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Ike, Battle propel No. 19 Gonzaga to 96-68 victory over Loyola Marymount

AP
Jan 04, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) Graham Ike scored 27 points, Khalif Battle added 26 and No. 19 Gonzaga rolled to a 96-68 victory over Loyola Marymount on Saturday.

Michael Ajayi came off the bench with 15 points for the Bulldogs (12-4, 3-0 West Coast Conference), who have won 11 straight true road games. Gonzaga has won 13th straight over Loyola Marymount on the Lions' home floor.

Will Johnston had 18 points and Jevon Porter 17 for Loyola Marymount (9-7, 1-3).

Gonzaga led by double digits midway through the first half and kept extending its lead. The Bulldogs were up 46-28 at halftime and their largest advantage was 30 (96-66) late in the game.

Gonzaga: The Bulldogs ended up going 2-1 in their three games in Southern California. They lost to No. 15 UCLA 65-62 in a neutral-site game at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood on Dec. 28 before bouncing back with a 89-82 win at Pepperdine two days later.

Loyola Marymount: Caleb Stone-Carrawell scored nine and reached 1,000 career points in his 100th career college basketball game. Carawell is a grad transfer and is in his sixth and final year of eligibility and has 1,002 points. He previously played at Charlotte, Austin Peay, and Utah Valley.

Johnston's 3-pointer tied it at 7 before Gonzaga took control with a 9-2 run.

Gonzaga's Ryan Nembhard had 11 assists, the ninth time this season he has reached double digits. The senior leads the nation with 153 assists with only 38 turnovers. Up next

Loyola Marymount is at Saint Mary's on Tuesday night, while Gonzaga hosts San Diego on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
GONZ
Bulldogs
46
LMU
Lions
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Graham Ike vs. Rick Issanza (Lions gains possession)
19:48	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup	0-2
19:30		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
19:28		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
18:59		Khalif Battle shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
18:59	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-3
18:59	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-4
18:50	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Ben Gregg assists)	3-4
18:23		Caleb Stone-Carrawell turnover (traveling)
18:07		Nolan Hickman turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Stone-Carrawell steals)
17:53		Caleb Stone-Carrawell turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
17:48		Graham Ike misses two point layup
17:46		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
17:38		Alex Merkviladze turnover (lost ball) (Khalif Battle steals)
17:22	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	5-4
16:56		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
16:54		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
16:49		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
16:46		Lions defensive rebound
16:31		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
16:29		Graham Ike defensive rebound
16:19	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	7-4
16:07	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Jan Vide assists)	7-7
15:58		Ben Gregg turnover
15:58		TV timeout
15:56		Jan Vide turnover (lost ball) (Graham Ike steals)
15:45	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot	9-7
15:41		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
15:39		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
15:35	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	11-7
15:22		Jan Vide misses two point layup
15:20		Graham Ike defensive rebound
15:09		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
15:07		Graham Ike offensive rebound
15:05		Jevon Porter personal foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
15:05		Dusty Stromer turnover
14:51		Jan Vide misses two point layup
14:49		Braden Huff defensive rebound
14:35		Dusty Stromer turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Stone-Carrawell steals)
14:28		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point layup
14:26		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
14:07	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	13-7
13:57		Jevon Porter misses two point layup
13:55		Jevon Porter offensive rebound
13:50		Michael Ajayi personal foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
13:36		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
13:34		Lions offensive rebound
13:27		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:25		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:06		Braden Huff misses three point jump shot
13:04		Rick Issanza defensive rebound
12:52	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup (Jan Vide assists)	13-9
12:40		Braden Huff misses two point jump shot
12:38		Caleb Stone-Carrawell defensive rebound
12:33		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot
12:31		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
12:23		Jevon Porter shooting foul (Dusty Stromer draws the foul)
12:23	+1	Dusty Stromer makes regular free throw 1 of 3	14-9
12:23	+1	Dusty Stromer makes regular free throw 2 of 3	15-9
12:23	+1	Dusty Stromer makes regular free throw 2 of 3	16-9
12:02	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot	16-11
11:49	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	19-11
11:21		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point layup
11:19		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
11:08		Braden Huff misses two point jump shot
11:06		Ryan Nembhard offensive rebound
10:59		Nolan Hickman misses two point tip layup
10:59		Dusty Stromer offensive rebound
10:59		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
10:59		Ryan Nembhard offensive rebound
10:41		Braden Huff shooting foul (Rick Issanza draws the foul)
10:38		TV timeout
10:38	+1	Rick Issanza makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-12
10:38	+1	Rick Issanza makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-13
10:22		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
10:20		Graham Ike offensive rebound
10:16	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup	21-13
9:47		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
9:45		Graham Ike defensive rebound
9:35	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup	23-13
9:02		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
9:00		Myron Amey Jr. offensive rebound
8:52		Will Johnston turnover (lost ball) (Michael Ajayi steals)
8:50	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point dunk	25-13
8:50		Lions 30 second timeout
8:34	+2	Lamaj Lewis makes two point layup (Aaron McBride assists)	25-15
8:23		Aaron McBride shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
8:23	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-15
8:23	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-15
7:57	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot	27-17
7:44		Aaron McBride shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
7:44		TV timeout
7:44	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-17
7:44	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-17
7:28		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
7:26		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
7:12	+2	Dusty Stromer makes two point jump shot	31-17
7:00	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Aaron McBride assists)	31-20
6:27		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
6:25		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
6:14		Khalif Battle misses two point jump shot
6:12		Matar Diop defensive rebound
6:05		Nolan Hickman personal foul
5:54		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot
5:52		Matar Diop offensive rebound
5:51		Dusty Stromer personal foul
5:30		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot
5:28		Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
5:22		Nolan Hickman misses two point jump shot
5:20		Graham Ike offensive rebound
5:18	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup	33-20
5:14		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
5:12		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
5:06	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	35-20
5:02		Lions 30 second timeout
4:47		Emmanuel Innocenti personal foul
4:45	+2	Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup (Jan Vide assists)	35-22
4:33		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
4:31		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
4:25		Ben Gregg misses two point layup
4:23		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
4:17		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
4:15		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
4:10	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	37-22
3:54		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
3:52		Emmanuel Innocenti defensive rebound
3:37	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Graham Ike assists)	40-22
3:06		TV timeout
3:00		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
2:58		Rick Issanza offensive rebound
2:58		Rick Issanza turnover
2:30	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	42-22
2:07		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:05		Emmanuel Innocenti defensive rebound
1:59	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)	44-22
1:33		Braden Huff personal foul (Jan Vide draws the foul)
1:33		Jan Vide misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:33	+1	Jan Vide makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-23
1:24		Jan Vide personal foul
1:14		Matar Diop blocks Ryan Nembhard's two point layup
1:12		Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound
1:03	+3	Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot (Myron Amey Jr. assists)	44-26
0:42		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
0:40		Jan Vide defensive rebound
0:11	+2	Jan Vide makes two point jump shot	44-28
0:02	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	46-28
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GONZ
Bulldogs
50
LMU
Lions
40

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	48-28
19:38		Alex Merkviladze turnover (lost ball) (Khalif Battle steals)
19:38		Alex Merkviladze personal foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
19:30		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
19:28		Rick Issanza defensive rebound
19:01		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot
18:59		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
18:50		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
18:48		Lions defensive rebound
18:37		Alex Merkviladze turnover
18:27		Rick Issanza blocks Nolan Hickman's two point layup
18:25		Ryan Nembhard offensive rebound
18:20		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
18:18		Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:15	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	50-28
18:05		Ryan Nembhard personal foul
17:52		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot
17:50		Matar Diop offensive rebound
17:48	+2	Matar Diop makes two point tip layup	50-30
17:42		Matar Diop personal foul
17:32	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point jump shot	52-30
17:21		Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot
17:19		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
17:11		Graham Ike misses two point hook shot
17:09		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
17:03		Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:01		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
16:47	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ben Gregg assists)	54-30
16:22	+3	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes three point jump shot (Jevon Porter assists)	54-33
16:07		Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Matar Diop steals)
16:01		Ben Gregg shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
16:01	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-34
16:01	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-35
15:50		Nolan Hickman misses two point layup
15:48		Nolan Hickman offensive rebound
15:45	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	57-35
15:32		Jan Vide turnover (lost ball) (Khalif Battle steals)
15:32		TV timeout
15:20	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	59-35
15:06		Khalif Battle personal foul
15:04	+3	Jevon Porter makes three point jump shot (Will Johnston assists)	59-38
14:34		Braden Huff misses two point jump shot
14:32		Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound
14:25		Ryan Nembhard personal foul (Myron Amey Jr. draws the foul)
14:23		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
14:21		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
14:18	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point jump shot	61-38
14:18		Myron Amey Jr. shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
14:18	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-38
14:11		Braden Huff blocks Myron Amey Jr.'s two point layup
14:09		Braden Huff defensive rebound
14:03	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	65-38
13:47		Khalif Battle personal foul
13:41		Khalif Battle shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
13:41		Jevon Porter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:41		Jevon Porter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:41		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
13:28		Dusty Stromer misses two point jump shot
13:26		Lions defensive rebound
12:59	+2	Jevon Porter makes two point layup	65-40
12:59		Braden Huff shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
12:59	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-41
12:48		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
12:46		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
12:40		Jevon Porter turnover
12:10		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
12:08		Rick Issanza defensive rebound
12:08		Will Johnston personal foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:50		Ben Gregg shooting foul (Alex Merkviladze draws the foul)
11:50	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-42
11:50	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-43
11:24	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Dusty Stromer assists)	67-43
11:09		Rick Issanza misses two point layup
11:07		Graham Ike defensive rebound
10:59		Ryan Nembhard turnover
10:59		Alex Merkviladze turnover (lost ball)
10:36		Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
10:34		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
10:27		Nolan Hickman shooting foul (Will Johnston draws the foul)
10:27	+1	Will Johnston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-44
10:27	+1	Will Johnston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-45
10:19		Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
10:17		Rick Issanza defensive rebound
10:02	+2	Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot	67-47
9:52		Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
9:50		Lions defensive rebound
9:30		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
9:28		Matar Diop offensive rebound
9:25	+2	Matar Diop makes two point tip layup	67-49
9:05		Alex Merkviladze personal foul (Dusty Stromer draws the foul)
8:56	+2	Graham Ike makes two point dunk (Nolan Hickman assists)	69-49
8:40	+3	Jevon Porter makes three point jump shot	69-52
8:25	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	72-52
8:11		Ben Gregg blocks Jevon Porter's two point layup
8:09		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
8:06		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
8:04		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
7:55	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Alex Merkviladze assists)	72-55
7:54		Lions 30 second timeout
7:54		TV timeout
7:49		Jevon Porter personal foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
7:49		TV timeout
7:34	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup	74-55
7:34		Alex Merkviladze shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
7:34		Graham Ike misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:34		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
7:11		Ben Gregg shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
7:11		Jevon Porter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:11		Jevon Porter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:11		Graham Ike defensive rebound
6:57	+3	Graham Ike makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	77-55
6:37		Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot
6:35		Graham Ike defensive rebound
6:20		Will Johnston shooting foul (Ryan Nembhard draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-55
6:20	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-55
6:02	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Jevon Porter assists)	79-58
5:43	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	81-58
5:27		Ryan Nembhard shooting foul (Will Johnston draws the foul)
5:27	+1	Will Johnston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-59
5:27	+1	Will Johnston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-60
5:07	+2	Graham Ike makes two point dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)	83-60
4:45		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
4:43		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
4:37	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	85-60
4:30		Lions 30 second timeout
4:12		Caleb Stone-Carrawell turnover (lost ball) (Dusty Stromer steals)
4:07	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	87-60
4:07		Will Johnston shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
4:07	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 1	88-60
4:07		Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot
3:44		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
3:27		Braden Huff misses two point layup
3:25		Will Johnston defensive rebound
3:19	+2	Will Johnston makes two point layup	88-62
2:56		Braden Huff misses two point jump shot
2:54		Jevon Porter defensive rebound
2:49		Michael Ajayi shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul)
2:49		TV timeout
2:49	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-63
2:49	+1	Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	88-64
2:20	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup	90-64
2:05		Matar Diop turnover (double dribble)
1:49		Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
1:45		Jovan Ristic defensive rebound
1:40		Jan Vide turnover (lost ball) (Michael Ajayi steals)
1:34	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point layup	92-64
1:24		Jun Seok Yeo shooting foul (Lamaj Lewis draws the foul)
1:24		Lamaj Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:24	+1	Lamaj Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	92-65
1:09	+2	Dusty Stromer makes two point jump shot	94-65
0:52		Emmanuel Innocenti shooting foul (Myron Amey Jr. draws the foul)
0:52		Myron Amey Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:52	+1	Myron Amey Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	94-66
0:35		Jan Vide shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	95-66
0:35	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	96-66
0:21		Jovan Ristic misses two point layup
0:19		Myron Amey Jr. offensive rebound
0:17	+2	Myron Amey Jr. makes two point tip layup	96-68
0:00		End of period

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Myron Amey Jr. makes two point tip layup