{"id":574653,"date":"2026-02-01T07:35:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T07:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/574653\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T07:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T07:35:19","slug":"graham-ike-scores-30-points-in-return-from-injury-as-no-6-gonzaga-beats-saint-marys-73-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/574653\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Ike scores 30 points in return from injury as No. 6 Gonzaga beats Saint Mary’s 73-65"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Graham Ike scored 30 points in his first game back from injury and No. 6 Gonzaga<\/a> beat rival Saint Mary’s<\/a> 73-65 on Saturday night in their final West Coast Conference meeting at McCarthey Athletic Center.<\/p>\n

Jalen Warley had 10 points and seven rebounds as the Bulldogs (22-1, 10-0) won their 15th straight game and improved to 11-0 at home. Emmanuel Innocenti also scored 10, all during a three-minute stretch in the second half.<\/p>\n

Joshua Dent led the Gaels (19-4, 8-2) with 16 points. Paulius Murauskas scored 15 and Dillan Shaw added 13 for Saint Mary’s, which led by four at halftime.<\/p>\n

With the Bulldogs moving to the revamped Pac-12 next season, it was the last conference matchup between the schools in Spokane. They will square off at Saint Mary’s in California to close the regular season Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

Saint Mary’s, for years Gonzaga’s toughest challenger for WCC supremacy, won its previous two visits to The Kennel.<\/p>\n

Ike picked up where he left off after missing three games with right ankle soreness. The fifth-year forward scored Gonzaga’s first basket on a left-handed push shot before knocking down a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give the Zags a 9-2 lead.<\/p>\n

They pushed the advantage to 19-9 when Warley intercepted a post entry pass and found Tyon Grant-Foster down the floor. Grant-Foster spun through the lane before hoisting up a contested layup that fell through.<\/p>\n

Saint Mary\u2019s responded behind Murauskas, who accounted for three of its first six field goals. The WCC\u2019s leading scorer converted a three-point play that sparked a 9-0 run and pulled the Gaels within one.<\/p>\n

Saint Mary\u2019s went 15 for 16 from the free-throw line in the first half and took a 38-34 lead into the break after Liam Campbell sank two foul shots with 0.1 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

Innocenti followed a scoreless first half with 10 quick points to help Gonzaga tie it at 46. Ike then hit a turnaround jumper along the baseline to put the Bulldogs back in front.<\/p>\n

Gonzaga, the nation\u2019s leader in points in the paint, outscored the Gaels 36-20 inside and outrebounded them 39-34.<\/p>\n

Saint Mary\u2019s hosts San Diego on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Gonzaga visits Portland on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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