Gonzaga Bulldogs at Pepperdine Waves

No. 7 Gonzaga routs Pepperdine 96-56 in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams

Gonzaga (13-1), in its last West Coast Conference season before moving to the Pac-12 next season, displayed the same dominance that helped it win 26 WCC titles. The Bulldogs seemingly dunked and scored at will in winning their sixth straight game since their only loss of the season, against Michigan on Nov. 26.

The Bulldogs have a 50-game win streak over the Waves (5-9, 0-1), who were no match for 6-foot-10, 245-pound forward Braden Huff, forward Graham Ike and Co. Huff, who leads the WCC in scoring at 19.1 points per game, had 10 points, three rebounds and four assists.

Ike had 13 points and 10 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season. Ike, who ranks third in WCC scoring (17.0) and second in rebounding (8.3), reached 1,000 career rebounds Sunday. He needed five entering the game and reached the milestone in the first half. He is the only active Division I player with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in his career.

Gonzaga pulled away midway through the first half with an 18-0 run. During that time, Pepperdine had a scoreless drought of 5:17, which ended with a pair of free throws by Styles Phipps.

Gonzaga was tough at both ends of the floor. During one series in the first half, Adam Miller blocked Aaron Clark’s shot, then Grant-Foster scored on an alley-oop dunk off a Jalen Warleyon assist on the fastbreak.

Clark, Pepperdine’s leading scorer, was held to four points on 2-for-14 shooting. Yonatan Levy led Pepperdine with 15 points.

Up next Gonzaga: At San Diego on Tuesday.

Pepperdine: Hosts Saint Mary’s on Tuesday.

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