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Pangos leads No. 6 Gonzaga over Pepperdine 82-56

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Gonzaga's Sam Dower (35) dunks against Pepperdine in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Jed Conklin) (The Associated Press)

Gonzaga's Elias Harris shoots against Pepperdine in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Jed Conklin) (The Associated Press)

Kevin Pangos scored 14 points and No. 6 Gonzaga pounded Pepperdine 82-56 on Thursday night for its 24th consecutive victory over the Waves.

Kelly Olynyk added 13 points for Gonzaga (22-2, 9-0 West Coast), which has won five straight since losing at Butler.

Stacy Davis scored 16 points to lead Pepperdine (10-13, 2-8), which has lost four straight games. Nikolas Skouen added 12 points.

In their first meeting, Pepperdine led by a point with 14 minutes left before losing 78-62. But this one was over early, as Gonzaga made 12 3-pointers and the Waves committed 21 turnovers.

Gonzaga scored the first 10 points of the game and Pepperdine was scoreless for the first 5 minutes. The Waves committed nine turnovers in the first 8 minutes to fall behind 14-2.