Julian Strawther made a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 9.5 seconds remaining as No. 8 Gonzaga escaped with a 75–74 victory against BYU in a West Coast Conference game Thursday night in Provo, Utah.
The Bulldogs (15–3, 4–0 WCC) rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final 5:03 for their third consecutive narrow road victory by a combined total of eight points. Drew Timme had 21 points and 13 rebounds.. Anton Watson scored a season-high 18, grabbed eight rebounds and got a hand on a last-second 3-point attempt by BYU’s Spencer Johnson.
Johnson scored 18 points for the Cougars (13–7, 3–2) and Gideon George and Jaxson Robinson added 17 apiece….