TEMPE, Ariz. – Graham Ike scored 20 points,
Tyon Grant-Foster had 14 points and 12 rebounds off the bench, and No. 19 Gonzaga outlasted Arizona State 77-65 on Friday night.
The Bulldogs (4-0) opened the season with three lopsided wins, but had a much tougher time in their first road game.
Up 13 at halftime, Gonzaga struggled offensively through most of the second half as the aggressive Sun Devils (2-1) trimmed the margin to five. The Zags kept Arizona State at bay behind their defense and consecutive 3-pointers by former Sun Devils guard
Adam Miller that pushed the lead to 67-52.
Moe Odum led Arizona State with 12 points.
Gonzaga got off to a shaky start, unable to get its free-flowing offense going. With coach
Mark Few telling them to settle down, the Zags finally got into a rhythm.
Gonzaga tightened up its defense — ASU missed 10 of 11 shots — to get out in transition and used half-court movement to get open shots.
The combination turned a five-point deficit into a 30-20 lead for Gonzaga that stretched to 45-32 by halftime.
The Sun Devils took their turn ratcheting up the defense to start the second half.
Arizona State couldn't keep it up, though. The Sun Devils didn't hit a shot for more than five minutes. ASU still managed to keep it within reach until Miller's consecutive 3s with 5 1/2 minutes left.
Up next
Gonzaga plays Southern Utah in Spokane Monday.
Arizona State hosts Georgia State on Monday.
Gonzaga vs Arizona St.
11/14/25 9:00 pm at Tempe, AZ
At Tempe, AZ
GONZAGA 77, ARIZONA ST. 65
GONZAGA (4-0,0-0 WCC)
IKE, Graham 4-7 12-15 20; GRANT-FOSTER, Tyon 5-12 4-6 14; HUFF, Braden 4-5
2-2 11; MILLER, Adam 3-9 2-2 10; INNOCENTI, Emmanuel 3-6 0-0 7; VENTERS,
Steele 2-5 0-0 6; SAINT SUPERY, Mario 0-3 4-4 4; WARLEY, Jalen 1-2 2-4 4;
SMITH, Braeden 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 22-51 27-35 77.
ARIZONA ST. (2-1,0-0 Big 12)
Maurice Odum 4-15 0-0 12; Massamba Diop 4-10 3-6 11; Bryce Ford 3-7 2-2 11;
Anthony Johnson 4-8 1-5 10; Santiago Trouet 3-6 4-5 10; Andrija Grbovic 2-5
0-0 6; Marcus Adams Jr. 1-4 1-2 3; Allen Mukeba 0-2 2-3 2; Trevor Best 0-1
0-0 0; Kash Polk 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-58 13-23 65.
Gonzaga....................... 45 32 - 77
Arizona St.................... 32 33 - 65
3-point goals--Gonzaga 6-21 (VENTERS, Steele 2-5; MILLER, Adam 2-7;
INNOCENTI, Emmanuel 1-3; HUFF, Braden 1-1; SMITH, Braeden 0-1; GRANT-FOSTER,
Tyon 0-3; IKE, Graham 0-1), Arizona St. 10-30 (Maurice Odum 4-11; Bryce Ford
3-6; Andrija Grbovic 2-5; Anthony Johnson 1-1; Allen Mukeba 0-1; Trevor Best
0-1; Marcus Adams Jr. 0-3; Santiago Trouet 0-1; Massamba Diop 0-1). Fouled
out--Gonzaga-HUFF, Braden, Arizona St.-Allen Mukeba. Rebounds--Gonzaga 45
(GRANT-FOSTER, Tyon 12), Arizona St. 31 (Santiago Trouet 11).
Assists--Gonzaga 16 (SMITH, Braeden 9), Arizona St. 12 (Maurice Odum 7).
Total fouls--Gonzaga 22, Arizona St. 22. Technical fouls--Gonzaga-None,
Arizona St.-Santiago Trouet; TEAM. A-10016