LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- No. 11 Gonzaga dominated the first half and overcome significant struggles in the final 20 minutes to beat No. 21 Iowa State 73-71 on Sunday in the AdvoCare Invitational championship game.Gonzaga nearly blew an 18-point second-half lead.I definitely think we got a little tentative in the second half and you cant do that, especially when youre playing such a good team, said Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga top scorer with 18 points. Theyre just not going to go away without a fight.Josh Perkins added 12 points and Przemek Karnowki had 11 for Gonzaga (6-0).Iowa State (5-1) got 29 points from Deonte Burton, 21 in the second half.My teammates trusted me, Burton said.After falling behind by 18 early in the second half, Monte Morris jumper cut the Iowa State deficit to 70-69 with 4 minutes to go.Burton missed a 3 with Iowa State down 72-71 with 17 seconds remaining. The game ended when Morris shot that came after the buzzer rimmed out.Gonzaga had a foul to give and took it with 5 seconds left, which forced an in-bound pass from Iowa State.They made a good decision, Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said. I thought we could still execute it. The one thing I kick myself about is not having a second action after the initial play.We were lucky enough to have it and use it, Gonzaga coach Mark Few said.Iowa State used full-court pressure to key a 15-0 run that got the Cyclones to 58-55 7 minutes into the second half. Burton had 11 points over the stretch.Everything was clicking for everyone, Burton said. It was our defense that really helped us. Our defense made our offense.Williams-Goss ended the Iowa State surge with a 3-pointer.Williams-Goss had 12 points and Karnowski chipped in with 10 as Gonzaga shot 64.5 percent (20 for 31) in taking a 49-34 halftime lead.Over the final 3 1-2 minutes of the opening half, Karnowski had three layups and set up a dunk by Johnathan Williams with a nifty no-look pass.Naz Mitrou-Long had all of his 16 points during the opening 20 minutes, when the Cyclones shot 38.2 percent (13 for 34).BIG PICTUREIowa State played the invitational without Solomon Young. He could miss four weeks with a left hand injury. The freshman forward is averaging 8.7 points and 5.3 rebounds.Gonzaga improved to 9-0 in the Thanksgiving tournament at Disney formerly known as the Old Spice Classic. The Bulldogs also won the event in 2008 and 2012. Its unbelievable to come down here as Gonzaga and win this thing three times in a row with the level of competition that were playing, Few said.POLL IMPLICATIONSWith the just-short comeback Sunday and a win over Miami, a team that received votes in the AP poll, Iowa State should stay in the Top-25.Gonzaga made a case for moving into the Top 10 with three victories this weekend.NUMBERS GAMEIowa State was looking to go 6-0 for the second consecutive season and third time in four years. ... The Cyclone shot 50 percent (16 for 32) in the second half.Gonzaga struggled shooting in the second half, going 7 for 24 (29.2 percent). ... Despite a size advantage, the Bulldogs ended up tied with Iowa State in rebounds (34 apiece).UP NEXTIowa State: Thursday night faces Cincinnati, a team that received votes in the AP poll.Gonzaga: plays Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night before a Saturday matchup against No. 8 Arizona. Cheap Nike Shoes Ireland . 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Kershaw led the majors with a 1.79 ERA, ranked second with 145 strikeouts, allowed opponents to bat .185 against him and conceded only six home runs and nine walks in 121 innings.To lose Clayton for any length of time is a big blow, but I think our guys have made a point that were going to move forward and were going to go out there and keep winning baseball games, manager Dave Roberts said. We did that (Thursday, an 8-1 victory in Milwaukee) and thats our goal tomorrow.The Dodgers filled Kershaws spot in the rotation by acquiring right-hander Bud Norris from the Atlanta Braves for two minor leaguers in a five-player trade Thursday. He will start Friday night. Norris is 3-7 with a 4.22 ERA this season but in his past 29 1/3 innings, the eight-year veteran amassed 29 strikeouts while conceding only seven runs and eight walks.Obviously, where were at with starting pitching and Buds been pitching well -- I had him in San Diego for a bit -- hes really thrown well, Roberts said. For them to give us a guy that can go deep into a game, can eat innings and get guys out, was huge. Were excited about it.Said Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal: Obviously, it takes a toll when you lose your No. 1 guy, especially a guy like Kershaw whos a presence not only in the clubhouse, but out on the field I felt like Bud Norris did a pretty good job against us this year when he pitched against us.I feel like he can be another addition, not only as a starter, but maybe once we get all the guys back, he can help us out in the pen, too. I feel like hes going to fit really good in this staff and on this team. But, its always hard to lose your No. 1 guy.Kershaaw or no Kershaw, Los Angeles must defuse the Rockies volatile offense.dddddddddddd Colorado leads the National League with a .276 team batting average, a .469 on-base percentage, 418 runs and 402 RBI. The Rockies also hold third in the NL with 104 home runs.Those exploits helped move Colorado within four games of the New York Mets, who hold the second wild-card spot, and within 5 1/2 of the second-place Dodgers in the National League West.Right fielder Carlos Gonzalez, who leads the Rockies with a .329 average, views the six-game road trip starting Friday night as pivotal in narrowing the distance between themselves and both the Dodgers and the first-place San Francisco Giants.This road trip is going to be huge for us, Gonzalez said. Were going to play the two teams ahead of us. Weve got to gain ground, and we all understand that were going to be facing some tough pitchers. Weve just got to continue to put some runs on the board, and expect better outings from the pitchers to give us an opportunity to win.Gonzalez ranks fourth in the National League in batting average, with second baseman DJ LeMahieu three points behind him in fifth place, and third with 98 hits. Third baseman Nolan Arenado has driven in a league-leading 65 runs while hitting 21 home runs.Rookie shortstop Trevor Story provides stability after the Rockies traded All-Star Troy Tulowitzki to Toronto last year. Storys 19 homers and 50 RBI lead all major league rookies.Story and LeMahieu missed two of the past three games because of a bruised right finger and a bruised left knee, respectively. After Thursdays off day, both are expected to be in the Rockies lineup Friday night.The Dodgers also have serious injury problems outside of Kershaw, whose absence further depletes a staff that has five other starting pitchers on the disabled list. An inflamed left rib cage put utilityman Enrique Hernandez on the disabled list Thursday. Outfielder Joc Pederson, an All-Star last year, could join them after injuring the AC joint in his right shoulder by crashing into the outfield wall at Milwaukees Miller Park on Tuesday. Pedersons 13 home runs rank second on the club. ' ' '