NCAAB

Arizona State Sun Devils at Gonzaga Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
80 - 88
2-0, 2-0 Home

Huff scores 21 off the bench and No. 6 Gonzaga holds off Arizona State 88-80

Gonzaga's Khalif Battle takes off for sick one-handed alley-oop

Huff went 9-for-13 from the field and missed only two 2-point attempts for the Bulldogs (2-0), who won their 21st straight home opener.

Khalif Battle scored all 19 of his points in the second half, including a trio of 3-pointers and an alley-oop dunk. Battle and Huff contributed 17 of Gonzaga’s last 21 points to help the Zags avoid the loss in the first-ever meeting between the programs.

Basheer Jihad added 22 points and 10 rebounds for Arizona State (2-1). The Ball State transfer was just 1-for-10 in his two first games under Bobby Hurley before going 7-for-14 against Gonzaga.

Takeaways Gonzaga: In the first half, the Zags shot 3-for-12 from 3-point range, but Graham Ike and Huff combined to go 8-for-10 inside the arc to keep them competitive. ... Gonzaga's bench got 30 points in the second half.

Arizona State: Arizona State's hope for an upset was hurt by 4-for-15 shooting from 3-point range in the second half. Five-star recruit Jayden Quaintance scored all nine of his points in the first half, and fouled out of the game with just a single rebound and zero assists.

Key Moment A steal from Michael Ajayi led to a fast break opportunity for the Zags, who had numbers running down the floor before Nembhard threw an alley-oop pass that Battle finished to even the score at 63 apiece midway through the second half. Battle’s dunk revived the crowd in the Kennel.

Key stat Gonzaga assisted on 22 of their 31 made shots, with all eight players to see the floor registering at least one. Nembhard played 36 minutes and didn’t record a single turnover.

Up next Arizona State: Faces Grand Canyon in a neutral-site matchup on Thursday night for the 2024 Hall of Fame game in Phoenix.

Gonzaga: Hosts UMass Lowell on Friday night.

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Matchup Prediction

Gonzaga: 88.9%
Arizona State: 11.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 80 - 88
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 80 - 88
2nd 0:00 Khalif Battle Defensive Rebound. 80 - 88
2nd 0:01 Alston Mason missed Three Point Jumper. 80 - 88
2nd 0:05 Khalif Battle made Free Throw. 80 - 88

Statistics

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30-63 FG 31-62
47.6 Field Goal % 50.0
9-29 3PT 8-24
31.0 Three Point % 33.3
11-12 FT 18-22
91.7 Free Throw % 81.8
29 Rebounds 38
6 Offensive Rebounds 10
23 Defensive Rebounds 28
8 Assists 22
5 Steals 8
3 Blocks 1
10 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 11
9 Fast Break Points 19
42 Points in Paint 32
18 Fouls 10
6 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

McCarthey Athletic Center

Location: Spokane, WA
Attendance: 6,000 | Capacity:

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TEAM CONF GB OVER
Kansas 0-0 - 5-0
BYU 0-0 - 4-0
Cincinnati 0-0 - 4-0
Colorado 0-0 - 4-0
Texas Tech 0-0 - 4-0
UCF 0-0 - 4-0
Iowa State 0-0 - 3-0
Arizona State 0-0 - 5-1
TCU 0-0 - 4-1
Baylor 0-0 - 3-1
Kansas State 0-0 - 3-1
Oklahoma State 0-0 - 3-1
Utah 0-0 - 3-1
West Virginia 0-0 - 3-1
Arizona 0-0 - 2-1
Houston 0-0 - 2-1

2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Gonzaga 0-0 - 5-0
Saint Mary's 0-0 - 5-0
Oregon State 0-0 - 4-0
San Francisco 0-0 - 4-0
Washington State 0-0 - 4-1
Pacific 0-0 - 3-3
Portland 0-0 - 2-3
Santa Clara 0-0 - 2-3
Loyola Marymount 0-0 - 1-2
Pepperdine 0-0 - 1-3
San Diego 0-0 - 1-3
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