Ben Gregg scored a career-high 24 factors as No. 3 Gonzaga took management within the first half and surged forward within the second for a 90-65 victory over Davidson within the fifth-place recreation of the Battle 4 Atlantis Friday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
The Bulldogs (7-1) earned their sixth double-digit win this season and so they adopted up a formidable 89-73 win over No. 14 Indiana with one other sturdy efficiency.
Gregg surpassed his earlier career-high of twenty-two set towards San Diego on Jan. 6. He made 8 of 10 photographs, all seven of his free throw makes an attempt and grabbed eight rebounds as Gonzaga shot 54.7 % and scored 58 factors within the paint.
Graham Ike added a double-double with 18 and 10 rebounds whereas Braden Huff contributed 14 factors as Gonzaga withstood a quiet night time from main scorer Khalif Battle. Battle was held to 4 factors on 1-of-7 from the sector however the Bulldogs had greater than sufficient, together with a career-high 14 assists from Ryan Nembhard.
Reed Bailey scored 19 and Roberts Blum added 11 for Davidson (5-2), which was blown out for the second time on this occasion after taking a 33-point loss to No. 24 to Arizona within the opening spherical. The Wildcats additionally received quiet video games from Connor Kochera and Bobby Durkin, who mixed for 15 factors on 5-of-17 taking pictures after excelling in Thursday’s win over Windfall.
Gonzaga took a 28-18 lead when Nembhard discovered Huff within the lane for a hook shot with 7:51 left as a part of an 8-0 run. Nembhard’s three-point play upped the result in 33-19 with 7:08 left, Gregg’s trey made it 36-21 with 5:23 remaining and the Bulldogs held a 42-31 lead by halftime.
Gonzaga scored the primary 9 factors of the second half and opened a 51-31 lead on a layup by Ike with 16:41 left. Nolan Hickman’s 3-pointer prolonged the result in 60-37 with 13:24 left and a three-point play by Gregg opened a 65-38 edge about two minutes later.
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