Graham Ike shot his way to 20 points, Davis Fogle came up big with 18 off the bench and Gonzaga battled and clawed its way to a 71-62 win over Pacific Saturday night.
Any college basketball fan would've been able to tell you Saturday's West Coast Conference tilt between Gonzaga and Pacific was far from pretty, though it was somewhat par for the course when considering how some of their previous matchups played out in a similiar fashion.
STOCKTON, Calif. — Gonzaga University (21-8, 13-3 WCC) defeated the University of the Pacific (11-16, 6-10 WCC), 85-70, at the Alex G. Spanos Center. The Bulldogs capitalized on 22 points off turnovers to secure the victory.
Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs are 26-2 and 14-1 in WCC play, putting themselves in a very comfortable position with Selection Sunday coming up in three weeks.
Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs bounced back strong from a road loss to the Portland Pilots earlier this month, rattling off four straight wins to move to 26-2 overall and 14-1 in league play.
SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga University (20-8, 12-3 WCC) defeated Washington State University (5-23, 4-11 WCC) with a decisive 75-50 victory at the McCarthey Athletic Center.
Gonzaga forward Graham Ike's scorching hot play over the last month has not only put the Bulldogs atop the West Coast Conference standings, it has him in consideration for a handful of college basketball's highest honors.
Led by Graham Ike's 22 points, Gonzaga cruised to an 80-59 victory over San Francisco on Wednesday in the final regular-season meeting between the West Coast Conference foes.
San Francisco took a Graham Ike-less Gonzaga down to the wire last month when the two met at McCarthey Athletic Center for the first of two regular-season meetings between West Coast Conference foes, though the Bulldogs still managed to squeak out a 2-point win.
Freshman Davis Fogle has been the biggest surprise of the season for Gonzaga. The 6'7 wing showcased his innate ability to score the basketball - and his confidence to attack defenders - right from the jump in the 2025-26 season.
Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs will make one final trip to San Francisco to take on the Dons before leaving the WCC to join the new-look Pac-12 in 2026-27.
Gonzaga forward Graham Ike was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Week on Monday, after leading the Zags to a massive road win over Santa Clara Saturday night at the Leavey Center.
SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Helping Gonzaga move back into first place with a win at Santa Clara, Gonzaga's Graham Ike won West Coast Conference Player of the Week.
Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs nearly cracked the top five of the AP Poll in February, and likely would have had they not fallen on the road to the Portland Pilots on Feb.
Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs were absolutely rolling heading into a mid-January matchup against the Washington State Cougars. The Zags sat 17-1 overall and a perfect 5-0 in conference play, coming off a big-time home win over Santa Clara.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs secured a critical win on the road against Santa Clara on Saturday, and it was the team's supporting cast that got it done in the second half.
If Gonzaga was going to leave the Leavey Center with a win Saturday, it was going to require more than another monster game from its All-America candidate.
With conference title hopes and NCAA Tournament implications at stake, Gonzaga reclaimed control of first place in the West Coast Conference standings and earned its most impressive true road win of the season in a 94-86 victory over Santa Clara on Saturday.
It can all change in an instant. Just ask New Mexico. It may still be February, but it’s crunch time for many teams in the West. Arizona remains dominant with expectations of a Final Four run, while the rest of the region looks shaky.
The college basketball season is officially in full swing. The Big 12 is having an elite year, while the Mountain West is reeling from an ugly nonconference season.