SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Graham Ike had 20 points and 10 rebounds as No. 19 Gonzaga smothered No. 23 Creighton in the second half of a 90-63 victory Tuesday night.
Braden Huff added 14 points, Mario Saint-Supery scored 13 off the bench and the Bulldogs (3-0) reeled off a 21-0 run to earn their fourth straight win over the Bluejays, tying the all-time series at 6-all.
Blake Harper and Nik Graves finished with 12 points apiece for Creighton (1-1), which committed 18 turnovers and shot 37% from the field — including 7 for 25 (28%) from 3-point range.
After leading by six at halftime, Gonzaga outscored the Bluejays 46-25 over the final 20 minutes. Creighton shot 28% in the second half after connecting at a 46% clip in the first period.
Bluejays big man Owen Freeman managed only two points in a quiet performance. The junior forward, returning from offseason knee surgery, remains on a minutes restriction and played 15 after logging 19 in Creighton's season-opening win over South Dakota.
Ike drained back-to-back 3s from the top of the key for the team's first two baskets before knocking down another to put the Bulldogs ahead 11-7. They were his first 3-pointers of the season, propelling the graduate forward to a 13-point effort in the first half.
Creighton hung around by connecting on four 3s in the first 10 minutes, and a 3-pointer from Jasen Green gave the Bluejays their first lead at 20-19.
Adam Miller was the sparkplug the Zags needed late in the half. The transfer from Arizona State scored six points in about two minutes as Gonzaga's lead grew to 39-33.
Emmanuel Innocenti made a 3 that helped the Bulldogs carry a 44-38 advantage into halftime.
Ike picked up where he left off after the break, scoring inside on a pair of short jumpers before hitting another 3. His hot hand fueled a 21-0 spurt that included a 3-pointer from Saint-Supery.
Gonzaga led by more than 20 for the last 11 minutes, with its largest lead of 80-48 with 6:29 remaining.
Creighton vs Gonzaga
11/11/25 7:00 pm at Spokane, WA
At Spokane, WA
GONZAGA 90, CREIGHTON 63
CREIGHTON (1-1,0-0 Big East)
Blake Harper 4-6 3-4 12; Nik Graves 5-13 2-4 12; Jasen Green 1-1 6-7 9; Josh
Dix 1-9 4-4 7; Jackson McAndrew 2-8 0-2 6; Kerem Konan 2-3 1-4 5; Isaac
Traudt 1-3 0-0 3; Austin Swartz 1-3 0-0 3; Owen Freeman 1-2 0-0 2; Ty Davis
0-1 2-2 2; Shane Thomas 0-0 1-2 1; Fedor Zugic 0-0 1-2 1; Liam McChesney 0-0
0-0 0. Totals 18-49 20-31 63.
GONZAGA (3-0,0-0 WCC)
IKE, Graham 8-10 0-0 20; HUFF, Braden 7-12 0-2 14; SAINT SUPERY, Mario 5-6
1-1 13; MILLER, Adam 5-8 1-2 11; WARLEY, Jalen 3-6 3-4 9; SMITH, Braeden 3-7
0-0 6; INNOCENTI, Emmanuel 2-4 0-0 5; GRANT-FOSTER, Tyon 1-7 2-4 5; VENTERS,
Steele 1-5 0-0 3; DIAGNE, Ismaila 1-1 0-0 2; HAALAND, Noah 1-1 0-0 2; FOGLE,
Davis 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 37-70 7-13 90.
Creighton..................... 38 25 - 63
Gonzaga....................... 44 46 - 90
3-point goals--Creighton 7-25 (Jackson McAndrew 2-6; Jasen Green 1-1; Blake
Harper 1-1; Josh Dix 1-4; Austin Swartz 1-3; Isaac Traudt 1-3; Ty Davis 0-1;
Nik Graves 0-6), Gonzaga 9-27 (IKE, Graham 4-4; SAINT SUPERY, Mario 2-2;
VENTERS, Steele 1-5; GRANT-FOSTER, Tyon 1-6; INNOCENTI, Emmanuel 1-2; SMITH,
Braeden 0-3; MILLER, Adam 0-3; HUFF, Braden 0-2). Fouled
out--Creighton-None, Gonzaga-None. Rebounds--Creighton 33 (Jackson McAndrew
6), Gonzaga 41 (IKE, Graham 10). Assists--Creighton 8 (Nik Graves 2),
Gonzaga 19 (SMITH, Braeden 5). Total fouls--Creighton 14, Gonzaga 24.
Technical fouls--Creighton-None, Gonzaga-None. A-6000
