SAN DIEGO –  Shooting 56.7 percent from the floor, No. 2 Gonzaga (18-2, 7-0 WCC) defeated the San Diego men's basketball team (13-10, 6-4 WCC) on Thursday, 92-62. In addition to the audience on ESPN2, the announced crowd of 5,443 was one of the largest in program history.
 
Senior Jase Townsend led the Toreros with 13 points on 5-of-11 from the field.
 
Graduate Terrell Brown-Soares matched a season-high of 12 rebounds in addition to seven points and three blocks.
 
Redshirt senior Joey Calcaterra and senior Marcellus Earlington each contributed 12 points in the loss
 
San Diego drops to 13-10 (6-4 WCC) on the season, and will remain home to face Santa Clara on Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brown-Soares and Timme traded baskets early for a 4-4 start.
• San Diego used a 7-0 run, including jumpers from Calcaterra and Brown-Soares and a triple from Townsend to tie the game at 12-12.
• Gonzaga quickly answered with seven straight points to regain the lead.
• The Bulldogs extended their lead late in the first half with a 12-2 run, including four points on fast breaks.
• Calcaterra scored the last four points of the half for USD, including a steal and layup with less than 10 seconds remaining. At the break, Gonzaga led 38-24.
• Two McKinney free throws and a Calcaterra triple cut the deficit to 11 early in the second. Shortly after, McKinney and Earlington hit three-pointers to make it a nine-point game.
• Gonzaga answered with a 7-0 run on four straight made field goals.
• Chet Holmgren scored 11 straight points for Gonzaga to put the road team up 75-50.
• TJ Berger hit a late triple to stop a 5-0 spurt, but the Bulldogs put the game out of reach. 

TORERO TIDBITS

• Brown-Soares was one rebound shy of a career-high. He is now averaging 8.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks. He jumped up to sixth all-time with 54 blocks in a single season.
• Earlington went into double-figures for the 17^th time this season, and leads the team with 13.4 points per contest.
• Calcaterra went into double-figures for the 15^th time this year.
• McKinney ended with nine points, two rebounds, and a steal.
• The Zags held a 48-22 advantage in the paint.
• Yavuz Gultekin added four points and six rebounds.
• San Diego's bench outscored Gonzaga's bench 22-21.

UP NEXT
San Diego will host Santa Clara on Saturday for a 4:00 PM tip. The Broncos hold a 52-39 lead in the all-time series, including a 78-74 win in overtime on January 24.