The Gonzaga Bulldogs head down to Stockton, California, for a West Coast Conference tilt against Pacific on Saturday.
Coming off a 77-72 win at home over San Francisco, the Bulldogs (14-5, 5-1 WCC) eye their fourth-straight win on the season.
Gonzaga battled back and forth before a 17-4 run in the second half provided just enough momentum to outlast a furious rally late from the Dons. After a handful of scores from Anton Watson and Graham Ike, who combined for 32 points in the second half, made it a 65-52 ballgame with three minutes left, Marcus Williams scored 16 points over the final two minutes to make it a three-point game. The Bulldogs didn’t help their cause with six missed free throws in the last minute, but Ike sealed the victory with a pair of makes at the charity stripe with nine seconds left.
Meanwhile, the Waves (6-15, 0-6 WCC) are licking their wounds from a 76-28 loss at Saint Mary’s on Thursday. Pacific shot 20.0% from the field and didn’t have a single player score at least 10 points. The 48-point beatdown dropped the team down to 358th in the NET Rankings.