Gonzaga gets past San Francisco 77-72

SPOKANE — Graham Ike had 22 points in Gonzaga’s 77-72 victory against San Francisco on Thursday night.

Ike also contributed seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (14-5, 5-1 West Coast Conference). Anton Watson added 15 points while going 6 of 8 and 3 of 9 from the free throw line, and had seven rebounds and three steals. Ryan Nembhard shot 4 for 8 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 8 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points.

Marcus Williams led the Dons (15-6, 4-2) in scoring, finishing with 19 points and seven rebounds. Ndewedo Newbury added 16 points, six rebounds and two blocks for San Francisco. In addition, Malik Thomas finished with 12 points and two steals.

Nolan Hickman scored eight points in the first half and Gonzaga went into halftime trailing 31-30. Ike scored 19 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Gonzaga to a five-point victory.

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Gonzaga visits Pacific on Saturday, while San Francisco is at Portland.

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GONZAGA 77, SAN FRANCISCO 72

SAN FRANCISCO (15-6) — Mogbo 4-6 0-0 8, Newbury 6-13 2-3 16, Sharavjamts 1-7 0-0 3, Thomas 2-10 6-6 12, Williams 7-15 2-3 19, Hawthorne 4-9 0-0 10, Ry.Beasley 1-3 1-2 4, Kunen 0-1 0-0 0, Markovetskyy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-64 11-14 72.

GONZAGA (14-5) — Gregg 3-7 4-4 12, Ike 6-10 10-11 22, Watson 6-8 3-9 15, Hickman 4-10 0-0 11, Nembhard 4-8 4-8 13, Stromer 1-4 1-2 4, Huff 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 22-34 77.

Halftime—San Francisco 31-30. 3-Point GoalsSan Francisco 11-33 (Williams 3-9, Hawthorne 2-5, Thomas 2-5, Newbury 2-6, Ry.Beasley 1-2, Sharavjamts 1-6), Gonzaga 7-21 (Hickman 3-6, Gregg 2-5, Nembhard 1-3, Stromer 1-3, Huff 0-2, Watson 0-2). Fouled Out—Newbury, Thomas. Rebounds—San Francisco 38 (Mogbo 11), Gonzaga 29 (Ike, Watson 7). Assists—San Francisco 10 (Mogbo 4), Gonzaga 12 (Nembhard 6). Total Fouls—San Francisco 25, Gonzaga 14.

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