Gonzaga romps past Pacific 102-76

By The Associated Press

Published: February 17, 2024, 9:10pm

Gonzaga forward Anton Watson, center, drives to the basket next to Pacific guard Greg Outlaw during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

SPOKANE — Graham Ike scored 21 points, Ryan Nembhard added a double-double and Gonzaga rolled to a 102-76 victory over Pacific on Saturday night, dealing the Tigers their 13th straight loss.

Ike made all nine of his shots from the floor and added six rebounds for the Bulldogs (20-6, 10-2 West Coast Conference), who have won four in a row.

Nembhard finished with 18 points, 10 assists and five rebounds.

Anton Watson sank 7 of 8 shots and scored 17. Braden Huff had 17 points and six rebounds off the bench. Nolan Hickman hit four 3-pointers and scored 16.

Nicquel Blake led the way for the Tigers (6-22, 0-13) with 20 points. Donovan Williams added 16 points.

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GONZAGA 102, PACIFIC 76

PACIFIC (6-22) — Hallums 0-0 0-0 0, Odum 2-8 4-4 8, Williams 4-11 8-8 16, Denson 2-6 1-2 5, Martindale 3-7 3-4 9, Blake 6-11 5-5 20, Garcia Adsten 4-6 0-0 9, Beard 1-1 0-0 3, Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Outlaw 3-7 0-0 6, Smith 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 21-23 76.

GONZAGA (20-6) — Gregg 2-4 0-0 4, Ike 9-9 3-4 21, Watson 7-8 3-3 17, Hickman 5-10 2-2 16, Nembhard 7-14 2-2 18, Stromer 0-1 1-2 1, Huff 6-8 3-3 17, Krajnovic 0-1 4-4 4, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Few 0-0 0-0 0, Seok Yeo 0-0 0-0 0, Stosic 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 37-56 20-22 102.

Halftime—Gonzaga 47-34. 3-Point Goals—Pacific 5-17 (Blake 3-5, Beard 1-1, Garcia Adsten 1-1, Outlaw 0-1, Brown 0-2, Martindale 0-2, Williams 0-2, Odum 0-3), Gonzaga 8-20 (Hickman 4-8, Huff 2-3, Nembhard 2-6, Stromer 0-1, Gregg 0-2). Rebounds—Pacific 20 (Denson 4), Gonzaga 31 (Ike, Huff 6). Assists—Pacific 10 (Odum 5), Gonzaga 17 (Nembhard 10). Total Fouls—Pacific 17, Gonzaga 19.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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