Ike, Battle propel No. 19 Gonzaga to 96-68 victory over Loyola Marymount
LOS ANGELES (AP) Graham Ike scored 27 points, Khalif Battle added 26 and No. 19 Gonzaga rolled to a 96-68 victory over Loyola Marymount on Saturday.
Michael Ajayi came off the bench with 15 points for the Bulldogs (12-4, 3-0 West Coast Conference), who have won 11 straight true road games. Gonzaga has won 13th straight over Loyola Marymount on the Lions' home floor.
Will Johnston had 18 points and Jevon Porter 17 for Loyola Marymount (9-7, 1-3).
Gonzaga led by double digits midway through the first half and kept extending its lead. The Bulldogs were up 46-28 at halftime and their largest advantage was 30 (96-66) late in the game.
Gonzaga: The Bulldogs ended up going 2-1 in their three games in Southern California. They lost to No. 15 UCLA 65-62 in a neutral-site game at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood on Dec. 28 before bouncing back with a 89-82 win at Pepperdine two days later.
Loyola Marymount: Caleb Stone-Carrawell scored nine and reached 1,000 career points in his 100th career college basketball game. Carawell is a grad transfer and is in his sixth and final year of eligibility and has 1,002 points. He previously played at Charlotte, Austin Peay, and Utah Valley.
Johnston's 3-pointer tied it at 7 before Gonzaga took control with a 9-2 run.
Gonzaga's Ryan Nembhard had 11 assists, the ninth time this season he has reached double digits. The senior leads the nation with 153 assists with only 38 turnovers. Up next
Loyola Marymount is at Saint Mary's on Tuesday night, while Gonzaga hosts San Diego on Wednesday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Graham Ike vs. Rick Issanza (Lions gains possession) | |||
19:48 | +2 | Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
19:30 | Graham Ike misses two point jump shot | |||
19:28 | Jevon Porter defensive rebound | |||
18:59 | Khalif Battle shooting foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul) | |||
18:59 | +1 | Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-3 | |
18:59 | +1 | Jevon Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-4 | |
18:50 | +3 | Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Ben Gregg assists) | 3-4 | |
18:23 | Caleb Stone-Carrawell turnover (traveling) | |||
18:07 | Nolan Hickman turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Stone-Carrawell steals) | |||
17:53 | Caleb Stone-Carrawell turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Nembhard steals) | |||
17:48 | Graham Ike misses two point layup | |||
17:46 | Jevon Porter defensive rebound | |||
17:38 | Alex Merkviladze turnover (lost ball) (Khalif Battle steals) | |||
17:22 | +2 | Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot | 5-4 | |
16:56 | Will Johnston misses two point jump shot | |||
16:54 | Khalif Battle defensive rebound | |||
16:49 | Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot | |||
16:46 | Lions defensive rebound | |||
16:31 | Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot | |||
16:29 | Graham Ike defensive rebound | |||
16:19 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 7-4 | |
16:07 | +3 | Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Jan Vide assists) | 7-7 | |
15:58 | Ben Gregg turnover | |||
15:58 | TV timeout | |||
15:56 | Jan Vide turnover (lost ball) (Graham Ike steals) | |||
15:45 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point jump shot | 9-7 | |
15:41 | Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot | |||
15:39 | Ben Gregg defensive rebound | |||
15:35 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 11-7 | |
15:22 | Jan Vide misses two point layup | |||
15:20 | Graham Ike defensive rebound | |||
15:09 | Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot | |||
15:07 | Graham Ike offensive rebound | |||
15:05 | Jevon Porter personal foul (Graham Ike draws the foul) | |||
15:05 | Dusty Stromer turnover | |||
14:51 | Jan Vide misses two point layup | |||
14:49 | Braden Huff defensive rebound | |||
14:35 | Dusty Stromer turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Stone-Carrawell steals) | |||
14:28 | Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point layup | |||
14:26 | Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound | |||
14:07 | +2 | Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot | 13-7 | |
13:57 | Jevon Porter misses two point layup | |||
13:55 | Jevon Porter offensive rebound | |||
13:50 | Michael Ajayi personal foul (Jevon Porter draws the foul) | |||
13:36 | Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot | |||
13:34 | Lions offensive rebound | |||
13:27 | Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
13:25 | Bulldogs defensive rebound | |||
13:06 | Braden Huff misses three point jump shot | |||
13:04 | Rick Issanza defensive rebound | |||
12:52 | +2 | Jevon Porter makes two point layup (Jan Vide assists) | 13-9 | |
12:40 | Braden Huff misses two point jump shot | |||
12:38 | Caleb Stone-Carrawell defensive rebound | |||
12:33 | Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot | |||
12:31 | Dusty Stromer defensive rebound | |||
12:23 | Jevon Porter shooting foul (Dusty Stromer draws the foul) | |||
12:23 | +1 | Dusty Stromer makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 14-9 | |
12:23 | +1 | Dusty Stromer makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 15-9 | |
12:23 | +1 | Dusty Stromer makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 16-9 | |
12:02 | +2 | Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot | 16-11 | |
11:49 | +3 | Michael Ajayi makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 19-11 | |
11:21 | Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point layup | |||
11:19 | Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound | |||
11:08 | Braden Huff misses two point jump shot | |||
11:06 | Ryan Nembhard offensive rebound | |||
10:59 | Nolan Hickman misses two point tip layup | |||
10:59 | Dusty Stromer offensive rebound | |||
10:59 | Michael Ajayi misses two point layup | |||
10:59 | Ryan Nembhard offensive rebound | |||
10:41 | Braden Huff shooting foul (Rick Issanza draws the foul) | |||
10:38 | TV timeout | |||
10:38 | +1 | Rick Issanza makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-12 | |
10:38 | +1 | Rick Issanza makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-13 | |
10:22 | Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot | |||
10:20 | Graham Ike offensive rebound | |||
10:16 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point layup | 21-13 | |
9:47 | Will Johnston misses two point jump shot | |||
9:45 | Graham Ike defensive rebound | |||
9:35 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point layup | 23-13 | |
9:02 | Will Johnston misses two point jump shot | |||
9:00 | Myron Amey Jr. offensive rebound | |||
8:52 | Will Johnston turnover (lost ball) (Michael Ajayi steals) | |||
8:50 | +2 | Michael Ajayi makes two point dunk | 25-13 | |
8:50 | Lions 30 second timeout | |||
8:34 | +2 | Lamaj Lewis makes two point layup (Aaron McBride assists) | 25-15 | |
8:23 | Aaron McBride shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul) | |||
8:23 | +1 | Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-15 | |
8:23 | +1 | Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-15 | |
7:57 | +2 | Caleb Stone-Carrawell makes two point jump shot | 27-17 | |
7:44 | Aaron McBride shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul) | |||
7:44 | TV timeout | |||
7:44 | +1 | Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-17 | |
7:44 | +1 | Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-17 | |
7:28 | Jevon Porter misses two point jump shot | |||
7:26 | Dusty Stromer defensive rebound | |||
7:12 | +2 | Dusty Stromer makes two point jump shot | 31-17 | |
7:00 | +3 | Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Aaron McBride assists) | 31-20 | |
6:27 | Graham Ike misses two point jump shot | |||
6:25 | Ben Gregg offensive rebound | |||
6:14 | Khalif Battle misses two point jump shot | |||
6:12 | Matar Diop defensive rebound | |||
6:05 | Nolan Hickman personal foul | |||
5:54 | Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses two point jump shot | |||
5:52 | Matar Diop offensive rebound | |||
5:51 | Dusty Stromer personal foul | |||
5:30 | Caleb Stone-Carrawell misses three point jump shot | |||
5:28 | Nolan Hickman defensive rebound | |||
5:22 | Nolan Hickman misses two point jump shot | |||
5:20 | Graham Ike offensive rebound | |||
5:18 | +2 | Graham Ike makes two point layup | 33-20 | |
5:14 | Will Johnston misses two point jump shot | |||
5:12 | Ben Gregg defensive rebound | |||
5:06 | +2 | Khalif Battle makes two point layup | 35-20 | |
5:02 | Lions 30 second timeout | |||
4:47 | Emmanuel Innocenti personal foul | |||
4:45 | +2 | Alex Merkviladze makes two point layup (Jan Vide assists) | 35-22 | |
4:33 | Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot | |||
4:31 | Ben Gregg offensive rebound | |||
4:25 | Ben Gregg misses two point layup | |||
4:23 | Jevon Porter defensive rebound | |||
4:17 | Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot | |||
4:15 | Khalif Battle defensive rebound | |||
4:10 | +2 | Khalif Battle makes two point layup | 37-22 | |
3:54 | Jevon Porter misses three point jump shot | |||
3:52 | Emmanuel Innocenti defensive rebound | |||
3:37 | +3 | Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Graham Ike assists) | 40-22 | |
3:06 | TV timeout | |||
3:00 | Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot | |||
2:58 | Rick Issanza offensive rebound | |||
2:58 | Rick Issanza turnover | |||
2:30 | +2 | Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 42-22 | |
2:07 | Myron Amey Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
2:05 | Emmanuel Innocenti defensive rebound | |||
1:59 | +2 | Michael Ajayi makes two point dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 44-22 | |
1:33 | Braden Huff personal foul (Jan Vide draws the foul) | |||
1:33 | Jan Vide misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:33 | +1 | Jan Vide makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-23 | |
1:24 | Jan Vide personal foul | |||
1:14 | Matar Diop blocks Ryan Nembhard's two point layup | |||
1:12 | Myron Amey Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:03 | +3 | Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot (Myron Amey Jr. assists) | 44-26 | |
0:42 | Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot | |||
0:40 | Jan Vide defensive rebound | |||
0:11 | +2 | Jan Vide makes two point jump shot | 44-28 | |
0:02 | +2 | Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup | 46-28 | |
0:00 | End of period |