{"id":607840,"date":"2026-02-17T09:28:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/607840\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:28:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:28:25","slug":"san-francisco-psyched-for-rematch-vs-no-11-gonzaga-at-warriors-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/607840\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco psyched for rematch vs. No. 11 Gonzaga at Warriors’ arena"},"content":{"rendered":"

Graham Ike is one of the top players in the West but Gonzaga<\/a> coach Mark Few feels the big man isn’t receiving the proper level of respect.<\/p>\n

Ike will look to post a 20-point outing for the eighth consecutive appearance when the No. 11 Bulldogs visit San Francisco<\/a> on Wednesday night in West Coast Conference play. The contest will be held at the Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n

Gonzaga will be looking to defeat the Dons for the 35th consecutive time after surviving a close call last month.<\/p>\n

Ike registered 21 points and a season-best 15 rebounds as Gonzaga (25-2, 13-1 WCC) recorded a 94-86 road win over Santa Clara on Saturday night to overtake the Broncos for first place in the conference race.<\/p>\n

Ike has scored 30 or more points in three of his last seven appearances, including matching his career best of 35 points in an 81-61 road win over Oregon State on Feb. 7. The fifth-year senior has made 31 of 43 shots (72.1%) over the past three games.<\/p>\n

“I think none of us can take 21 and 15 for granted or the 30-(point games),” Few said. “I think it’s time he starts seeing his name pop up on first-team All-American or second-team All-American (forecasts).<\/p>\n

“I know we’re all obsessed with these (standout) freshmen, but he’s literally been delivering night-in, night-out at the highest level. I think he needs to start garnering some attention, at least nationally.”<\/p>\n

Ike is averaging 19.8 points and 8.7 rebounds. He missed the Bulldogs’ 68-66 home win over the Dons on Jan. 24, the final contest of a three-game absence caused by an ankle injury.<\/p>\n

Adam Miller stood out against Santa Clara by scoring a season-high 21 points. Miller is averaging a career-low 7.7 points in the fifth season of a four-stop college career.<\/p>\n

“We talked about how unselfish our team is,” Miller said. “Any day can be a dog’s day. Coach reminds us of that all the time, but every day you’ve got to show up and do your role, however that looks, and I just tried to do my job and my teammates definitely did their jobs.”<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs have been without Braden Huff (left knee) for a month, and Few’s update on Monday revealed that Huff (17.8 ppg) won’t return prior to the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

“We said four to eight weeks, it’ll be at least eight,” Few said on his weekly show. “He’s still on crutches. … He’s a long ways away from getting back.”<\/p>\n

San Francisco (15-13, 7-8) figures to gain some support by playing in the larger Chase Center as opposed to its cozy on-campus gymnasium.<\/p>\n

Despite never leading, the Dons gave Gonzaga a battle last month in Spokane, Wash.<\/p>\n

The Dons were down by eight before Vukasin Masic made consecutive 3-pointers in the final 1:20. However, a go-ahead 3-point attempt by Junjie Wang caromed off the backboard and rim with less than two seconds left.<\/p>\n

USF’s Legend Smiley matched his season high of 18 points in that contest.<\/p>\n

“We have an unbelievable opportunity on Wednesday night at the Chase Center against a team that obviously is a juggernaut,” Dons coach Chris Gerlufsen said of the rematch. “We felt we played pretty well against them the first time.<\/p>\n

“We’re going to roll our sleeves up and get to work Wednesday night and take advantage of the opportunity at hand.”<\/p>\n

The setback vs. Gonzaga was the beginning of a stretch in which the Don lost five of six games. They halted that funk with a 92-79 road win at San Diego on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Masic scored a season-best 22 points against the Toreros while David Fuchs contributed 21 points and a season-best-tying 13 rebounds.<\/p>\n

San Francisco’s most recent win over Gonzaga came in 2012, a 66-65 home decision.<\/p>\n

–Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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