SPOKANE — Graham Ike and Khalif Battle every had 15 factors as No. 3 Gonzaga routed Lengthy Seashore State 84-41 on Wednesday night time.
Ryan Nembhard added 10 factors and 7 assists for the Bulldogs (5-0), who’ve opened with 5 straight wins for the primary time because the 2021-22 season.
Gonzaga’s bench offered 32 factors, together with 12 from Braden Huff and 10 from Dusty Stromer. Huff has scored in double figures in each outing this season.
Lengthy Seashore State’s main scorer, Devin Askew, had 12 factors. The senior was averaging 17.3 per recreation.
Takeaways
Gonzaga: Whereas the Zags have scored 80 factors in each recreation, they’ve shot higher than 40% from past the arc twice and below 35% from 3-point territory within the different three video games.
Lengthy Seashore State: In coach Chris Acker’s first season, Lengthy Seashore State (1-4) is off to its worst begin because the 2020-21 season. Struggling to seek out its footing on offense, Acker’s squad shot 31.5% from the sector and 10% from 3-point vary in opposition to Gonzaga.
Key second
Battle’s 3-pointer with 7:40 left earlier than halftime gave Gonzaga a 33-9 cushion. Lengthy Seashore State didn’t get an offensive rebound till the 9:15 mark of the primary half.
Key stats
Askew was 2 for six on 3s however his Lengthy Seashore State teammates went 0 for 14. Junior switch TJ Wainwright, who entered 9 of 21 from exterior the arc, missed all six of his makes an attempt.
Up subsequent
Gonzaga heads to the Battle 4 Atlantis to play West Virginia subsequent Wednesday.