After the first seven minutes one might have assumed it was Southern Utah, not Gonzaga, playing its fourth game in nine days.

The 13th-ranked Zags held the Thunderbirds scoreless for four minutes to open Monday’s game at McCarthey Athletic Center, had a 15-point lead after seven minutes and somehow managed to close better than they started after establishing a 32-point advantage in the first half.

Gonzaga outscored Southern Utah by 40 points after the break and eventually set the program record for margin of victory against a Division I opponent with a 122-50 runaway win at the Kennel.

A 123-57 victory against NAIA Eastern Oregon in 2022 still holds the title for largest margin of victory in school history, but Monday’s point total now checks in at No. 2 on the list, topping GU’s 66-poi

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