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#5 Gonzaga Cruises Past #1 DeMatha; 76-63

By DCSAA, 01/25/17, 9:45AM EST

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By Nick Eilerson; WASHINGTON POST

It was the fourth quarter of the most anticipated Washington Catholic Athletic Conference game of the season to date — top-ranked DeMatha desperately trying to claw its way out of a late deficit against No. 5 Gonzaga as both head coaches screamed themselves hoarse Tuesday night.

Yet there was Gonzaga sophomore Anwar Gill, grinning ear to ear and rising up for a dunk even as Coach Steve Turner shouted, “Layup!”

Gill had drawn Turner’s ire 30 seconds earlier when he flubbed a one-handed tomahawk, but he saw no reason not to try again — his Eagles were coasting, after all.

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