SAN FRANCISCO — Gonzaga hadn’t been in a game like this since digging out an overtime win against Oregon in the Bahamas, but the Bulldogs led that one for 34-plus minutes.

It was somewhat similar to the Washington game, but Gonzaga maintained a single-digit lead most of the way in that road win. The Zags handled Arizona in Tucson before getting sloppy in the closing minutes and hanging on for a four-point win.

The second-ranked Zags were short on bodies — Killian Tillie sat out with a sprained ankle — and had a handful of players in foul trouble. They were outplayed by San Francisco in the opening half and found themselves trailing by one with less than two minutes remaining.

That was plenty of time for Corey Kispert to deliver two of Gonzaga’s biggest baskets of the season as the Zags outlasted the Dons 83-79 on Saturday in front of a packed house of 3,006 — perhaps 40% sporting GU gear — at War Memorial Gym.

“That’s what one of the best players in the country does,” said freshman forward Drew Timme, who had his best game of the season, scoring 19 points. “That was awesome.”

Gonzaga hasn’t been in many pressure situations, but Kispert put his name high on the list of late-game options. He took over in crunch time after USF had scored six straight points to take a 76-75 lead.

On the first play, time was running low on the shot clock when Kispert took at the top of the key. The junior wing knew he was quicker than 6-foot-8 defender Josh Kunen. Kispert drove for a layup and was fouled by Kunen. Kispert’s free throw put Gonzaga up 78-76.

“I knew how much time was left. Any time it gets to 8, 10 seconds and the ball’s in my hands, it’s go time,” said Kispert, who was scoreless in the first half. “I gave him a little jab and went to my right. One of the bigs, I think it was Drew, gave me a good duck-in, and there was nobody at the rim.”

On the next possession, Kispert worked the right baseline and drained a difficult 12-footer over Jordan Ratinho. Admon Gilder sealed Gonzaga’s 15th straight victory with a pair of free throws with 3.6 seconds left.

“I tried to get him up in the air and get fouled, but he was pretty disciplined,” Kispert said. “A little fader from the corner, luckily that one went in.”

Safe to say Kispert’s mom and several of her college friends picked the right road game to attend.

The Zags (23-1, 9-0 WCC) extended the nation’s longest road winning streak to 16 and their WCC record regular-season winning streak to 36. They’ve won 17 in a row against the Dons (16-8, 5-4).