SPOKANE, Wash. — Nolan Hickman scored a career-high 24 points and Gonzaga rolled to a 92-58 victory over Loyola Marymount on Tuesday night.
Hickman sank 10 of 14 shots with four 3-pointers, adding five assists for the Bulldogs (16-5, 7-1 West Coast Conference).
Graham Ike scored 20 on 8-for-9 shooting.
Ben Gregg finished with 11 points, five rebounds and three blocks.
Anton Watson contributed 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Braden Huff had 10 points and five boards off the bench.
Reserve Justice Hill had 14 points to lead the Lions (10-12, 3-5). Justin Wright had 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Alex Merkviladze and
Dominick Harris added 11 points apiece, while Keli Leaupepe scored 10.
The Bulldogs led 45-29 at halftime and scored the first 12 points and 23 of the first 25 in the second half to blow open the game. After shooting 66.7 percent from the field in the first half, the Zags finished 59 percent from the field in the game.
Gonzaga finished with a season-low five turnovers to 19 assists. The Bulldogs forced 20 LMU turnovers and had 12 steals. The Zags blocked a season-high nine shots.
At the midway point of conference play, GU sits a game back for first place in the league. Gonzaga will host first-place Saint Mary's on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
