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This Pacific Northwest matchup inside the McCarthey Athletic Center got out of hand quickly, thanks to the round-the-clock defensive pressure put on by the No. 12 Gonzaga Bulldogs (24-2, 12-1 WCC). Coach Mark Few’s group held the Washington State Cougars (11-16, 6-8 WCC) to a season-low in points while scoring 31 points off 21 forced turnovers, which included 13 steals and five blocks. They sacrificed sweat and their entire bodies on that end of the floor throughout.
With the great Roxy Bernstein on the ESPN2 broadcast call for quite possibly the final time in the Kennel, Graduate forward Graham Ike had his sixth straight game of at least 20 points, doing so in just 23 minutes and on a near-perfect 8-for-10 shooting. That’s the fewest amount of minutes he’s played since Dec. 30.
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Ike dominated in the paint with his soft hands and skilled footwork on a late Tuesday night in Spokane, Washington. As a whole, the Zags outscored the Cougars 50-22 inside the paint and shot 31-of-49 (63.3 percent) on looks inside the three-point arc.
If Ike needs a job outside of basketball, acting can be in his future. He was recently featured in a Coeur D’Alene Resort and Casino commercial alongside redshirt junior forward Braden Huff, and it needs more attention. The pair were seen playing golf and getting massages during the television spot.
As for Ike’s frontcourt partner’s health, Huff (still on crutches) was back with the team since the first matchup with Washington State in Pullman, Washington, on Jan. 15. Huff was back home to Chicago, Illinois, for his physical therapy over the last few weeks. There’s no word whether or not a surgery surrounding his left knee has happened. Any sort of knee rehab can be an extremely slow process.
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Continuing on the topic of injuries, freshman lead guard Mario Saint-Supery (11 points on a perfect 5-for-5, two steals) also got hit hard under the belt during the first half. He went to the locker room, but would later return…
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