Five players scored in double figures and No. 18 Gonzaga outgunned visiting San Diego 93-80 in a West Coast Conference matchup Wednesday night in Spokane, Wash.
Ben Gregg pumped in a game-high 23 points for the Bulldogs (13-4, 4-0), while Khalif Battle added 20. Graham Ike made just 1 of 5 field goals but still finished with 15 points, going 13 of 15 at the foul line, and hauled in a game-high 19 rebounds.
Ryan Nembhard contributed his own double-double with 11 points and 11 assists, and Braden Huff came off the bench for 11 points. Gonzaga canned 27 of 33 foul shots and dominated the glass 48-31 to win its fourth straight game.
Five players reached double digits for the Toreros (4-13, 1-3), led by reserve Kjay Bradley with 21 points. Santiago Trouet scored 14, while Kody Clouet and Bendji Pierre added 13 points each. Tony Duckett chipped in 10.
Clouet made a 3-pointer with 16:37 left to pull San Diego within 52-44 but the Zags pulled away after that. They gradually increased the margin to 22 before the Toreros scored the final nine points to make the margin more respectable.
Looking for its 19th straight win over San Diego in a lopsided series, Gonzaga needed most of the first half to establish the working margin it needed.
The Toreros entered the evening as one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in Division I at 26.7 percent but were able to knock down seven in the first half. That included one from Pierre at the 11:53 mark that allowed them to take a 15-14 edge to the under-12 TV timeout.
However, the Zags went on an 11-2 run that Gregg capped with a layup off a Dusty Stromer feed to make it 25-17 with 7:50 remaining. The margin reached 10 for the first time on two foul shots by Nembhard with 3:26 left and Nolan Hickman drove for a layup just before time expired to up the advantage to 47-34 at halftime.
–Field Level Media
