Gonzaga rolls past Washington State 84-63

PULLMAN — Nolan Hickman’s 23 points helped Gonzaga defeat Washington State 84-63 on Wednesday night.

Hickman also added five assists for the Bulldogs (21-7, 12-3 West Coast Conference). Graham Ike added 17 points while going 5 of 9 and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line and grabbed 13 rebounds. Michael Ajayi had 12 points and shot 4 of 6 from the field and 4 for 4 from the foul line.

LeJuan Watts finished with 19 points, five assists and two blocks for the Cougars (16-12, 6-9). Tomas Thrastarson added 12 points for Washington State. Isaiah Watts also had 12 points and three steals.

Gonzaga took the lead about 5 1/2 minutes into the game and did not relinquish it on its way to a series sweep. Gonzaga won the first meeting 88-75 on Jan. 11 at Spokane.

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Gonzaga hosts No. 24 Saint Mary’s on Saturday.

Washington State hosts Santa Clara on Saturday.

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

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GONZAGA 84, WASHINGTON STATE 63

GONZAGA (21-7) — Gregg 1-3 3-3 5, Ike 5-9 7-7 17, Battle 1-6 0-0 2, Hickman 8-14 3-3 23, Nembhard 3-7 0-0 7, Ajayi 4-6 4-4 12, Innocenti 0-1 0-0 0, Stromer 2-3 1-2 7, Huff 5-7 1-1 11. Totals 29-56 19-20 84.

WASHINGTON ST. (16-12) — Erikstrup 3-11 2-2 8, Price 1-5 0-0 2, L.Watts 7-13 2-3 19, Calmese 2-13 0-0 5, I.Watts 5-10 0-0 12, Thrastarson 4-4 2-3 12, Okafor 1-2 0-0 2, Wynott 1-1 0-0 3, Gerrits 0-0 0-0 0, Vavers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 6-8 63.

Halftime—Gonzaga 50-28. 3-Point Goals—Gonzaga 7-15 (Hickman 4-5, Stromer 2-3, Nembhard 1-1, Ajayi 0-1, Gregg 0-2, Battle 0-3), Washington St. 9-25 (L.Watts 3-4, Thrastarson 2-2, I.Watts 2-5, Wynott 1-1, Calmese 1-7, Erikstrup 0-3, Price 0-3). Rebounds—Gonzaga 31 (Ike 13), Washington St. 22 (Price 4). Assists—Gonzaga 19 (Hickman 5), Washington St. 12 (L.Watts 5). Total Fouls—Gonzaga 14, Washington St. 17.

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GONZAGA 84, WASHINGTON STATE 63

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