LOS ANGELES -- Gonzaga was in attack mode from the opening tip , eager to assert itself against an Arizona team that had owned the rivalry in recent years.Przemek Karnowski scored 18 points and the eighth-ranked Zags beat No. 16 Arizona 69-62 on Saturday in the inaugural Hoophall LA doubleheader at Staples Center.Josh Perkins added 16 points for the Zags (8-0), who beat the Wildcats (6-2) for the first time since 2011 after losing six of the previous seven matchups.Its my first win against Arizona in five years, happy about that, said Karnowski, a senior from Poland.Five of the previous meetings were decided by five points or less.We showed some toughness, Zags coach Mark Few said. In this series with these guys it seems like weve led for 75, 76 of the prior 80 minutes and just didnt close it out.Arizona freshman Rawle Alkins scored 16 points and 7-foot freshman Lauri Markkanen had 14 points and eight rebounds. Dusan Ristic, a fellow 7-footer, added 12 points and seven rebounds. Freshman Kobi Simmons, who was averaging 13.0 points, shot 1 of 9 and finished with two points.We never give up, Alkins said. Playing hard at both ends of the floor. Rebounding. Were supposed to be rebounding every second on offense.Karnowski and Perkins combined to score Gonzagas first 17 points of the second half, extending its lead to 53-40.Gonzaga led by 13 for much of the second half and it didnt get close until the final 6:45 when the Zags couldnt make free throws. They missed eight of their last 14.The Wildcats got to 63-58 on a basket by Chance Comanche before Nigel Williams-Goss hit a floater for the Zags, their last basket of the game with 1:10 to play.POLL IMPLICATIONSWith No. 1 Kentucky, No. 6 Virginia and No. 7 Xavier all losing on Saturday, the Zags figure to move up in next weeks rankings. They havent been as high as seventh since finishing 2014-15 in that spot. Theyre 8-0 for the first time since 2012-13 and remain one of four West Coast teams that are undefeated.HALL OF FAMERSThe doubleheader attracted Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor, Spencer Haywood, Bernard King, Gary Payton, Ralph Sampson and Jamaal Wilkes, who were introduced at halftime.The Laker Girls performed during the game, although Arizona brought its cheerleaders.The game, associated with the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, was played on the Lakers court.JACKSON-CARTWRIGHT INJURYThe Wildcats played without guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright, a junior from Los Angeles who sustained a high ankle spain on Wednesday against Texas Southern. He was averaging 8.2 points and 5.3 assists.It really affects everything and everybody, Miller said. Our zone offense, our out of bounds offense. Defensively it really affects us because Keanu Pinder has never guarded a perimeter player.TIP-INSArizona: The Wildcats played their fourth game of the season on a neutral court. ... Millers streak of victories against ranked non-conference opponents ended at seven. The average margin of victory in those games was three points. ... Kadeem Allen, held scoreless in last years win at Gonzaga, finished with 10 points before fouling out. ... Markkanen has scored in double figures in all eight games.Gonzaga: Two of the Zags previous four 7-0 starts were followed by losses to Arizona. ... They were just 7 of 21 from 3-point range after making 25 of 57 from long-range in their previous wins over Iowa State and Mississippi Valley State.BIG PICTUREArizona: The Wildcats shot 36 percent in the first half when they had nine turnovers. They struggled to get untracked and only once reduced their deficit to single digits in the half. 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The Canadian squad, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends.Ronny Deila was relieved as Celtic reached the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup, after seeing off non-league opposition in the shape of East Kilbride. Goals by Leigh Griffiths and debutant Colin Kazim-Richards earned the Hoops a 2-0 win against the Lowland League side who chose to host the match at Airdries Excelsior stadium. Celtic eased into the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup with a routine 2-0 win Asked if he was happy with the win, the Norwegian said: Yes, of course I was. I think it would have been very hard had we lost today, I admit that. So it was a crucial victory. You never know in football but that would have been thee biggest surprise in a lot of years but it didnt happen and I am very happy for that.ddddddddddddBut I was quite comfortable during the 90 minutes and I will give a lot of credit to East Kilbride, they fought really hard and tried to play football as well, so that was a positive.I thought we controlled the game pretty well and we could have created more.I didnt think we were accurate enough and I think the surface was a little bit difficult. We could have played better but we went through and that is the most important thing. I didnt think we were accurate enough and I think the surface was a little bit difficult. Ronny Deila We wanted to score more goals and we had our chances but nobody will remember that if we win the cup.His opposite number at East Kilbride, Billy Ogilvie, added: It was probably the proudest moment I have ever had in football.It is pretty difficult to put into words. I am so proud of them but I think I am even beyond that. To an absolute man they worked ever so hard and they kept their discipline, it was phenomenal.When you make Celtic score their goals from set-pieces, you must be doing something correct in open play and that is how well we did today in open play.We closed Celtic down and made them work hard.You can see the Scottish Cup quarter-final draw live on Sky Sports News HQ with former Celtic midfielder Lubo Moravcik on Monday, February 8 at 6.30pm Also See: Celtic video Celtic fixtures Celtic stats Bet £5 get £20 free ' ' '