sending the Panthers to their fourth loss in five on a six-game road trip

LAS VEGAS -- St. Marys is used to playing in the Orleans Arena every March, having been there annually since 2009 for the West Coast Conference Tournament.Due to scheduling conflicts, the 15th-ranked Gaels got an early season look at the venue on Sunday, and earned a 76-63 victory over UAB.They werent coming to our place and we werent going there and we decided to play in Vegas -- everybody likes to go to Vegas to play games this time of year, St. Marys coach Randy Bennett said. It was good for us. It was a good basketball game in non-conference and I think itll help us down the road.I think itll help us resume wise, and I think itll help us just as a team, playing against a team that athletic and that big. Theyre used to winning, they dont go away. So, we had to play well and we did play well.Jock Landale scored 20 points to lead No. 15 St. Marys (5-0). He was 9 of 11 from the field.In doing a much better job of not getting beat off the dribble, something Bennett was looking for in the Gaels stopover in Las Vegas, they did a good job of limiting UABs shot selection at key moments. The defensive stops allowed St. Marys to go on significant runs to keep the Blazers well behind.The Gaels outscored UAB (3-3) 30-16 during a 14-minute stretch in the first half to open their largest lead of the game, 40-23.We had some good stretches, and we need more of them, Bennett said. We played 40 minutes tonight, we probably had 25 minutes of what I thought was good defense. Thats got to be closer to 37 or 38 minutes, thats where we need to get. We were closer to that last year and we have to get back there.The Blazers wouldnt go away, however, as they came out of the locker room and used a 16-7 run to cut the lead to seven, at 50-43 with 14:33 left. But the Gaels used a 13-3 run of their own, ignited by three consecutive 3-pointers, to push the lead back to double digits, at 63-46 with 9:29 remaining.Though it is just five games into the season, St. Marys looked in mid-season form for most of the game, with solid ball movement and noticeable chemistry the Blazers are still looking for without junior point guard Nick Norton, who was lost for the season with a torn ACL.We get along so well on and off the court and I think that adds to our trust factor, Landale said. We never really doubt each other to make the shot or an open play. We just get how each one of us operates individually and it makes things a lot easier.Emmett Naar, Stefan Gonzalez and Calvin Hermanson each scored 12 points for the Gaels. They were 27 of 52 (.519) from the field, including 50 percent (13 of 26) from 3-point range. St. Marys also hit all nine of its free throws.Meanwhile, the Blazers continue to struggle without Norton, who came into his third year as a starter but was lost for the season just 15 minutes into the season-opener.The Blazers shot 47 percent from the field, hitting 26 of 55, and were led by Chris Cokley, who had a season-high 20 points. Deion Lavender also had a season high with 12.I was proud of the way we fought back and competed and made it a good game, but weve been doing that and weve shown flashes, UAB coach Rob Ehsan said. Were going to have to figure out how to play consistently at a higher level, and I think were still learning that against the best teams in the country.BIG PICTUREThe undefeated Gaels look to finish the opening month unscathed this week, and then will enjoy five straight home games to start December. Given their competition, and their slate from Dec. 8-22, its conceivable St. Marys can open West Coast Conference play 11-0.RESERVE MINUTESBennett said he plans to utilize his reserves much more starting with the next game, with hopes of giving quality minutes to Tanner Krebs, Jordan Ford, Dane Pineau, Jordan Hunter to get their confidence up in time for conference play.The first five games have been pretty tough, so its been hard to be liberal with the substitutions, he said. We have another tough one with Stanford on Wednesday, but I think we can get some guys that are on the bench in the game.UP NEXTSt. Marys: At Stanford on Wednesday night.UAB: Host Alabama A&M on Tuesday night. Zapatillas Nike Baratas . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. Durant scored 32 points and the Thunder beat the Bulls 107-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. Air Max Baratas Outlet . 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BOSTON -- David Pastrnak had already found his scoring touch this season. It was his overtime winner that had his teammates in awe.Pastrnak scored his second goal of the game 1:23 into the extra period, and the Boston Bruins continued their recent success against the Florida Panthers with a 4-3 victory Monday night.The goal was just the skill of David showing what he can do, Bruins captain Zdeno Chara said.Pastrnak got his team-leading 15th goal by cutting in from the left wing, shifting around goalie Roberto Luongo and tucking in the game-winner.Hes very creative Boston goalie Tuukka Rask said of his teammate. Hes been a talent for many, many years and now hes finally taking the last step and kind of making a real name for himself in the league.David Backes and Tim Schaller also scored for the Bruins, who are 15-2-1 in their last 18 games against the Panthers. Rask stopped 27 shots to raise his record to 14-4-1 this season and 17-3-1 in his career against Florida.Jaromir Jagr had a goal for the Panthers, the 754th of his career, and Luongo finished with 32 saves.I said weve got to pull together and I thought the guys did that in the third, Florida general manager/interim coach Tom Rowe said. That third period is what we are capable of.Floridas Jason Demers slipped a shot under Rask, tying it with 1:29 to play, after the Bruins had moved ahead when Backes tipped in Ryan Spooners shot for the go-ahead goal with 6:52 remaining.Gutsy effort there in a tough building, Luongo said.Aleksander Barkov also scored for the Panthers.Boston improved to 4-0-1 in its last five games, sending the Panthers to their fourth loss in five on a six-game road trip, their longest of the season.Backes, at the top of the crease, redirected Spooners wrister from the top of the left circle after Barkov had tied it with 12:06 to play.Pastrnaks first goal snapped a 1-all tie late in the second perriod.dddddddddddd. Brad Marchand hustled for a loose puck behind the net and fed it out front to Pastrnak, who snapped in a quick shot from just outside the crease.Hes coming into his own, Boston coach Claude Julien said. Theres no doubt about that. Confidence-wise its probably at its highest, and rightfully so.Barkov tied it again by firing a rising wrister past Rasks glove.The Bruins had moved ahead 1-0 on Schallers goal late in the opening period.Florida evened it on Jagrs goal midway through the second when he one-timed Aaron Ekblads pass by Rask.Game notes Before the opening faceoff, the Bruins honored five New Englanders who won medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Gymnast Aly Raisman, from Needham, Massachusetts, dropped the ceremonial first puck. They each wore a Bruins home black and gold jersey with No. 16 and their last names on the back. ... Chara returned after missing six games with a lower-body injury. I felt pretty good for the first game, he said. It was a good game to come back. Floridas a good skating team and its always pretty challenging to play them. ... Boston D Torey Krug wasnt at the morning skate because of illness, but played. . Florida D Keith Yandle sustained a lower-body injury in the first and didnt return. Rowe said after the game that Yandle is going to be out for a while. ... Boston LW Matt Beleskey and Panthers C Jonathan Marchessault both were out with lower-body injuries, and after the game the Bruins said Beleskey will miss six weeks with a knee injury. . Rowe grew up about 25 minutes from TD Garden, in Lynn, Massachusetts.UP NEXTPanthers: End their trip at the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday before going home for two straight.Bruins: At the Washington Capitals on Tuesday before playing two in a row at home. ' ' '