SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Kyle Collinsworth scored 20 points as BYU beat No. 3 Gonzaga 73-70 on Saturday night, ending the Bulldogs’ school-record 22-game winning streak and likely costing them a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
Byron Wesley scored 17 points to lead Gonzaga (29-2, 17-1 West Coast Conference), which also saw its 41-game home winning streak end.
Skyler Halford added 14 points and Chase Fischer 13 for BYU (23-8, 13-5), which has won six in a row to preserve its NCAA tournament hopes.
After trailing by 10 points earlier in the second half, Gonzaga used a 20-11 run to pull to 71-70 on Eric McClellan’s free throws with 2.6 seconds remaining.
The Cougars inbounded the ball to Ryan Andrus, who was fouled immediately and made both free throws for a three-point lead with 1.5 seconds left.
Kyle Wiltjer’s shot from beyond mid-court then bounced off the rim as time expired.
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