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Jan 31, 2026; Spokane, Washington, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Jalen Warley (8) knocks the ball away from Saint Mary’s Gaels forward Paulius Murauskas (23) in the first half at McCarthey Athletic Center. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nGraham Ike scored 30 points in his return from an ankle injury to lead No. 6 Gonzaga to a 73-65 victory over Saint Mary’s on Saturday night in West Coast Conference play at Spokane, Wash.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jalen Warley had 10 points and seven rebounds and Emmanuel Innocenti also had 10 points for the Bulldogs (22-1, 10-0 WCC), who won their 15th consecutive contest.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Ike was 11-of-20 shooting — including 3 of 5 from 3-point range — to post his second 30-point outing of the season. Ike missed the previous three games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Joshua Dent scored 16 points and Paulius Murauskas added 15 for the Gaels (19-4, 8-2). Dillan Shaw had 13 points for Saint Mary’s, which has dropped two of its last four games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Gonzaga shot 46.6% from the field, including 6 of 17 from 3-point range, while beating Saint Mary’s for the 28th time in the past 38 meetings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Gaels made just 34% of their attempts and were 6 of 21 from behind the arc.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Shaw’s 3-pointer early in the second half gave the Gaels a 44-38 advantage.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Gonzaga answered with a 10-2 run and took a two-point lead on Ike’s turnaround jumper with 12:59 left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Dent followed with a layup to tie the score before the Bulldogs rattled off eight more points. A basket by Warley capped it and gave Gonzaga a 56-48 lead with 10:12 to play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Mantas Juzenas drilled a 3-pointer to pull Saint Mary’s within 60-56 with 8:35 left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Zags held off the charge and the lead was 71-61 after Ike made a trey with 1:27 left to play en route to closing it out.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Murauskas scored 13 first-half points to help Saint Mary’s hold a 38-34 halftime lead. Ike had 14 first-half points for the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Ike’s dunk gave Gonzaga a 23-13 lead with 8:15 left in the first half before the Gaels dominated the rest of the half.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Saint Mary’s scored nine straight points to cut its deficit to one and later moved ahead at 33-32 on Dent’s 3-pointer with 59 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n