Braden Huff seeks suitable encore as No. 7 Gonzaga faces Oregon
FLM
Dec 20, 2025
Braden Huff attempts to follow up a near-perfect outing when No. 7 Gonzaga Bulldogs faces off with Oregon Ducks on Sunday on a neutral floor in Portland.
Huff scored a career-high 37 points on 16-of-18 shooting during Wednesday's 98-70 home rout of Campbell. He made all 12 of his first-half attempts.
Huff's output was the most for a Bulldogs player since Julian Strawther scored 40 points in an 82-67 win over Portland on Jan. 28, 2023.
"It's pretty cool, but obviously couldn't have done it without these guys," Huff said after the Bulldogs improved to 11-1. "... So it made my job pretty easy."
Huff is averaging 25.5 points on 75.9 percent from the field (44 of 58) during Gonzaga's four-game winning streak. He piled up those 102 points in just 114 minutes.
Overall, he shoots a sizzling 67.8 percent from the field -- fifth-best in the nation -- while leading the Zags in scoring at 19 points per game.
Gonzaga coach Mark Few was impressed with Huff's effort, because Campbell was putting a lot of emphasis on trying to silence the Bulldogs in the interior.
"Their posts were kind of rugged and physical and bodied us up, bodied us out," Few said. "Fronting -- not allowing our guys touches -- and for him to put 37 on that, being so efficient, is amazing."
Graham Ike added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs. He ranks second in scoring (17.0) and leads Gonzaga in rebounding (8.1).
Gonzaga has been clicking on all cylinders since being walloped 101-61 by No. 7 Michigan in the Players Era tournament title game on Nov. 26.
The Bulldogs have won the ensuing four games by an average of 31 points, including victories of 35 points over then-No. 18 Kentucky and 51 over North Florida. They also produced an 82-72 win over then-No. 25 UCLA on Dec. 13 in Seattle before routing the Fighting Camels.
Gonzaga and Oregon are meeting just the third time since 1984.
The teams have met just once this century, a period of time in which the Zags have been in the upper echelon of the sport. Gonzaga won that game 73-72 in overtime on Nov. 28, 2019, in the Bahamas.
The Ducks (8-5) enter with consecutive victories after losing five in a row.
Oregon defeated visiting Portland 94-69 on Wednesday with a team-first effort in which five players scored in double digits and the Ducks racked up a season-high 23 assists. Oregon made 13 3-pointers, its second-best output of the campaign.
"We had some really good looks, especially when the ball moved inside-out," Ducks coach Dana Altman said. "Some of those threes, we got really good looks inside-out. So you know, some really good things."
Kwame Evans Jr. had 21 points and seven rebounds to pace Oregon. He ranks third on the squad with a 13.6 scoring average and leads in rebounding (7.7).
"When we swing the ball we get good shots, guys in a rhythm," Evans said. "And we just shoot a lot, we work on it a lot."
Nate Bittle added 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range. Dezdrick Lindsay made four treys while scoring 14 points.
Leading scorer Jackson Shelstad (16.2) also scored 14 points, and Sean Stewart added 12.
Bittle ranks second in scoring (13.7) and has a team-leading 17 blocked shots even though he missed two games.
The Ducks enter the showdown with a bit of momentum.
"It was a positive. It was a step in the right direction," Altman said after the win over Portland. "I wish we had been making those steps back in November, rather than now in December. ... We are still a work in progress."
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2nd Half
GONZ
Bulldogs
43
ORE
Ducks
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
1:40
Ducks 60 second timeout
1:42
+3
Nate Bittle makes three point jump shot (Jackson Shelstad assists)
85-76
1:59
Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
2:01
Dezdrick Lindsay misses three point jump shot
2:21
Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
2:21
Graham Ike misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:21
+1
Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2
85-73
2:21
Dezdrick Lindsay personal foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
2:46
Graham Ike defensive rebound
2:48
Kwame Evans Jr. misses two point layup
2:53
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
2:55
Braden Huff misses two point jump shot
3:17
+1
Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 2 of 2
84-73
3:17
+1
Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 1 of 2
84-72
3:17
Graham Ike personal foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
3:17
Ducks offensive rebound
3:19
Takai Simpkins misses three point jump shot
3:36
+2
Braeden Smith makes two point jump shot
84-71
4:04
+1
Takai Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1
82-71
4:04
Braeden Smith shooting foul (Takai Simpkins draws the foul)
4:04
+3
Takai Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Nate Bittle assists)
82-70
4:15
Ducks 30 second timeout
4:16
Ducks 30 second timeout
4:23
+3
Steele Venters makes three point jump shot (Braeden Smith assists)
82-67
4:41
Braden Huff defensive rebound
4:43
Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
5:06
+2
Braeden Smith makes two point layup
79-67
5:24
+2
Nate Bittle makes two point layup (Sean Stewart assists)
77-67
5:42
+2
Graham Ike makes two point hook shot (Braeden Smith assists)
77-65
5:59
Braeden Smith defensive rebound
6:01
Nate Bittle misses two point jump shot
6:10
Sean Stewart defensive rebound
6:12
Braeden Smith misses two point jump shot
6:36
Graham Ike defensive rebound
6:38
Wei Lin misses two point jump shot
6:48
Steele Venters personal foul
7:07
+1
Braeden Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
75-65
7:07
+1
Braeden Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
74-65
7:07
TV timeout
7:07
Kwame Evans Jr. personal foul
7:22
+3
Wei Lin makes three point jump shot
73-65
7:32
+2
Braeden Smith makes two point layup
73-62
7:49
+3
Kwame Evans Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nate Bittle assists)
71-62
8:08
+2
Braden Huff makes two point layup (Graham Ike assists)
71-59
8:33
+1
Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
69-59
8:33
+1
Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
69-58
8:33
Graham Ike shooting foul (Kwame Evans Jr. draws the foul)
8:52
+2
Braden Huff makes two point layup
69-57
9:09
Ege Demir personal foul
9:22
+2
Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point layup
67-57
9:27
Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
9:29
Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
9:53
+2
Braeden Smith makes two point jump shot
67-55
10:04
Wei Lin turnover (traveling)
10:10
+1
Braeden Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
65-55
10:10
+1
Braeden Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
64-55
10:10
Dezdrick Lindsay shooting foul (Braeden Smith draws the foul)
10:16
Graham Ike defensive rebound
10:18
Dezdrick Lindsay misses three point jump shot
10:29
Tyon Grant-Foster personal foul
10:44
+2
Braden Huff makes two point jump shot (Braeden Smith assists)
63-55
10:55
Braeden Smith offensive rebound
10:57
Graham Ike misses three point jump shot
11:05
+2
Wei Lin makes two point jump shot
61-55
11:33
Ege Demir defensive rebound
11:35
Braden Huff misses two point jump shot
11:37
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
11:59
Tyon Grant-Foster defensive rebound
12:01
Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
12:11
+1
Tyon Grant-Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2
61-53
12:11
+1
Tyon Grant-Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2
60-53
12:11
Ege Demir shooting foul (Tyon Grant-Foster draws the foul)
12:29
+1
Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 1 of 1
59-53
12:29
Graham Ike shooting foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
12:29
+2
Nate Bittle makes two point hook shot (Wei Lin assists)
59-52
12:47
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
12:49
Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
12:49
Kwame Evans Jr. personal foul
12:51
Graham Ike offensive rebound
12:53
Jalen Warley misses two point jump shot
13:09
+3
Kwame Evans Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jackson Shelstad assists)
59-50
13:29
Ducks 30 second timeout
13:37
+2
Braeden Smith makes two point layup
59-47
13:42
Kwame Evans Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Braeden Smith steals)
14:00
+1
Tyon Grant-Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2
57-47
14:00
+1
Tyon Grant-Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2
56-47
14:00
Sean Stewart shooting foul (Tyon Grant-Foster draws the foul)
14:15
Takai Simpkins turnover (out of bounds)
14:16
Braden Huff personal foul
14:16
Ducks offensive rebound
14:18
Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
14:39
+3
Steele Venters makes three point jump shot (Braeden Smith assists)
55-47
15:08
+3
Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Sean Stewart assists)
52-47
15:30
+2
Braden Huff makes two point layup (Graham Ike assists)
52-44
15:38
TV timeout
15:39
Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:41
Braeden Smith misses three point jump shot
15:52
Steele Venters defensive rebound
15:54
Kwame Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:21
+1
Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-44
16:21
+1
Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2
49-44
16:21
Kwame Evans Jr. shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)