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Ike puts up 23 in Gonzaga's 91-74 victory over Loyola Marymount

AP
Feb 15, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) Graham Ike scored 23 points and Nolan Hickman added 22 in Gonzaga's 91-74 victory over Loyola Marymount on Thursday night.

Ike finished 11 of 19 from the field for the Bulldogs (19-6, 9-2 West Coast Conference). Hickman was 7 for 12 overall, 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Ryan Nembhard had 16 points and shot 7 for 11, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc.

Will Johnston led the Lions (10-15, 3-8) in scoring, finishing with 33 points and seven 3-pointers. Justin Wright added 13 points and Justice Hill finished with 10 points and seven assists.

Hickman paced Gonzaga with 12 first-half points to help build a 47-46 lead. Gonzaga took the lead for good on Ike's layup with 18:08 remaining in the second half.

Both teams play on Saturday. Gonzaga hosts Pacific and Loyola Marymount hosts San Francisco.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
GONZ
Bulldogs
47
LMU
Lions
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:33	+3	Ben Gregg makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	3-0
19:10	+2	Michael Graham makes two point dunk (Justice Hill assists)	3-2
18:55	+3	Ryan Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Nolan Hickman assists)	6-2
18:22		Alex Merkviladze misses two point jump shot
18:20		Anton Watson defensive rebound
18:15	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Anton Watson assists)	8-2
17:39		Nolan Hickman personal foul
17:37	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	8-5
17:30		Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Lars Thiemann steals)
17:25	+2	Justice Hill makes two point layup	8-7
17:10		Michael Graham shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
17:10		Graham Ike misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:10	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-7
16:52		Jump ball. (Lions gains possession)
16:50	+2	Will Johnston makes two point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	9-9
16:38		Graham Ike misses two point hook shot
16:36		Bulldogs offensive rebound
16:28	+3	Ben Gregg makes three point jump shot (Nolan Hickman assists)	12-9
16:19	+2	Justin Wright makes two point layup (Justice Hill assists)	12-11
16:11		Justice Hill personal foul
16:09		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
16:07		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
15:59		Justin Wright misses three point jump shot
15:57		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
15:41		Will Johnston personal foul
15:41		TV timeout
15:28		Alex Merkviladze personal foul
15:28		Alex Merkviladze shooting foul (Anton Watson draws the foul)
15:28	+1	Anton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-11
15:28	+1	Anton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-11
15:04		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
15:02		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
14:56		Anton Watson turnover (bad pass)
14:49		Will Johnston turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
14:44		Nolan Hickman misses two point layup
14:42		Michael Graham defensive rebound
14:28		Dusty Stromer personal foul
14:26		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
14:24		Bulldogs defensive rebound
14:04		Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass)
13:54	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot	14-14
13:37		Dusty Stromer misses two point jump shot
13:35		Justin Wright defensive rebound
13:28	+3	Justice Hill makes three point jump shot (Justin Wright assists)	14-17
13:10	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot	16-17
12:48		Michael Graham turnover (bad pass) (Anton Watson steals)
12:42	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point layup (Anton Watson assists)	18-17
12:26		Will Johnston misses two point jump shot
12:24		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
12:13		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
12:11		Anton Watson offensive rebound
12:05	+3	Anton Watson makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	21-17
12:04		Lions 30 second timeout
12:04		TV timeout
11:36		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
11:34		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
11:26		Justin Wright misses two point jump shot
11:24		Anton Watson defensive rebound
11:01		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
10:59		Justin Wright defensive rebound
10:50		Braden Huff personal foul
10:47	+3	Justice Hill makes three point jump shot (Alex Merkviladze assists)	21-20
10:45		Justice Hill technical foul
10:45	+1	Nolan Hickman makes technical free throw 1 of 2	22-20
10:45	+1	Nolan Hickman makes technical free throw 2 of 2	23-20
10:29	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	26-20
10:05	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point layup	26-22
9:50	+2	Anton Watson makes two point layup	28-22
9:28		Alex Merkviladze misses three point jump shot
9:26		Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
9:09		Braden Huff misses three point jump shot
9:07		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
8:49		Will Johnston turnover (bad pass)
8:35	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	31-22
8:17		Anton Watson personal foul
8:11	+2	Will Johnston makes two point jump shot	31-24
8:01		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
7:58		Braden Huff personal foul
7:58		TV timeout
7:39		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
7:37		Michael Graham offensive rebound
7:32	+2	Michael Graham makes two point layup	31-26
7:18		Justice Hill shooting foul (Nolan Hickman draws the foul)
7:18	+1	Nolan Hickman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-26
7:18	+1	Nolan Hickman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-26
7:10	+2	Will Johnston makes two point jump shot	33-28
6:48		Graham Ike misses three point jump shot
6:46		Anton Watson offensive rebound
6:33		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
6:31		Anton Watson offensive rebound
6:22	+2	Anton Watson makes two point hook shot	35-28
6:10		Luka Krajnovic personal foul
5:55	+3	Alex Merkviladze makes three point jump shot (Justin Wright assists)	35-31
5:30	+3	Ben Gregg makes three point jump shot (Graham Ike assists)	38-31
5:07		Ben Gregg shooting foul (Justin Wright draws the foul)
5:07	+1	Justin Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-32
5:07	+1	Justin Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-33
4:46		Graham Ike misses two point hook shot
4:44		Lions defensive rebound
4:30	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot	38-36
4:00	+3	Ryan Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Ben Gregg assists)	41-36
3:24		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
3:24		TV timeout
3:12		Anton Watson misses three point jump shot
3:10		Graham Ike offensive rebound
3:00	+2	Anton Watson makes two point layup	43-36
2:40	+2	Will Johnston makes two point jump shot	43-38
2:31		Will Johnston personal foul
2:31		Ryan Nembhard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:31		Justin Wright defensive rebound
2:18	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Justin Wright assists)	43-41
2:03		Ryan Nembhard misses two point layup
2:01		Lions defensive rebound
1:48		Justin Wright misses two point jump shot
1:46		Michael Graham offensive rebound
1:39		Graham Ike blocks Alex Merkviladze's two point layup
1:37		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
1:35		Ben Gregg blocks Lars Thiemann's two point layup
1:35		Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:35		Nolan Hickman turnover (bad pass) (Justin Wright steals)
1:30	+3	Justin Wright makes three point jump shot (Alex Merkviladze assists)	43-44
1:26		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:02		Graham Ike misses two point layup
1:00		Graham Ike offensive rebound
0:56	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup	45-44
0:36		Will Johnston misses two point layup
0:34		Anton Watson defensive rebound
0:27		Michael Graham blocks Anton Watson's two point layup
0:25		Anton Watson offensive rebound
0:19	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup	47-44
0:01	+2	Will Johnston makes two point jump shot	47-46
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GONZ
Bulldogs
44
LMU
Lions
28

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Graham Ike misses two point layup
19:39		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
19:11	+2	Michael Graham makes two point hook shot	47-48
18:46	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	49-48
18:22	+2	Michael Graham makes two point layup (Lars Thiemann assists)	49-50
18:08	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup	51-50
17:46		Lars Thiemann turnover (lost ball) (Graham Ike steals)
17:41		Nolan Hickman misses two point jump shot
17:39		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:38		Nolan Hickman misses two point jump shot
17:36		Anton Watson offensive rebound
17:26	+2	Graham Ike makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)	53-50
17:13		Graham Ike blocks Lars Thiemann's two point layup
17:11		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
17:11		Graham Ike personal foul
17:10		Justice Hill turnover (bad pass) (Anton Watson steals)
16:58		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
16:56		Graham Ike offensive rebound
16:51	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	56-50
16:40		Lions 30 second timeout
16:40		TV timeout
16:16		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
15:58	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup	58-50
15:49		Michael Graham turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
15:43	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	60-50
15:05		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
15:05		TV timeout
14:38	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists)	62-50
14:26		Justice Hill misses two point jump shot
14:24		Michael Graham offensive rebound
14:06	+2	Justin Wright makes two point layup	62-52
13:40	+2	Graham Ike makes two point hook shot	64-52
13:15		Graham Ike shooting foul (Will Johnston draws the foul)
13:15	+1	Will Johnston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-53
13:15	+1	Will Johnston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-54
13:02	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point layup	66-54
12:54	+2	Justice Hill makes two point layup	66-56
12:36		Graham Ike misses two point hook shot
12:34		Alex Merkviladze defensive rebound
12:27		Dusty Stromer personal foul
12:18	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	66-59
11:54		Graham Ike misses two point layup
11:52		Will Johnston defensive rebound
11:36	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point dunk (Justice Hill assists)	66-61
11:36		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
11:36		TV timeout
11:24	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	68-61
10:58		Graham Ike shooting foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
10:58	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-62
10:58	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-63
10:36		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
10:34		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
10:09	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot	68-66
9:47	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	70-66
9:27	+3	Will Johnston makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	70-69
9:03		Nolan Hickman turnover (bad pass) (Will Johnston steals)
8:58		Will Johnston misses three point jump shot
8:56		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
8:44	+2	Braden Huff makes two point hook shot	72-69
8:26		Dusty Stromer blocks Justin Wright's three point jump shot
8:24		Justin Wright offensive rebound
8:21	+2	Justin Wright makes two point layup	72-71
8:21		Dusty Stromer shooting foul (Justin Wright draws the foul)
8:21		Justin Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:21		Braden Huff defensive rebound
8:00		Braden Huff misses three point jump shot
7:58		Michael Graham defensive rebound
7:41		Anton Watson blocks Justice Hill's two point layup
7:39		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
7:32	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	74-71
7:11		Anton Watson blocks Will Johnston's two point jump shot
7:09		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
7:07		Justin Wright personal foul
7:07		TV timeout
6:56	+2	Anton Watson makes two point layup	76-71
6:41		Justice Hill misses two point jump shot
6:39		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
6:33		Justin Wright misses three point jump shot
6:31		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
6:16		Alex Merkviladze personal foul
6:09	+2	Graham Ike makes two point hook shot	78-71
5:50		Justice Hill turnover (bad pass) (Anton Watson steals)
5:47		Justin Wright personal foul
5:28	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Graham Ike assists)	81-71
5:05		Alex Merkviladze turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
5:00	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	83-71
4:54		Lions 30 second timeout
4:39		Will Johnston turnover (traveling)
4:14		Anton Watson turnover (out of bounds)
4:06		Ben Gregg personal foul
3:55		Justice Hill misses two point layup
3:53		Anton Watson defensive rebound
3:37		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
3:35		Anton Watson offensive rebound
3:34		Justin Wright personal foul
3:34		TV timeout
3:22	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	85-71
2:59		Will Johnston misses two point layup
2:57		Graham Ike defensive rebound
2:39		Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Lars Thiemann steals)
2:23		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
2:21		Bulldogs defensive rebound
2:11		Will Johnston personal foul
2:09		Lars Thiemann personal foul
2:07	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	87-71
1:55	+2	Justin Wright makes two point layup	87-73
1:53		Lions 30 second timeout
1:28		Anton Watson misses three point jump shot
1:26		Anton Watson offensive rebound
1:09	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	89-73
0:57		Graham Ike personal foul
0:57	+1	Alex Merkviladze makes regular free throw 1 of 2	89-74
0:57		Alex Merkviladze misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:57		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
0:31	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	91-74
0:22		Dusty Stromer blocks Justice Hill's two point layup
0:20		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ben Gregg defensive rebound