SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Jerome Gumbs scored 18 points Thursday night and San Francisco fought off No. 20 Gonzaga, 73-70.
The Bulldogs trailed by as many as 19 early in the second half and their comeback bid fell just short.
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John Cox added 13 points for the Dons, who improved to 10-7 for the season and to 2-2 in the West Coast Conference.
Gonzaga (13-4, 3-2) was led by Ronny Turiaf and Derek Raivio with 18 points each.
The Bulldogs came within two points with 11.3 seconds left on a three-pointer by David Pendergraft. Dommanic Ingerson made only one of two free throws for San Francisco with nine seconds remaining and Raivio missed a three-pointer with three seconds to go.
