National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Gonzaga 93, San Diego 80
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Where: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington
Officials: # Bert Smith, # Kipp Kissinger, # AJ Desai
Attendance: 6000

Five Gonzaga players scored in double figures as the No. 18 Bulldogs outgunned San Diego 93-80 in a West Coast Conference matchup Wednesday night in Spokane, Wash.

Ben Gregg pumped in a game-high 23 points for the Bulldogs (13-4, 4-0 WCC). Khalif Battle added 20. Graham Ike made just 1 of 5 field-goal attempts but still finished with 15 points, going 13 of 15 at the foul line, and hauled in a game-high 19 rebounds.

Ryan Nembhard contributed his own double-double with 11 points and 11 assists, and Braden Huff came off the bench for 11 points. Gonzaga canned 27 of 33 foul shots and dominated the glass 48-31 to win its fourth straight game.

Five players reached double digits for the Toreros (4-13, 1-3), led by reserve Kjay Bradley with 21 points. Santiago Trouet scored 14, while Kody Clouet and Bendji Pierre added 13 points each. Tony Duckett chipped in 10.

Clouet made a 3-pointer with 16:37 left to pull San Diego within 52-44 but the Zags pulled away after that. They gradually increased the margin to 22 before the Toreros scored the final nine points to make the margin more respectable.

Looking for its 19th straight win over San Diego in a lopsided series, Gonzaga needed most of the first half to establish a working margin.

The Toreros entered the evening as one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in Division I at 26.7 percent but were able to knock down seven in the first half. That included one from Pierre at the 11:53 mark that allowed the visitors to take a 15-14 edge to the under-12 TV timeout.

However, the Zags went on an 11-2 run that Gregg capped with a layup off a Dusty Stromer feed to make it 25-17 with 7:50 remaining. The margin reached 10 for the first time on two foul shots by Nembhard with 3:26 left, and Nolan Hickman drove for a layup just before time expired to up the advantage to 47-34 at halftime.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
San Diego   Gonzaga
Kjay Bradley Jr. 21 Scoring Ben Gregg 23
Kjay Bradley Jr. 4 Assists Ryan Nembhard 11
Santiago Trouet 7 Rebounds Graham Ike 19
Kody Clouet 4 Free Throws Made Graham Ike 13
Kjay Bradley Jr. 2 Steals Ben Gregg 1
Santiago Trouet 4 Blocks Graham Ike 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
San Diego 80 41.8 11-33 13-16 7 29 5 7 9
Gonzaga 93 45.2 10-31 27-33 19 43 2 4 11