No. 11 Gonzaga struggles to put away Pacific as Graham Ike sets mark
No. 11 Gonzaga struggles to put away Pacific as Graham Ike sets mark
Field Level MediaSun, February 22, 2026 at 5:23 AM UTC
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Feb 21, 2026; Spokane, Washington, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Graham Ike (15) shoots the ball against Pacific Tigers center Isaac Jack (14) in the first half at McCarthey Athletic Center. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images (James Snook-Imagn Images)
Graham Ike scored 20 points to break a school record as No. 11 Gonzaga held off pesky Pacific for a 71-62 West Coast Conference victory Saturday night in Spokane, Wash.
Davis Fogle added 18 points off the bench, Emmanuel Innocenti scored 13 and reserve Tyon Grant-Foster had 10 for the Bulldogs (27-2, 15-1 WCC).
Ike scored 20 or more points for a ninth consecutive game, eclipsing the mark of eight set by both Adam Morrison and Derek Raivio in 2006.
Justin Rochelin and Elias Ralph scored 12 points apiece for Pacific (17-13, 8-9). TJ Wainwright added 10 while Rochelin grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds.
Gonzaga shot 42.9% from the field (24 of 56) but committed just four turnovers. Pacific shot 46.9% (23 of 49), but gave the ball away 15 times, leading the Bulldogs to a 14-4 edge in points off turnovers.
Wainwright made 3-pointers for the Tigers' first two baskets of the second half, giving them a 35-31 lead.
Adam Miller's 3-pointer and Ike's stepback jumper in the lane put Gonzaga up 36-35.
Wainwright made two free throws after Ike was called for a technical foul after arguing he was infringed upon on the offensive end, as the lead changed hands again.
The Bulldogs took the lead for good as Ike was fouled on a turnaround jumper in the lane with 9:57 remaining. The three-point play made it 50-47.
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A 3-pointer by Innocenti and three free throws by Fogle put Gonzaga up 56-49.
Isaac Jack's three-point play with 5:06 pulled Pacific within 59-56, but that was as close as the Tigers would get the rest of the way.
The score was tied at 29-all after a ragged first half.
The Tigers shot 54.5% from the field but committed 11 turnovers in the first half. The Bulldogs shot 36.7% and were just 5 of 11 from the free-throw line but turned it over just twice.
A 3-pointer by Rochelin sparked a 10-4 run, which he capped with a layup off an offensive rebound, to give Pacific a 12-6 advantage.
Gonzaga didn't take its first lead until there was 8:54 left in the first half, when Innocenti outmuscled four defenders to grab Ike's miss from the top of the key. Innocenti's putback made it 17-16.
That was part of a 10-2 run for the Bulldogs that gave them a 22-18 lead, their largest of the half.
The Tigers responded with a 9-2 run to go back up, with Jaden Clayton's 3-pointer breaking a 24-all tie.
Gonzaga's Mario Saint-Supery made a driving layup with 29 seconds left that evened the score at 29-29.
--Field Level Media
Source: “AOL Sports”
