By CAREY J. WILLIAMS
Associated Press

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Kevin Pangos was coming off a game in
which he scored only five points. In fact, he hadn't scored more
than 12 in a month.



Good thing for Gonzaga that Pangos showed up Friday night.



Pangos made seven 3-pointers and scored 31 points to lead the
No. 13 Bulldogs past Baylor 94-87. Pangos, who came in averaging
10 points and making 36 percent of his 3-point attempts, went 10
for 13 and finished two points shy of his career high.



"He's fine," Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. "I never was worried
about him. As long as he just keeps shooting. He puts way too
much time in the gym. He makes way too many in practice to worry
about it. You got a guy that works that hard at it, I don't
think he was worried, or the staff was worried. It was due time
for them to start going in."



Kelly Olynyk added 21 points, Elias Harris had 17 and Gary Bell
Jr. added 12 for the Bulldogs (12-1), who shot 52 percent from
the field (31 of 59).



"Obviously he was great," Few added. "He really helped stem a
lot of their rallies. I thought we did a nice job all night of
being able to withstand their rallies. We'd build up a lead and
they'd come fighting back. It seems like it happened six or
seven times."



Pierre Jackson led Baylor (8-4) with 26 points, Isaiah Austin
had 20 and Cory Jefferson added 13. The Bears also shot 52
percent, but attempted 21 fewer free throws than Gonzaga.



Gonzaga didn't hold a lead until 4:53 remained in the first half
but never trailed after halftime, leading by as many as 12.



"It was so fun," Pangos said. "High scoring. When you're a
basketball player, you love that. You love defense, too, but you
love a high-scoring game. It was nice. They never let us relax.
Every time we got a double-digit lead, they came back and made
some big plays."



The Bulldogs drew two quick fouls on Austin - a 7-foot-1,
220-pound freshman - after halftime and he went to the bench
with three fouls. Harris' bucket and free throw gave Gonzaga a
47-38 lead.



"That's one thing that we have, a young front line," Baylor
coach Scott Drew said. "Their veteran guys did a good job of
getting some good position and also picking up some fouls on
them."



Baylor made its first three 3-point attempts of the second half,
two by Jackson, to cut the deficit to 49-44. Jackson came in as
the Big 12's scoring leader, averaging 19.0 points and 6.3
assists.



Pangos' second 3-pointer of the second half extended Gonzaga's
lead to 62-50 with 12:12 left. Pangos and Olynyk combined to
score 15 straight Gonzaga points over a five-minute span.



"He (Olynyk) was very patient," Few said. "He took what they
gave him. He didn't rush. He's maturing like we've talked about
all year. He played very well tonight."



Olynyk was 9 for 12 from the field and helped Gonzaga shoot 65
percent in the second half.



Austin showed off his versatile skills for Baylor, making shots
from inside the paint, outside the 3-point line and mid-range
jumpers. Jackson and Austin made back-to-back 3-pointers and
Baylor stayed within reach at 62-56.



"You have a 7-foot guy picking and popping, shooting 3's," Few
said. "We tried to do something else, and then you'd turn
Jackson loose down the lane and he's something else."



Taurean Prince scored four quick points and drew a charge,
leading to a jumper by Austin on the other end, and Baylor
pulled within five with 9:39 left.



But the Bears couldn't get any closer with Gonzaga's defense
preventing Baylor from anything more than a 5-0 run over the
final 10 minutes of the game.



The first half was a different story. Baylor jumped out to a 8-2
lead in the opening minutes, but Gonzaga made three consecutive
3-pointers to tie it at 13. Jackson scored six straight points
for Baylor and the Bears pushed their lead to 24-18.



Gary Bell Jr. hit a floater in the lane to give Gonzaga its
first lead, 30-28, with 4:53 remaining in the half. Bell's
bucket sparked a 9-0 run.



Austin's baseline jumper ended a four-minute scoring drought for
Baylor and cut Gonzaga's lead to 34-30 with 3:28 left. Gonzaga
led 38-33 at the break.



The Bulldogs made five 3-pointers in the first half and
attempted nine more free throws than Baylor.



The Gonzaga crowd wasn't its usual rowdy self, partially because
most students were away during semester break. Gonzaga is 112-8
in the McCarthey Athletic Center. Earlier this month, Baylor
ended Kentucky's 55-game home winning streak at Rupp Arena.



Baylor was Gonzaga's fourth matchup against a Big 12 school this
season. The Zags have defeated West Virginia, Oklahoma and No.
25 Kansas State. The Bulldogs travel to Stillwater on Monday to
face No. 22 Oklahoma State.