Santa Clara Broncos at Gonzaga Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 8 Gonzaga beats Santa Clara 89-77 behind 34 points and 11 rebounds from Graham Ike
Ike made 13 of 17 field goal attempts and went 7 for 8 on free throws as the Bulldogs (17-1, 5-0 West Coast Conference) shook off a sluggish first half and won their 10th straight game since getting blown out by No. 2 Michigan in late November.
Emmanuel Innocenti added 13 points and Braden Huff scored 12 for the Zags, who shot 58% from the floor to 43% for Santa Clara. Ike finished one point short of his career high.
Allen Graves led the Broncos (13-5, 4-1) with 18 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Santa Clara upset Gonzaga in Spokane last year, but the Zags have a 73-32 lead in the series.
Santa Clara came in leading the WCC in scoring during league play at 93.5 points per game.
Ike scored 13 points as Gonzaga jumped out to a 17-9 lead, but Santa Clara closed the gap to 23-21 on Bukky Oboye's steal and layup.
Brenton Knapper's basket gave Santa Clara a 30-29 edge late in the first half, and the Broncos completed an 11-0 run for a 37-29 lead. But the Bulldogs scored the next eight points, and Ike's free throw tied it 37-all at halftime.
Santa Clara led 45-44 before Ike scored Gonzaga's next 12 points to lift the Zags to a 56-51 lead. Gonzaga then scored 17 straight points to help build a 76-55 advantage with nine minutes left.
Gonzaga plays at Washington State next Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Sash Gavalyugov makes 32-foot three point jumper (Thierry Darlan assists) | 77 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Sash Gavalyugov Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Adam Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper | 74 - 89 |
Statistics
 SCU |
 GONZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-65 | FG | 34-59 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 6-16 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 14-16 | FT | 15-21 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 23 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 12 | Percent Led | 83 |
Game Information
Location: Spokane, WA
Attendance: 6,000 | Capacity:
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 9-0 | - | 21-1 |
| Saint Mary's | 8-1 | 1 | 19-3 |
| Santa Clara | 8-1 | 1 | 17-5 |
| Pacific | 5-4 | 4 | 14-8 |
| San Francisco | 5-4 | 4 | 13-9 |
| Washington State | 4-5 | 5 | 9-13 |
| Seattle U | 3-6 | 6 | 14-8 |
| Portland | 3-6 | 6 | 10-12 |
| Oregon State | 3-6 | 6 | 10-12 |
| San Diego | 3-6 | 6 | 9-13 |
| Loyola Marymount | 2-7 | 7 | 11-11 |
| Pepperdine | 1-8 | 8 | 6-16 |