SPOKANE, Wash. -- Gonzaga center Przemek Karnowski missed almost all last season with a back injury, but he showed few signs of rust as he scored 14 points in the 14th-ranked Bulldogs 92-69 victory over Utah Valley on Friday night.I havent been playing for so long, said Karnowski, who was 7 of 10 from the field and had seven rebounds. Im excited to be out there.Its a great start for the season, Karnowski said. Everyone contributed.Silas Melson scored 17 points, Jordan Mathews had 16 and Nigel Williams-Goss added 14 points and six assists for Gonzaga, which was 28-8 last season and advanced to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament.Melson added four assists and two steals.He was great for us, Karnowski said. You will see him rise and shine this season.Mathews is one of four transfers playing for the Zags, who lost Domantas Sabonis and Kyle Wiltjer to the NBA after last season.I can score the basketball, said Mathews, who made four 3-pointers. Thats what Coach wants me to do.Conner Tlson scored 19 points and Kenneth Ogbe added 13 for Utah Valley (0-1), which was 12-18 last season.They are a hard team to play against, Utah Valley coach Mark Pope said. This is a hard venue.Gonzaga outshot the Wolverines 52 percent to 36 percent and dominated the rebounding 52-30.Were just a much better team than that, Pope said. My guys played hard.They drilled us in the post, said Pope, pointing to Gonzagas 42-24 advantage on points in the paint.Gonzaga made its first three shots to take an 8-0 lead. Mathews 3-pointer, part of a 9-0 run, helped push the Bulldogs lead to 28-13.Utah Valley put together a 12-2 run, and consecutive 3-pointers by Tlson and Ogbe cut Gonzagas lead to 30-25. It was the closest they would come to the lead.Gonzaga responded with a 15-7 run to take a 45-32 lead at halftime.Karnowskis stuff highlighted an 8-2 run early in the second half that gave Gonzaga a 56-37 lead.The Wolverines cut Gonzagas lead to 63-50 on Isaac Neilsons basket midway through the second half. But Gonzaga pushed the lead back to 20 points on Killian Tillies basket with 7:56 left and was not threatened again.Gonzaga has won 13 straight season openers dating to a 2003 loss to Saint Josephs.BIG PICTUREUtah Valley: The scrappy Wolverines kept it close for much of the first half, but didnt have the talent to run with the Bulldogs in the first meeting between the programs.Gonzaga: The Bulldogs have made the NCAA Tournament every year since 1999 and showed they have the talent to make it 19 straight years.POLL IMPLICATIONSGonzaga shouldnt lose ground for dominating Utah Valley, but they probably wont rise much in the poll either.FAMILY TIESGonzaga assistant coach Donny Daniels is the father of Utah Valley assistant Eric Daniels. 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Hes running around but hes on no-contact but well see how he goes.Asked if Tedesco was any chance to take on the Raiders at Leichhardt Oval, Brks said: Nah.dddddddddddd No way.The Tigers need North Queensland to beat eighth-placed Gold Coast on Saturday then they must beat the in-form Raiders if they are to claim a surprise finals berth.Tedescos injury was seen as a probable coup de grace to Jason Taylors sides finals chances.However they sprang an upset win over the Warriors last weekend to keep their hopes alive.Winger Jordan Rankin echoed Brks thoughts on Tedesco.Mate, I tell you what, if he plays on the weekend it will be a miracle, Rankin said.Hes got a broken jaw so I think hes still a few weeks away yet.Hopefully we can make the semi-finals and we can get him back then. ' ' '