Gonzaga's Gary Bell Jr. (5) leads the charge with teammates Robert Sacre (00) Elias Harris (20) and Mike Hart (30) following as Pepperdine's Corbin Moore (44) also pursues in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game tonight in Spokane. Bell Jr. finished the game with a career-high 15 points. (AP Photo/Jed Conklin)

When Gonzaga’s defense collects pass deflections, opponents’ shooting percentages and point totals generally drop. Such was the case again as 25th-ranked Gonzaga set the tone on defense in a 73-45 West Coast Conference men’s basketball rout over Pepperdine in front of 6,000 Thursday at the McCarthey Athletic Center. In a 90-51 drubbing of Portland last week, Gonzaga had more than 50 deflections. The Bulldogs surpassed 40 against the Waves. Pepperdine’s 45 points, 13 field goals, 28.3-percent shooting and four assists were season lows by a Gonzaga opponent. The Bulldogs had 13 steals, a season high, which they converted into 15 points/Jim Meehan, SR. More here. And:  ESPN boxscore here.

• Complete WCC scoreboard here
• Utah 62, WSU 60 (OT), and: Pac-12 scoreboard here
• Nevada 73, Idaho 55 (first half), and WAC scoreboard here