No. 8 Gonzagas primary objective heading into Thursdays nonconference home game against Mississippi Valley State is to fine tune itself for an anticipated matchup two days later with No. 16 Arizona.Mississippi Valley State enters the game 0-8 in the midst of a 14-game road stretch before playing its first home contest on Jan. 7. The Delta Devils already have sustained lopsided losses to Northwestern (94-63), West Virginia (107-66), Michigan State (100-53) and Indiana (85-52).My guys continued to play hard, Mississippi Valley State third-year coach Andre Payne said after the loss to the Hoosiers on Sunday. I know Indiana has a great program. So, when they stepped on the floor, they were going to bring their A game because they were not going to let another upset happen (after the Hoosiers lost to Fort Wayne in overtime before playing the Delta Devils).Gonzaga is 6-0 after defeating No. 19 Iowa State on Sunday to earn the AdvoCare Invitational title in Orlando, Fla.The Bulldogs have shown balance with their lineup with seven different leading scorers in each of their games. There are seven in six games because power forward Johnathan Williams and reserve post player Zach Collins each had 13 points to lead the Bulldogs against Quinnipiac in the AdvoCare Invitational opener last week.Gonzaga has been led by guard Silas Melson (17 vs. Utah Valley), guard Jordan Mathews (17 vs. San Diego State), center Przemek Karnowski (22 vs. Bryant), Williams and Collins (13 vs. Quinnipiac), guard Josh Perkins (18 vs. Florida) and point guard Nigel Williams-Goss (18 vs. Iowa State).We definitely wanted to play inside-out, give our bigs touches, AdvoCare tournament MVP Williams-Goss said about the Bulldogs inside-outside productivity. (Gonzagas centers) did a great job kicking it out when they were double-teamed (against Iowa State). As guards, we have to stay ready on the 3-point line, either catch-and-shoot or drive.Mississippi Valley State senior guard Marcus Romain is his teams lone scorer averaging in double figures with 12.7 points a game, but he has missed the last five conests with a knee injury. His status is uncertain against Gonzaga.Power forward Michael Matlock is the Delta Devils top rebounder with 6.3 a game. He stands at only 6-foot-6 and 221 pounds. Their tallest player is 6-9 center Terence Traylor, who has started three games and is averaging 1.1 rebounds in 10.3 minutes a contest.Gonzaga counters with a starting front line consisting of Williams (6-9, averaging 11.3 points and 5.5 rebounds a game) and Karnowski (7-1, averaging 11.5 and 7.0). The Bulldogs also have Collins (7-foot, making 69 percent of his field goals) and forward Killian Tillie (6-10 with 5.3 rebounds a game).An example of the Bulldogs versatility was on display last week in Orlando: They relied on 40 points in the paint with 12 second-chance points to offset 27-percent 3-point shooting against Quinnipiac. Their guards contributed 48 of the teams 77 points and survived Karnowski fouling out against Florida.It caused us difficulties, but of any of the recent teams weve had this one can probably absorb it as well as any, Gonzaga coach Mark Few said of losing Karnowski, Williams-Goss and Tillie to fouls against Florida. Were deep and somewhat balanced.Nike VaporMax Plus Bleached Aqua Black+Bleached Aqua-Vivid Sulfur . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Nike Air VaporMax Black+Anthracite . 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Cheap Vapormax 2020 China . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday.MILWAUKEE -- Colorado Rockies starter Chad Bettis struggled to get the ball over the plate from the start against the Milwaukee Brewers.Bettis issued a career-high seven walks, issuing free passes to multiple batters in the first, second and fifth innings in the Rockies 4-2 loss to the Brewers on Monday night.It just was one of those nights, didnt have very much stuff working Bettis said. I was just nibbling a little bit. You cant do that, especially in the first inning where we score a run.Bettis (10-7) gave up four runs and four hits and threw 111 pitches, second only to his career-high 114 on April 25 against Pittsburgh.His command wasnt sharp, Colorado manager Walt Weiss said. He had to work really hard to get through five but still kept us in position.Brewers manager Craig Counsell agreed that the damage could have been worse.We had plenty of base runners certainly, but we didnt get hits in some other innings when we had some chances to score, he said. But we made Bettis work, for sure.Chris Carter homered and Jimmy Nelson won for the first time in seven starts for Milwaukee.Nelson (7-13) gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings. He hadnt pitched past the fifth in any of his previous six starts. Nelson struck out four and didnt walk a batter for the first time this season.Tyler Thornburg got the last three outs for his fifth save in nine chances.The Rockies got a run in the first when David Dahl scored on a wild pitch by Nelson.The Brewers tied it in the bottom of the inning when Jonathan Villar scored from third on an error by Colorado shortstop Daniel Descalso. 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It showed some clots, manager Walt Weiss said. Scary situation. RHP Carlos Estevez was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque. ... CF Charlie Blackmon was not in the starting lineup for the fourth straight game because of a bruised right toe. He came in as a pinch hitter in the ninth.Brewers: RHP Junior Guerra, who has been on the disabled list since Aug. 8 with right elbow inflammation, will make a minor league rehab start before rejoining the Brewers.UP NEXTRockies: RHP Jon Gray (8-6, 4.69) will start against the Brewers for the first time. The rookie hasnt pitched more than five innings in any of his last four starts.Brewers: RHP Chase Anderson (7-10, 4.97) is 3-0 with a 2.45 ERA in his last five starts. He is 3-3 with a 5.29 ERA in nine career starts against the Rockies. ' ' '