No. 19 Gonzaga dominates 2nd half in 90-63 win over No. 23 Creighton

Graham Ike had 20 points and 10 rebounds arsenic No. 19 Gonzaga smothered No. 23 Creighton successful the 2nd fractional of a 90-63 victory

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Graham Ike had 20 points and 10 rebounds arsenic No. 19 Gonzaga smothered No. 23 Creighton successful the 2nd fractional of a 90-63 triumph Tuesday night.

Braden Huff added 14 points, Mario Saint-Supery scored 13 disconnected the seat and the Bulldogs (3-0) reeled disconnected a 21-0 tally to gain their 4th consecutive triumph implicit the Bluejays, tying the all-time bid astatine 6-all.

Blake Harper and Nik Graves finished with 12 points apiece for Creighton (1-1), which committed 18 turnovers and changeable 37% from the tract — including 7 for 25 (28%) from 3-point range.

After starring by six astatine halftime, Gonzaga outscored the Bluejays 46-25 implicit the last 20 minutes. Creighton changeable 28% successful the 2nd fractional aft connecting astatine a 46% clip successful the archetypal period.

Bluejays large antheral Owen Freeman managed lone 2 points successful a quiescent performance. The inferior forward, returning from offseason genu surgery, remains connected a minutes regularisation and played 15 aft logging 19 successful Creighton’s season-opening triumph implicit South Dakota.

Ike drained back-to-back 3s from the apical of the cardinal for the team’s archetypal 2 baskets earlier knocking down different to enactment the Bulldogs up 11-7. They were his archetypal 3-pointers of the season, propelling the postgraduate guardant to a 13-point effort successful the archetypal half.

Creighton hung astir by connecting connected 4 3s successful the archetypal 10 minutes, and a 3-pointer from Jasen Green gave the Bluejays their archetypal pb astatine 20-19.

Adam Miller was the sparkplug the Zags needed precocious successful the half. The transportation from Arizona State scored six points successful astir 2 minutes arsenic Gonzaga’s pb grew to 39-33. Emmanuel Innocenti made a 3 that helped the Bulldogs transportation a 44-38 vantage into halftime.

Ike picked up wherever helium near disconnected aft the break, scoring wrong connected a brace of abbreviated jumpers earlier hitting different 3. His blistery manus fueled a 21-0 spurt that included a 3-pointer from Saint-Supery.

Gonzaga led by much than 20 for the past 11 minutes.

Creighton: Will big Maryland Eastern Shore connected Friday.

Gonzaga: Plays astatine Arizona State connected Friday.

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