No. 11 Gonzaga easily makes it 35 straight vs. San Francisco
Graham Ike scored 22 points on 10-of-17 shooting to help No. 11 Gonzaga roll to an 80-59 victory over host San Francisco in West Coast Conference play on Wednesday night.
Mario Saint-Supery had 14 points and six assists and Emmanuel Innocenti registered 12 points, eight rebounds and four steals as the Bulldogs (26-2, 14-1 WCC) defeated the Dons for the 35th consecutive time.
Jalen Warley added 11 points for Gonzaga in a contest played at the Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors. Ike has scored 20 or more points in each of his past eight appearances.
Tyrone Riley IV scored 16 points and Mookie Cook added 12 for San Francisco (15-14, 7-9). Legend Smiley had 10 for the Dons, who have lost six of their past eight games.
San Francisco's most recent victory over Gonzaga came in 2012, a 66-65 home triumph.
The Dons shot 35.7% from the field, including 5 of 24 (20.8%) from 3-point range, and trailed by as many as 24 points.
Gonzaga knocked down 54.8% of its attempts and made 5 of 17 (29.4%) from behind the arc.
The Dons trailed 48-38 after a 3-pointer by Cook with 16:13 left in the game.
Adam Miller scored the next five Gonzaga points and Saint-Supery added a trey to increase the lead to 18 with 14:14 to play.
Just past the midway point of the second half, Innocenti buried a 3-pointer to make it 64-43.
Ike later drilled a 3-pointer and followed with a hook shot to make it 78-56 with 1:36 left as the Zags closed it out.
Ike scored 13 first-half points to help the Bulldogs lead 41-29 at the break.
Just seven-plus minutes into the game, Gonzaga led by eight before the Dons ripped off nine straight points. Riley capped the surge with a trey to give San Francisco a 17-14 advantage with 8:34 left in the half.
The Dons led 19-18 after a basket by Smiley with 6:40 remaining before the Bulldogs scored the next nine. Ike had two baskets during the spurt and Saint-Supery ended it with a 3-pointer to give Gonzaga a 27-19 lead with 5:01 left.
Davis Fogle's three-point play gave the Bulldogs a 14-point edge with 6.6 seconds to go until intermission.