GONZAG

SDGST

Ike scores 23 and Nembhard has 19 to lead No. 3 Gonzaga to an 80-67 win against San Diego State

AP
Nov 19, 2024

SAN DIEGO (AP) Graham Ike bounced back from early foul trouble to score 20 of his 23 points in the second half, and Ryan Nembhard added 19 points and 10 assists as No. 3 Gonzaga Bulldogs ran past San Diego State Aztecs 80-67 on Monday night in a showdown of future Pac-12 opponents.

Sixth man Braden Nuff had 10 points for Gonzaga (4-0), which was playing away from Spokane for the first time this season. The Zags avenged an 84-74 loss to SDSU last year, which snapped their 59-game nonconference winning streak.

Nick Boyd scored 23 points for the Aztecs (2-1), while BJ Davis had 15 and Wayne McKinney 11.

Both teams reached the Sweet 16 last season, the Zags for the ninth straight time.

Gonzaga will move from the West Coast Conference, where it has dominated for most of the last quarter century, into the reconstituted Pac-12 beginning in 2026. Gonzaga will become the eighth member along with holdovers Washington State and Oregon State, and fellow newcomers Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Utah State and Colorado State from the Mountain West.

Bulldogs: Ike was whistled for two fouls in the first 1:15 and was subbed out. He played only 5:32 in the first half before coming on strong after halftime.

Aztecs: Despite beating the Bulldogs in their previous two meetings, including 2017 in San Diego, the Aztecs were outmatched this time. They were coming off a 100-49 win against Occidental after opening with a 63-58 win over UC San Diego.

Gonzaga outscored SDSU 8-2 in the opening 1:32 of the second half to push a nine-point halftime lead to 48-33. Ike scored the first five points, on a three-point play and a layup. Michael Ajai added a 3-pointer.

Gonzaga made 27 of 31 free throws, with Ike hitting 9 of 11 and Nembhard 8 of 8.

The Bulldogs host Long Beach State on Wednesday night. The Aztecs face No. 14 Creighton on Nov. 26 in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.

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1st Half
GONZ
Bulldogs
40
SDSU
Aztecs
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Graham Ike vs. Jared Coleman-Jones (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:47		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
19:45		Aztecs defensive rebound
19:24		BJ Davis misses three point jump shot
19:24		Aztecs offensive rebound
19:24		Graham Ike personal foul
19:09		Magoon Gwath misses two point jump shot
19:07		Graham Ike defensive rebound
19:00	+3	Ryan Nembhard makes three point jump shot	3-0
18:45		Graham Ike personal foul
18:29		BJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Michael Ajayi steals)
18:22		Magoon Gwath blocks Michael Ajayi's two point jump shot
18:20		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
18:13		Nolan Hickman blocks Nick Boyd's two point layup
18:11		Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
18:01	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists)	5-0
17:53		Jared Coleman-Jones misses three point jump shot
17:51		Miles Byrd offensive rebound
17:48		Miles Byrd turnover (lost ball) (Khalif Battle steals)
17:39		Magoon Gwath blocks Nolan Hickman's two point layup
17:37		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
17:30		Ryan Nembhard personal foul
17:24		Michael Ajayi personal foul
17:13	+3	Jared Coleman-Jones makes three point jump shot (Magoon Gwath assists)	5-3
16:57		Miles Byrd shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
16:57	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-3
16:57		Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:57		Miles Byrd defensive rebound
16:38	+3	Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot	6-6
16:23	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	8-6
16:23		Magoon Gwath shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
16:23	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-6
16:12		Khalif Battle personal foul
15:55		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
15:53		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
15:40		TV timeout
15:32	+3	Braden Huff makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	12-6
15:07	+3	Wayne McKinney III makes three point jump shot (Jared Coleman-Jones assists)	12-9
14:45		Braden Huff misses three point jump shot
14:43		Miles Byrd defensive rebound
14:23	+2	Wayne McKinney III makes two point layup	12-11
14:23		Ben Gregg shooting foul (Wayne McKinney III draws the foul)
14:23	+1	Wayne McKinney III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-12
13:55		Miles Heide shooting foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
13:55	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-12
13:55	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-12
13:37		Wayne McKinney III misses two point jump shot
13:37		Aztecs offensive rebound
13:37		Ben Gregg personal foul (Miles Heide draws the foul)
13:37		Miles Heide misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:37		Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
13:25		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
13:23		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
13:13		Taj DeGourville turnover (out of bounds)
13:00		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
12:58		Ryan Nembhard offensive rebound
12:55		Wayne McKinney III personal foul
12:45	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	16-12
12:18		Pharaoh Compton misses two point jump shot
12:16		Aztecs offensive rebound
12:12		Pharaoh Compton misses two point jump shot
12:12		Aztecs offensive rebound
12:11		Aztecs turnover (shot clock violation)
12:02		BJ Davis personal foul
11:55		Magoon Gwath blocks Michael Ajayi's two point layup
11:55		Aztecs defensive rebound
11:55		TV timeout
11:45		Pharaoh Compton offensive foul
11:45		Pharaoh Compton turnover (offensive foul)
11:31		Khalif Battle turnover (bad pass) (Taj DeGourville steals)
11:25	+2	BJ Davis makes two point dunk (Taj DeGourville assists)	16-14
11:02	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point jump shot	18-14
10:43		BJ Davis misses two point jump shot
10:41		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
10:32		Khalif Battle misses two point jump shot
10:30		Pharaoh Compton defensive rebound
10:27		Wayne McKinney III misses two point layup
10:25		Magoon Gwath offensive rebound
10:22		Magoon Gwath misses two point layup
10:22		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
10:22		Taj DeGourville shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
10:22	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-14
10:22	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-14
9:59		Magoon Gwath misses two point layup
9:57		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
9:54		BJ Davis shooting foul (Nolan Hickman draws the foul)
9:54	+1	Nolan Hickman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-14
9:54	+1	Nolan Hickman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-14
9:31		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
9:29		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
9:24		Khalif Battle offensive foul
9:24		Khalif Battle turnover (offensive foul)
8:55		Nick Boyd misses two point layup
8:53		Graham Ike defensive rebound
8:47		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
8:45		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
8:42	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)	24-14
8:40		Miles Byrd misses two point jump shot
8:40		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
8:40		Magoon Gwath blocks Graham Ike's two point jump shot
8:38		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
8:08	+2	Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point layup (Miles Byrd assists)	24-16
7:51	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot (Nolan Hickman assists)	26-16
7:31		Jared Coleman-Jones misses three point jump shot
7:29		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
7:19		Magoon Gwath personal foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
7:19		TV timeout
7:19	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-16
7:19		Graham Ike misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:19		Miles Heide defensive rebound
7:00		Miles Heide misses three point jump shot
6:58		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
6:51		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
6:49		Pharaoh Compton defensive rebound
6:41		Wayne McKinney III misses two point jump shot
6:39		Miles Heide offensive rebound
6:18		Wayne McKinney III misses two point jump shot
6:16		Emmanuel Innocenti defensive rebound
6:05		Miles Heide shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
6:05		Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:05	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-16
5:44	+2	Pharaoh Compton makes two point jump shot (Jared Coleman-Jones assists)	28-18
5:29		Braden Huff misses two point jump shot
5:27		Braden Huff offensive rebound
5:23		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
5:23		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
5:23		Emmanuel Innocenti personal foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
5:23	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-19
5:23	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-20
5:01		Braden Huff misses two point jump shot
4:59		Pharaoh Compton defensive rebound
4:44		Wayne McKinney III misses two point jump shot
4:42		Aztecs offensive rebound
4:40		Pharaoh Compton misses two point layup
4:38		Braden Huff defensive rebound
4:34		Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Nick Boyd steals)
4:26	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	28-22
4:16		Jared Coleman-Jones personal foul (Ryan Nembhard draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-22
4:16	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-22
4:00		Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot
3:58		Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
3:52	+3	Dusty Stromer makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	33-22
3:51		Aztecs 30 second timeout
3:51		TV timeout
3:36		Miles Byrd turnover (lost ball) (Ben Gregg steals)
3:08	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	35-22
2:47	+3	Taj DeGourville makes three point jump shot	35-25
2:26		Nolan Hickman misses two point jump shot
2:24		Taj DeGourville defensive rebound
2:17		Taj DeGourville misses three point jump shot
2:15		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
2:00	+3	Braden Huff makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	38-25
1:43		Dusty Stromer personal foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
1:43	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-26
1:43	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-27
1:32		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
1:30		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
1:23	+2	Pharaoh Compton makes two point dunk (Miles Byrd assists)	38-29
1:22		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:12	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	40-29
0:53	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	40-31
0:30		Pharaoh Compton blocks Ryan Nembhard's two point jump shot
0:28		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
0:25		Aztecs 30 second timeout
0:03		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
0:01		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GONZ
Bulldogs
40
SDSU
Aztecs
36

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
19:50		Nolan Hickman offensive rebound
19:50		Nolan Hickman misses two point jump shot
19:48		Bulldogs offensive rebound
19:40	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot	42-31
19:40		Magoon Gwath shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
19:40	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-31
19:31	+2	BJ Davis makes two point layup	43-33
19:14	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	45-33
18:46		Magoon Gwath misses three point jump shot
18:44		Graham Ike defensive rebound
18:37	+3	Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	48-33
18:10		Magoon Gwath misses two point jump shot
18:08		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
18:04		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
18:02		Nolan Hickman offensive rebound
17:57		Nolan Hickman turnover (bad pass) (Miles Byrd steals)
17:51	+2	BJ Davis makes two point layup (Miles Byrd assists)	48-35
17:38		Magoon Gwath blocks Ryan Nembhard's two point layup
17:36		Graham Ike offensive rebound
17:32		Magoon Gwath shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
17:32	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-35
17:32		Graham Ike misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:32		Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound
17:17		Jared Coleman-Jones turnover (lost ball) (Graham Ike steals)
17:09	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point jump shot	51-35
16:40		Michael Ajayi shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
16:40	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-36
16:40	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-37
16:26		Ryan Nembhard turnover (lost ball) (BJ Davis steals)
16:22	+2	BJ Davis makes two point layup	51-39
16:15		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
16:13		Nick Boyd defensive rebound
15:45		Miles Byrd misses three point jump shot
15:43		Miles Heide offensive rebound
15:34	+3	BJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Miles Heide assists)	51-42
15:23	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	53-42
15:05		Aztecs 30 second timeout
15:05		TV timeout
14:48		Miles Heide turnover (offensive goaltending)
14:34		Demarshay Johnson Jr. blocks Khalif Battle's two point layup
14:32		Miles Byrd defensive rebound
14:27	+3	BJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Nick Boyd assists)	53-45
14:05		Demarshay Johnson Jr. shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
14:05	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-45
14:05	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-45
13:38		BJ Davis misses three point jump shot
13:36		Miles Byrd offensive rebound
13:30		Miles Heide misses two point hook shot
13:30		Aztecs offensive rebound
13:30		Khalif Battle personal foul
13:13		Miles Byrd turnover (bad pass) (Ben Gregg steals)
12:52		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
12:50		Taj DeGourville defensive rebound
12:32		Dusty Stromer personal foul
12:17		Jared Coleman-Jones misses three point jump shot
12:15		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
11:58		Taj DeGourville shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:58	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-45
11:58	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-45
11:32	+2	Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point hook shot	57-47
11:16	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	59-47
10:48		Nick Boyd turnover (lost ball) (Dusty Stromer steals)
10:48		Nick Boyd personal foul (Dusty Stromer draws the foul)
10:30		Wayne McKinney III personal foul (Braden Huff draws the foul)
10:11		Braden Huff misses two point jump shot
10:09		Magoon Gwath defensive rebound
9:54	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	59-49
9:38		Taj DeGourville blocks Braden Huff's two point jump shot
9:36		Wayne McKinney III defensive rebound
9:29		Wayne McKinney III misses three point jump shot
9:27		Wayne McKinney III offensive rebound
9:23	+2	Wayne McKinney III makes two point layup	59-51
8:56		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
8:54		Braden Huff offensive rebound
8:45		Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
8:45		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
8:45	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup	61-51
8:45		Magoon Gwath shooting foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
8:45	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-51
8:33	+2	Nick Boyd makes two point layup	62-53
8:10		Miles Heide blocks Braden Huff's two point hook shot
8:08		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
7:59		BJ Davis personal foul (Ryan Nembhard draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-53
7:59	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-53
7:40	+2	Taj DeGourville makes two point layup (Jared Coleman-Jones assists)	64-55
7:31		BJ Davis personal foul (Ryan Nembhard draws the foul)
7:31	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-55
7:31	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-55
7:07		Ben Gregg blocks Taj DeGourville's two point layup
7:05		Braden Huff defensive rebound
7:02		Dusty Stromer turnover (out of bounds)
6:43		Wayne McKinney III misses three point jump shot
6:41		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
6:25		Ben Gregg misses two point layup
6:23		Taj DeGourville defensive rebound
6:13		Nick Boyd misses two point jump shot
6:11		Nick Boyd offensive rebound
6:11		Braden Huff personal foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
6:11		Nick Boyd turnover (bad pass)
5:58		Taj DeGourville shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
5:58	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-55
5:58	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-55
5:46		Dusty Stromer shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
5:46	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-56
5:46		Nick Boyd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:46		Graham Ike defensive rebound
5:33	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	70-56
5:07		Miles Heide misses two point jump shot
5:05		Graham Ike defensive rebound
4:51		Ryan Nembhard offensive foul
4:51		Ryan Nembhard turnover (offensive foul)
4:28	+3	Wayne McKinney III makes three point jump shot	70-59
4:24		Aztecs 30 second timeout
4:24		TV timeout
4:12		Khalif Battle offensive foul
4:12		Khalif Battle turnover (offensive foul)
3:55		Michael Ajayi shooting foul (BJ Davis draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55	+1	BJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-60
3:55		BJ Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:55		Miles Heide offensive rebound
3:49		Wayne McKinney III misses two point layup
3:47		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
3:26	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	72-60
3:09		Jared Coleman-Jones misses three point jump shot
3:07		Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
2:51		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
2:49		BJ Davis defensive rebound
2:39		Taj DeGourville misses three point jump shot
2:37		Graham Ike defensive rebound
2:12	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot (Dusty Stromer assists)	74-60
1:48		Michael Ajayi shooting foul (Miles Heide draws the foul)
1:48		Miles Heide misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:48	+1	Miles Heide makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-61
1:37		Wayne McKinney III personal foul (Ryan Nembhard draws the foul)
1:37	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-61
1:37	+1	Ryan Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-61
1:27		Graham Ike shooting foul (Jared Coleman-Jones draws the foul)
1:27		Jared Coleman-Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:27	+1	Jared Coleman-Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-62
1:06		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
1:04		Graham Ike offensive rebound
0:52		Graham Ike misses two point layup
0:50		Graham Ike offensive rebound
0:45	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	78-62
0:41		Dusty Stromer shooting foul (Nick Boyd draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-63
0:41	+1	Nick Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-64
0:22	+2	Graham Ike makes two point dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)	80-64
0:13	+3	Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot	80-67
0:00		End of period

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Nick Boyd makes three point jump shot