diego

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Nigel Williams-Goss scored 25 points as undefeated and third-ranked Gonzaga beat San Diego 79-43 on Thursday night, clearing one obstacle to a possible No. 1 ranking next week.

Johnathan Williams added 13 points and 12 rebounds for Gonzaga (21-0, 9-0 West Coast), which has the nation's longest winning streak at 21 games. The Zags are the nation's last remaining undefeated Division I team.

Box Score:No. 3 Gonzaga 79, San Diego 43

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If Gonzaga can win at Pepperdine on Saturday, the Zags have a good chance of claiming the top spot in the next Top 25 as No. 1 Villanova and No. 2 Kansas lost this week.

Olin Carter III scored 12 points for San Diego (10-11, 3-6), which has lost five straight to Gonzaga.

The Toreros were undone by 32 percent shooting, while Gonzaga shot 53 percent from the field.

Gonzaga made 10 of its first 13 shots to take a 21-10 lead just 8 minutes into the game. Williams-Goss had 13 of those points for Gonzaga, while Carter scored all 10 of San Diego's.

San Diego committed seven early turnovers and was scoreless for 5 minutes as the Zags built a 25-10 lead.

Gonzaga led 37-23 at halftime behind 19 points from Williams-Goss.

San Diego fell apart in the second half, making just one of its first 13 field goal attempts. Gonzaga opened the second half with a 23-2 run to build a 60-25 lead.