Visiting Gonzaga Prep broke a 40-all tie in the fourth quarter to defeat Lewis and Clark 57-45 Friday night in Greater Spokane League boys basketball.

Gonzaga Prep (9-1, 4-1 GSL) made 6 of 8 shots in the final period to pull away from the Tigers (4-6, 2-3). Bullpups quickly jumped out to a 16-9 first-quarter lead but the Tigers raced back in the 2nd quarter The Tigers made a 16-9 run of their own and the teams were still tied after three periods.

In the fourth quarter the Bullpups out shot the Tigers by making 75% of their attempts, while LC struggled to only make 2 out of 12 shots

Parker Kelly hit four 3-pointers and finished the game with 16 points. Ryan Nicholas nearly matched his season scoring average (21.6) with a game-high 20 points.

 

Gonzaga Prep (9-1) Kelly 3 3-3 16, Bracey 3 0-0 6, Ferraro 0 0-0 0, Schmidlkofer 4 0-0 8, Sarbaugh 3 0-0 6, Nelson 0 1-2 1, Nicholas 8 3-4 20, Gregory 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 7-9 57.

Lewis and Clark (4-6) Ellingson 0 0-0 0, Dixon 1 0-0 2, Ehlo 2 0-0 5, Livingston 4 0-0 10, Yadali 2 0-0 5, Hostetler 0 0-0 0, Poland 1 0-0 2, Taylor 7 2-4 17, Bond 1 2-2 4, Houbrick 0 0-0 0, Damon 0 0-0 0. 18 4-6 45.

3-point goals: Kelly 3, Nicholas, Ehlo, Livingston 2, Yadali, Taylor.
Total fouls: Gonzaga Prep 10, Lewis and Clark 10.