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Graham Ike leads No. 13 Gonzaga to 86-65 win over Bucknell

AP
Dec 21, 2024

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Graham Ike had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 13 Gonzaga moved past an early cold spell to beat Bucknell 86-65 on Saturday night.

Ben Gregg scored 15 points and Nolan Hickman added 14 for the Bulldogs (9-3), who improved to 6-0 at home.

Ike was the only Zag to score in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the game. He kept Gonzaga afloat with a trio of buckets in the paint and a 3-pointer from the left wing. Gregg's 3 tied the game at 12-all with 12:31 left in the first half.

From there, the Zags ran out to a 38-27 halftime lead and stretched their lead to 20 points with a 9-0 run to open the second half.

Noah Williamson led Bucknell (4-8) with 16 points and Josh Bascoe added 14.

Bucknell: After six straight losses, the Bison have one more nonconference game before starting Patriot League play.

Gonzaga: None of Gonzaga’s opponents have shot at least 33% from 3-point range. The Zags held Bucknell to 32.3% (10 of 31).

Bucknell made five 3-pointers, three by Bascoe, in a span of just over three minutes in the second half but only got within 60-47 in that stretch. Gregg responded with a 3 that began a 9-0 run for Gonzaga.

Gonzaga scored 24 points off Bucknell’s 19 turnovers. The Zags finished with 10 steals, including four by Ryan Nembhard, who also had nine points, nine assists and six rebounds.

Bucknell: At Syracuse next Saturday.

Gonzaga: Faces No. 18 UCLA in the West Coast Hoops Showdown next Saturday at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.

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1st Half
BUCK
Bison
27
GONZ
Bulldogs
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:38		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
19:36		Josh Bascoe defensive rebound
19:24		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
19:22		Bulldogs defensive rebound
19:11	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	0-2
18:48		Elvin Edmonds IV misses three point jump shot
18:46		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
18:46		Ruot Bijiek personal foul
18:36		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
18:34		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
18:22		Josh Bascoe turnover (bad pass)
18:09		Graham Ike misses two point layup
18:07		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
17:52	+3	Noah Williamson makes three point jump shot (Elvin Edmonds IV assists)	3-2
17:34		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
17:32		Graham Ike offensive rebound
17:30	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup	3-4
17:10		Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
17:10		Noah Williamson personal foul
16:51	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)	3-6
16:32		Noah Williamson turnover
16:07	+3	Graham Ike makes three point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists)	3-9
15:37		Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot
15:37		Bulldogs defensive rebound
15:37		TV timeout
15:24		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
15:22		Bison defensive rebound
15:09		Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot
15:07		Graham Ike defensive rebound
14:58		Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass)
14:36	+3	Jayden Williams makes three point jump shot (Josh Bascoe assists)	6-9
14:25		Ben Gregg offensive foul
14:25		Ben Gregg turnover
14:07	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	8-9
14:02		Ben Gregg turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Williams steals)
13:56	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	10-9
13:47		Pip Ajayi blocks Ben Gregg's two point layup
13:45		Josh Bascoe defensive rebound
13:34		Khalif Battle personal foul
13:23		Pip Ajayi turnover (traveling)
13:15		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
13:04		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
13:02		Bison defensive rebound
12:45	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	12-9
12:31	+3	Ben Gregg makes three point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists)	12-12
12:16	+2	Jayden Williams makes two point jump shot	14-12
12:00		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
11:58		Bison defensive rebound
11:58		TV timeout
11:40		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
11:38		Achile Spadone offensive rebound
11:30		Ruot Bijiek turnover (lost ball) (Ben Gregg steals)
11:20	+3	Ben Gregg makes three point jump shot (Nolan Hickman assists)	14-15
11:04		Noah Williamson misses three point jump shot
11:02		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
10:50	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists)	14-17
10:21		Achile Spadone misses three point jump shot
10:19		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
10:11		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
10:09		Josh Bascoe defensive rebound
10:02		Josh Bascoe turnover (bad pass) (Braden Huff steals)
9:57		Achile Spadone shooting foul (Braden Huff draws the foul)
9:57		Braden Huff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:57	+1	Braden Huff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-18
9:49		Josh Bascoe turnover (bad pass) (Dusty Stromer steals)
9:43		Braden Huff misses three point jump shot
9:41		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
9:21	+3	Elvin Edmonds IV makes three point jump shot	17-18
9:13	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	17-20
9:01		Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (back court violation)
8:51		Brady Muller personal foul
8:35		Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Achile Spadone steals)
8:14	+2	Pip Ajayi makes two point layup (Josh Bascoe assists)	19-20
8:05		Achile Spadone shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-21
8:05		Graham Ike misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:04		Pip Ajayi defensive rebound
7:39		Brandon McCreesh misses three point jump shot
7:37		Graham Ike defensive rebound
7:25		Graham Ike misses three point jump shot
7:23		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
7:12	+3	Ryan Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Graham Ike assists)	19-24
6:58		Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
6:53	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	19-26
6:53		Bison 30 second timeout
6:53		TV timeout
6:42		Bison turnover (10-second violation)
6:33		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
6:31		Jayden Williams defensive rebound
6:07		Noah Williamson misses three point jump shot
6:05		Graham Ike defensive rebound
5:57		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
5:55		Bison defensive rebound
5:42		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
5:40		Graham Ike defensive rebound
5:27		Nolan Hickman misses two point layup
5:25		Graham Ike offensive rebound
5:25	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup	19-28
5:10		Jayden Williams turnover (bad pass) (Khalif Battle steals)
5:07		Brandon McCreesh shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
5:07		Khalif Battle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:07	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-29
4:38	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	21-29
4:28		Graham Ike offensive foul
4:28		Graham Ike turnover
4:10		Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot
4:08		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
3:58		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
3:56		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
3:46		Josh Bascoe turnover (traveling)
3:45		TV timeout
3:25	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	21-32
3:03		Braden Huff shooting foul (Noah Williamson draws the foul)
3:03		Noah Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:03	+1	Noah Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-32
2:44	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point jump shot	22-34
2:17		Ruot Bijiek misses two point jump shot
2:15		Ruot Bijiek offensive rebound
2:10		Bison turnover (shot clock violation)
2:00		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
1:58		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
1:53		Ben Gregg blocks Elvin Edmonds IV's two point layup
1:53		Bison offensive rebound
1:48		Achile Spadone turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
1:40		Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
1:38		Braden Huff offensive rebound
1:34		Braden Huff misses two point hook shot
1:32		Dusty Stromer offensive rebound
1:32		Noah Williamson personal foul (Ryan Nembhard draws the foul)
1:32	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-35
1:32	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-36
1:15	+2	Josh Bascoe makes two point jump shot (Achile Spadone assists)	24-36
0:59	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point hook shot	24-38
0:47	+3	Elvin Edmonds IV makes three point jump shot	27-38
0:38		Dusty Stromer turnover (bad pass) (Josh Bascoe steals)
0:30		Achile Spadone misses three point jump shot
0:28		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
0:02		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
0:01		Achile Spadone defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BUCK
Bison
38
GONZ
Bulldogs
48

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point layup	27-40
19:30		Elvin Edmonds IV misses two point jump shot
19:28		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
19:17		Khalif Battle turnover (lost ball)
19:00		Josh Bascoe misses two point layup
18:58		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
18:52		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
18:50		Elvin Edmonds IV defensive rebound
18:33		Graham Ike personal foul
18:26		Noah Williamson misses three point jump shot
18:24		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
18:11		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
18:06		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
17:57		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
17:55		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
17:47		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
17:45		Graham Ike offensive rebound
17:44	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot	27-42
17:28		Achile Spadone misses three point jump shot
17:26		Graham Ike defensive rebound
17:18		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
17:16		Josh Bascoe defensive rebound
17:09		Josh Bascoe turnover (bad pass) (Graham Ike steals)
17:00	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	27-45
16:37		Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (out of bounds)
16:22	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	27-47
16:20		Bison 30 second timeout
16:20		TV timeout
15:54		Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot
15:52		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
15:44		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
15:42		Bison defensive rebound
15:41		TV timeout
15:15	+3	Brandon McCreesh makes three point jump shot	30-47
15:08	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	30-49
14:48		Graham Ike blocks Noah Williamson's two point jump shot
14:46		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
14:34		Ryan Nembhard misses two point layup
14:32		Ruot Bijiek defensive rebound
14:32		Michael Ajayi personal foul
14:15		Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot
14:13		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
14:07		Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Pip Ajayi steals)
14:00	+2	Jayden Williams makes two point layup	32-49
13:46		Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
13:44		Jayden Williams defensive rebound
13:38	+3	Josh Bascoe makes three point jump shot (Jayden Williams assists)	35-49
13:27	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	35-51
13:27		Ruot Bijiek shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
13:27	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-52
13:06		Noah Williamson misses three point jump shot
13:04		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
12:54		Dusty Stromer turnover (bad pass)
12:46		Jayden Williams misses two point jump shot
12:44		Pip Ajayi offensive rebound
12:39	+3	Josh Bascoe makes three point jump shot (Jayden Williams assists)	38-52
12:22	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	38-54
12:12		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
12:10		Jayden Williams offensive rebound
12:08	+3	Jayden Williams makes three point jump shot	41-54
11:51		Braden Huff turnover (bad pass) (Noah Williamson steals)
11:47		Braden Huff personal foul
11:47		TV timeout
11:42		Josh Bascoe misses two point layup
11:40		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
11:40		Pip Ajayi personal foul
11:28	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Braden Huff assists)	41-57
11:08	+3	Josh Bascoe makes three point jump shot	44-57
10:45	+3	Dusty Stromer makes three point jump shot (Nolan Hickman assists)	44-60
10:27		Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot
10:25		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
10:20		Ben Gregg misses two point layup
10:18		Noah Williamson defensive rebound
10:14	+3	Brandon McCreesh makes three point jump shot (Noah Williamson assists)	47-60
9:52	+3	Ben Gregg makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	47-63
9:37		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
9:35		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
9:26	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Ben Gregg assists)	47-65
9:08		Dusty Stromer personal foul
9:08		Dusty Stromer personal foul
8:54		Achile Spadone turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
8:54		Achile Spadone personal foul
8:26		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
8:24		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
8:22	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup	47-67
7:59		Elvin Edmonds IV misses three point jump shot
7:57		Braden Huff defensive rebound
7:42		Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
7:40		Ruot Bijiek defensive rebound
7:34		Ryan Nembhard shooting foul
7:34		TV timeout
7:24		Noah Williamson misses two point jump shot
7:22		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
7:16	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	47-69
6:57		Noah Williamson turnover (Khalif Battle steals)
6:52		Khalif Battle misses two point dunk
6:50		Josh Bascoe defensive rebound
6:45		Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot
6:43		Bison offensive rebound
6:43		Graham Ike personal foul
6:43	+1	Ruot Bijiek makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-69
6:43	+1	Ruot Bijiek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-69
6:26		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
6:24		Nolan Hickman offensive rebound
6:10		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
6:08		Pip Ajayi defensive rebound
5:41	+2	Ruot Bijiek makes two point jump shot	51-69
5:19	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot	51-71
5:11		Graham Ike personal foul
5:11		Josh Bascoe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:11		Graham Ike defensive rebound
5:01		Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Elvin Edmonds IV steals)
4:57		Elvin Edmonds IV turnover (bad pass) (Nolan Hickman steals)
4:34		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
4:32		Josh Bascoe defensive rebound
4:27	+2	Josh Fulton makes two point layup (Josh Bascoe assists)	53-71
4:10	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	53-73
3:53		Achile Spadone misses two point jump shot
3:51		Graham Ike defensive rebound
3:41	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot	53-76
3:41		TV timeout
3:28	+2	Josh Bascoe makes two point jump shot	55-76
3:28		Nolan Hickman shooting foul (Josh Bascoe draws the foul)
3:28	+1	Josh Bascoe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-76
3:12	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Dusty Stromer assists)	56-78
2:58		Josh Bascoe misses two point layup
2:56		Braden Huff defensive rebound
2:50		Braden Huff misses two point layup
2:48		Brandon McCreesh defensive rebound
2:42	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point layup	58-78
2:42		Braden Huff shooting foul (Noah Williamson draws the foul)
2:42		Noah Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:42		Emmanuel Innocenti defensive rebound
2:34	+2	Jun Seok Yeo makes two point layup (Dusty Stromer assists)	58-80
2:18	+2	Noah Williamson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Achile Spadone assists)	60-80
2:03	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot	60-83
1:58		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:45	+2	Achile Spadone makes two point layup	62-83
1:45		Jun Seok Yeo shooting foul (Achile Spadone draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Achile Spadone makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-83
1:30		Jun Seok Yeo misses three point jump shot
1:30		Emmanuel Innocenti offensive rebound
1:30	+3	Jun Seok Yeo makes three point jump shot (Joe Few assists)	63-86
0:58		Jun Seok Yeo personal foul
0:58	+1	Brandon McCreesh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-86
0:58	+1	Brandon McCreesh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-86
0:57		Jun Seok Yeo turnover (bad pass) (Achile Spadone steals)
0:51		Patrick O'Brien misses two point jump shot
0:49		Emmanuel Innocenti defensive rebound
0:40		Emmanuel Innocenti misses two point jump shot
0:38		Jun Seok Yeo offensive rebound
0:28		Joe Few misses two point jump shot
0:26		Brandon McCreesh defensive rebound
0:24		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
0:22		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Dusty Stromer defensive rebound