SPOKANE, Wash. -- Josh Perkins scored 20 points, hitting six 3-pointers, as No. 18 Gonzaga beat Texas Southern 97-69 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
Johnathan Williams added 16 points for Gonzaga (1-0), which lost four key players from a team that last season lost to North Carolina in the NCAA championship game.
Killian Tillie had 12 rebounds as Gonzaga dominated the boards.
Demontrae Jefferson scored 20 points for Texas Southern (0-1), which is playing its first 13 games on the road against some of the nation's top teams.