Gonzaga took care of Pacific with major scoring runs to start the game and the second half, winning 69-58. The 11-point margin was closer than it felt, with Gonzaga still able to keep the Tigers at arm’s distance in moments where shots weren’t falling.
Sometimes these WCC games for the Gonzaga women can come down to “we have Kaylynne Truong and Brynna Maxwell shooting bombs and you don’t.” The backcourt duo of Maxwell and Truong combined for 38 points and 11 for 17 shooting from behind the arc.
That was much of the difference in the first half, where the Zags ended the first quarter up 20 to 7, but a combination of turnovers and defensive lapses allowed for the Pacific Tigers to find their way still within range of the Zags, trailing 25-34 half.