Graham Ike explodes for 35 as No. 6 Gonzaga rebounds with win at Oregon State

Graham Ike matched his career high of 35 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help No. 6 Gonzaga bounce back from a stunning setback and post an 81-61 victory over Oregon State on Saturday in West Coast Conference play at Corvallis, Ore.

Tyon Grant-Foster added 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the Bulldogs (23-2, 11-1 WCC), who lost 87-80 at Portland on Wednesday. That represents Gonzaga’s lone loss over the past 17 games.

Isaiah Sy scored 13 points and Dez White added 12 for the Beavers (13-13, 6-7), who had a three-game winning streak halted. Yaak Yaak had 11 points for Oregon State.

The Bulldogs outscored the Beavers 43-27 in the second half.

Gonzaga shot a solid 57.1% from the field, including 3 of 10 from 3-point range. Ike made 13 of his 18 shots while scoring 30 or more for the third time this season.

The Bulldogs committed just two turnovers and had a dominating 50-10 edge in points in the paint.

The Beavers made 44.2% of their shots and were a stellar 10 of 18 from behind the arc.

The Bulldogs led by four at halftime before quickly boosting the lead to 45-36 on a jumper by Braeden Smith with 17:28 left.

Oregon State later crept within 55-51 on a 3-pointer by Jorge Diaz Graham with 11:26 left before Gonzaga ripped off 10 straight points and 18 of the next 21.

Ike’s layup made it 65-51 with 7:55 remaining. After Josiah Lake II buried a 3-pointer for the Beavers, Davis Fogle scored on a putback, Ike converted a three-point play and Mario Saint-Supery connected on a trey to give the Zags a 73-54 advantage with 4:48 left.

Ike matched his career high with a solid inside move to lay the ball in the hoop to make it 79-61 with 1:12 left. He was then removed from the game as Gonzaga completed the victory.

Ike scored 19 first-half points, including the last four of the half, as Gonzaga led 38-34 at the break.

The Beavers were leading 20-17 before the Bulldogs rattled off seven straight to move ahead by four, after Emmanuel Innocenti’s layup with 7:46 remaining.

White buried a trey to tie it at 34 with 2:44 left before Oregon State went scoreless the rest of the half.

–Field Level Media