Graham Ike leads No. 13 Gonzaga to 86-65 win over Bucknell
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Graham Ike had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 13 Gonzaga moved past an early cold spell to beat Bucknell 86-65 on Saturday night.
Ben Gregg scored 15 points and Nolan Hickman added 14 for the Bulldogs (9-3), who improved to 6-0 at home.
Ike was the only Zag to score in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the game. He kept Gonzaga afloat with a trio of buckets in the paint and a 3-pointer from the left wing. Gregg's 3 tied the game at 12-all with 12:31 left in the first half.
From there, the Zags ran out to a 38-27 halftime lead and stretched their lead to 20 points with a 9-0 run to open the second half.
Noah Williamson led Bucknell (4-8) with 16 points and Josh Bascoe added 14.
Bucknell: After six straight losses, the Bison have one more nonconference game before starting Patriot League play.
Gonzaga: None of Gonzaga’s opponents have shot at least 33% from 3-point range. The Zags held Bucknell to 32.3% (10 of 31).
Bucknell made five 3-pointers, three by Bascoe, in a span of just over three minutes in the second half but only got within 60-47 in that stretch. Gregg responded with a 3 that began a 9-0 run for Gonzaga.
Gonzaga scored 24 points off Bucknell’s 19 turnovers. The Zags finished with 10 steals, including four by Ryan Nembhard, who also had nine points, nine assists and six rebounds.
Bucknell: At Syracuse next Saturday.
Gonzaga: Faces No. 18 UCLA in the West Coast Hoops Showdown next Saturday at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â | |
19:38 | Â | Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:36 | Â | Josh Bascoe defensive rebound | Â | |
19:24 | Â | Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:22 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
19:11 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 0-2 | |
18:48 | Â | Elvin Edmonds IV misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:46 | Â | Michael Ajayi defensive rebound | Â | |
18:46 | Â | Ruot Bijiek personal foul | Â | |
18:36 | Â | Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:34 | Â | Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Josh Bascoe turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
18:09 | Â | Graham Ike misses two point layup | Â | |
18:07 | Â | Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound | Â | |
17:52 | +3 | Noah Williamson makes three point jump shot (Elvin Edmonds IV assists) | 3-2 | |
17:34 | Â | Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:32 | Â | Graham Ike offensive rebound | Â | |
17:30 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point layup | 3-4 | |
17:10 | Â | Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Nembhard steals) | Â | |
17:10 | Â | Noah Williamson personal foul | Â | |
16:51 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists) | 3-6 | |
16:32 | Â | Noah Williamson turnover | Â | |
16:07 | +3 | Graham Ike makes three point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists) | 3-9 | |
15:37 | Â | Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:37 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
15:37 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:24 | Â | Graham Ike misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:22 | Â | Bison defensive rebound | Â | |
15:09 | Â | Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:07 | Â | Graham Ike defensive rebound | Â | |
14:58 | Â | Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
14:36 | +3 | Jayden Williams makes three point jump shot (Josh Bascoe assists) | 6-9 | |
14:25 | Â | Ben Gregg offensive foul | Â | |
14:25 | Â | Ben Gregg turnover | Â | |
14:07 | +2 | Noah Williamson makes two point layup | 8-9 | |
14:02 | Â | Ben Gregg turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Williams steals) | Â | |
13:56 | +2 | Noah Williamson makes two point layup | 10-9 | |
13:47 | Â | Pip Ajayi blocks Ben Gregg's two point layup | Â | |
13:45 | Â | Josh Bascoe defensive rebound | Â | |
13:34 | Â | Khalif Battle personal foul | Â | |
13:23 | Â | Pip Ajayi turnover (traveling) | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â | |
13:04 | Â | Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:02 | Â | Bison defensive rebound | Â | |
12:45 | +2 | Noah Williamson makes two point layup | 12-9 | |
12:31 | +3 | Ben Gregg makes three point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists) | 12-12 | |
12:16 | +2 | Jayden Williams makes two point jump shot | 14-12 | |
12:00 | Â | Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:58 | Â | Bison defensive rebound | Â | |
11:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:40 | Â | Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:38 | Â | Achile Spadone offensive rebound | Â | |
11:30 | Â | Ruot Bijiek turnover (lost ball) (Ben Gregg steals) | Â | |
11:20 | +3 | Ben Gregg makes three point jump shot (Nolan Hickman assists) | 14-15 | |
11:04 | Â | Noah Williamson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:02 | Â | Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound | Â | |
10:50 | +2 | Braden Huff makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists) | 14-17 | |
10:21 | Â | Achile Spadone misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:19 | Â | Ben Gregg defensive rebound | Â | |
10:11 | Â | Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Josh Bascoe defensive rebound | Â | |
10:02 | Â | Josh Bascoe turnover (bad pass) (Braden Huff steals) | Â | |
9:57 | Â | Achile Spadone shooting foul (Braden Huff draws the foul) | Â | |
9:57 | Â | Braden Huff misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:57 | +1 | Braden Huff makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-18 | |
9:49 | Â | Josh Bascoe turnover (bad pass) (Dusty Stromer steals) | Â | |
9:43 | Â | Braden Huff misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:41 | Â | Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound | Â | |
9:21 | +3 | Elvin Edmonds IV makes three point jump shot | 17-18 | |
9:13 | +2 | Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot | 17-20 | |
9:01 | Â | Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (back court violation) | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Brady Muller personal foul | Â | |
8:35 | Â | Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Achile Spadone steals) | Â | |
8:14 | +2 | Pip Ajayi makes two point layup (Josh Bascoe assists) | 19-20 | |
8:05 | Â | Achile Spadone shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul) | Â | |
8:05 | +1 | Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-21 | |
8:05 | Â | Graham Ike misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
8:04 | Â | Pip Ajayi defensive rebound | Â | |
7:39 | Â | Brandon McCreesh misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:37 | Â | Graham Ike defensive rebound | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Graham Ike misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Michael Ajayi offensive rebound | Â | |
7:12 | +3 | Ryan Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Graham Ike assists) | 19-24 | |
6:58 | Â | Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Nembhard steals) | Â | |
6:53 | +2 | Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup | 19-26 | |
6:53 | Â | Bison 30 second timeout | Â | |
6:53 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:42 | Â | Bison turnover (10-second violation) | Â | |
6:33 | Â | Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:31 | Â | Jayden Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Noah Williamson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:05 | Â | Graham Ike defensive rebound | Â | |
5:57 | Â | Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:55 | Â | Bison defensive rebound | Â | |
5:42 | Â | Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:40 | Â | Graham Ike defensive rebound | Â | |
5:27 | Â | Nolan Hickman misses two point layup | Â | |
5:25 | Â | Graham Ike offensive rebound | Â | |
5:25 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point layup | 19-28 | |
5:10 | Â | Jayden Williams turnover (bad pass) (Khalif Battle steals) | Â | |
5:07 | Â | Brandon McCreesh shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul) | Â | |
5:07 | Â | Khalif Battle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
5:07 | +1 | Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-29 | |
4:38 | +2 | Noah Williamson makes two point layup | 21-29 | |
4:28 | Â | Graham Ike offensive foul | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Graham Ike turnover | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Khalif Battle defensive rebound | Â | |
3:58 | Â | Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:56 | Â | Achile Spadone defensive rebound | Â | |
3:46 | Â | Josh Bascoe turnover (traveling) | Â | |
3:45 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:25 | +3 | Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 21-32 | |
3:03 | Â | Braden Huff shooting foul (Noah Williamson draws the foul) | Â | |
3:03 | Â | Noah Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
3:03 | +1 | Noah Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-32 | |
2:44 | +2 | Ben Gregg makes two point jump shot | 22-34 | |
2:17 | Â | Ruot Bijiek misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:15 | Â | Ruot Bijiek offensive rebound | Â | |
2:10 | Â | Bison turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
2:00 | Â | Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:58 | Â | Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound | Â | |
1:53 | Â | Ben Gregg blocks Elvin Edmonds IV's two point layup | Â | |
1:53 | Â | Bison offensive rebound | Â | |
1:48 | Â | Achile Spadone turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Nembhard steals) | Â | |
1:40 | Â | Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:38 | Â | Braden Huff offensive rebound | Â | |
1:34 | Â | Braden Huff misses two point hook shot | Â | |
1:32 | Â | Dusty Stromer offensive rebound | Â | |
1:32 | Â | Noah Williamson personal foul (Ryan Nembhard draws the foul) | Â | |
1:32 | +1 | Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-35 | |
1:32 | +1 | Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-36 | |
1:15 | +2 | Josh Bascoe makes two point jump shot (Achile Spadone assists) | 24-36 | |
0:59 | +2 | Ben Gregg makes two point hook shot | 24-38 | |
0:47 | +3 | Elvin Edmonds IV makes three point jump shot | 27-38 | |
0:38 | Â | Dusty Stromer turnover (bad pass) (Josh Bascoe steals) | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Achile Spadone misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:28 | Â | Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Achile Spadone defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |