National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Gonzaga 101, San Diego 74
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 6, 2024
Where: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington
Officials: # Tim Marion, # Gregory Nixon, # Crystal Hogan
Attendance: 6000

Ben Gregg came off the bench and scored a career-high 22 points as No. 24 Gonzaga cruised to a 101-74 victory against San Diego in a West Coast Conference game Saturday night in Spokane, Wash.

Graham Ike scored 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds for the Bulldogs (11-4, 2-0 WCC). Ryan Nembhard added 18 points, nine assists, six rebounds and four steals, and Nolan Hickman scored 17 points. Gregg also contributed seven rebounds and four steals in 25 minutes.

Deuce Turner scored a game-high 24 points for the Toreros (10-7, 0-2). Kevin Patton Jr. scored 16 points, Steven Jamerson II had 13 points and nine rebounds, and PJ Hayes scored 12.

Gonzaga beat the Toreros for the 17th consecutive meeting overall and the 24th straight time at home.

The Bulldogs never trailed. There were two ties, the last at 10-all with 16:34 left in the first half.

With Gonzaga up 14-13, Gregg stole a pass near midcourt and finished with a dunk, sparking nine consecutive points as part of a 22-5 run as the Bulldogs pulled away.

Gregg had another steal and scored to increase Gonzaga's lead to 24 points, 55-31, with 1:46 left in the half.

Hickman and Ike each scored 15 points in the first half.

After trailing 55-35 at the break, Turner scored San Diego's first eight points of the second half on a turnaround jumper and two 3-pointers to pull the Toreros within 59-43 with 17:22 left. But that was as close as they would get after the intermission.

The Bulldogs led by as many as 30 points, 87-57, with 8:09 left.

The victory was the 699th in the career of Gonzaga coach Mark Few.

The Bulldogs wore royal blue uniforms to honor the 1994-95 season, the school's first time reaching the NCAA Tournament.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
San Diego   Gonzaga
Deuce Turner 24 Scoring Ben Gregg 22
Dragos Lungu 6 Assists Ryan Nembhard 9
Steven Jamerson II 9 Rebounds Graham Ike 8
Deuce Turner 4 Free Throws Made Ben Gregg 4
Keyon Kensie 2 Steals Ben Gregg 4
Steven Jamerson II 2 Blocks Braden Huff 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
San Diego 74 43.9 9-23 7-13 14 31 5 7 19
Gonzaga 101 56.5 10-23 13-21 27 35 5 14 9