Gonzaga beats San Francisco 85-76, advances to 28th straight West Coast Conference title game
AP
Mar 11, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) Graham Ike totaled 27 points and 10 rebounds, Khalif Battle scored 21 and Gonzaga Bulldogs advanced to its 28th straight West Coast Conference Tournament championship game after an 85-76 victory over San Francisco Dons on Monday night at Orleans Arena in a West Coast Conference semifinal.
The second-seeded Bulldogs (24-8) will play top-seeded and 19th-ranked Saint Mary's for the tournament championship on Tuesday with an automatic NCAA Tournament berth up for grabs. The Gaels beat No. 9 seed Pepperdine 74-59 in an earlier semifinal. Gonzaga upped its win streak against the third-seeded Dons (24-9) to 33. Saint Mary's won both regular-season matchups with the Bulldogs.
Ryan Beasley scored 10 in the first and hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to put San Francisco up 37-35. Ike had 10 points, Michael Ajayi came off the bench to score all nine of his, and both players grabbed seven rebounds for Gonzaga.
Ike had the first two baskets of the second half and the Bulldogs never trailed again. San Francisco got within a point three times - the last at 62-61 on a basket by Saba Gigiberia with 7:12 remaining. Ike followed with a three-point play and a layup and the Zags pulled away from there.
Malik Thomas hit five 3-pointers and led the Dons with 27 points and eight rebounds. Beasley totaled 13 points and five assists. Wang scored 10.
Saint Mary's beat San Francisco 66-59 in 1997 the last time the Zags weren't playing for the title. Gonzaga beat Portland and lost to the Pilots in the 1995 and 1996 championship games. Gonzaga is aiming for its 22nd tournament title since ’95.
The last time the Dons played in the championship game came in 1998 when they beat Gonzaga 80-67.
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1st Half
SF
Dons
37
GONZ
Bulldogs
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Dons gains possession)
19:32
Junjie Wang misses three point jump shot
19:30
Dons offensive rebound
19:21
Junjie Wang misses two point jump shot
19:19
Graham Ike defensive rebound
19:09
Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
19:07
Junjie Wang defensive rebound
18:52
Carlton Linguard Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:50
Ben Gregg defensive rebound
18:45
Carlton Linguard Jr. personal foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
18:41
Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
18:39
Junjie Wang defensive rebound
18:22
+2
Ryan Beasley makes two point layup
2-0
18:03
+2
Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)
2-2
17:42
+2
Ryan Beasley makes two point jump shot
4-2
17:26
Carlton Linguard Jr. blocks Nolan Hickman's two point layup
17:24
Dons defensive rebound
17:14
+3
Ryan Beasley makes three point jump shot
7-2
16:57
+2
Graham Ike makes two point layup
7-4
16:57
Carlton Linguard Jr. shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
16:57
+1
Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 1
7-5
16:27
Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:25
Dons offensive rebound
16:25
Ben Gregg personal foul
16:24
Khalif Battle personal foul
16:08
James O'Donnell misses two point jump shot
16:06
Graham Ike defensive rebound
15:58
Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
15:56
Malik Thomas defensive rebound
15:51
Malik Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
15:39
+3
Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
7-8
15:16
Ryan Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Khalif Battle steals)
15:16
Ryan Beasley personal foul
15:16
TV timeout
15:03
+2
Graham Ike makes two point dunk (Nolan Hickman assists)
7-10
14:45
Ben Gregg personal foul
14:26
Dons turnover (shot clock violation)
14:10
Emmanuel Innocenti misses three point jump shot
14:08
Veniamin Abosi defensive rebound
13:55
Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot
13:53
Braden Huff defensive rebound
13:47
Braden Huff misses two point jump shot
13:45
Malik Thomas defensive rebound
13:39
Malik Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Nolan Hickman steals)
13:27
Veniamin Abosi shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
13:27
Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:27
Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:27
Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
13:06
James O'Donnell misses two point jump shot
13:04
Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
12:59
Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
12:57
Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
12:44
Ryan Beasley turnover (bad pass)
12:27
Khalif Battle turnover (bad pass)
12:17
Veniamin Abosi misses two point jump shot
12:15
Junjie Wang offensive rebound
12:11
+2
Junjie Wang makes two point dunk
9-10
11:58
TV timeout
11:47
+2
Michael Ajayi makes two point dunk (Graham Ike assists)
9-12
11:19
+3
Tyrone Riley IV makes three point jump shot
12-12
11:09
Malik Thomas personal foul
10:57
Khalif Battle misses two point jump shot
10:55
Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
10:51
Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
10:49
Malik Thomas defensive rebound
10:36
+2
Tyrone Riley IV makes two point jump shot
14-12
10:27
Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
10:25
Dons defensive rebound
9:59
Ryan Beasley misses two point layup
9:57
Graham Ike defensive rebound
9:51
+2
Michael Ajayi makes two point dunk (Graham Ike assists)
14-14
9:37
+2
Malik Thomas makes two point layup
16-14
9:37
Nolan Hickman shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
9:37
+1
Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1
17-14
9:28
+2
Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot
17-16
9:09
Junjie Wang turnover (bad pass) (Michael Ajayi steals)
9:03
+3
Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)
17-19
8:48
+3
Malik Thomas makes three point jump shot (Ryan Beasley assists)
20-19
8:27
Junjie Wang shooting foul
8:27
+1
Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-20
8:27
+1
Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-21
8:11
Ryan Beasley misses two point jump shot
8:09
Graham Ike defensive rebound
7:58
Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
7:56
Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
7:56
Veniamin Abosi shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
7:56
TV timeout
7:56
+1
Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-22
7:56
Michael Ajayi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:56
Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
7:36
Malik Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Michael Ajayi steals)
7:30
Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
7:28
Carlton Linguard Jr. defensive rebound
7:22
+3
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes three point jump shot (Malik Thomas assists)
23-22
6:59
Graham Ike turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Beasley steals)
6:49
Tyrone Riley IV misses three point jump shot
6:47
Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
6:41
Ryan Nembhard turnover (lost ball)
6:27
Carlton Linguard Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:25
Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
6:17
Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
6:15
Dons defensive rebound
6:15
Graham Ike personal foul
6:00
Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot
5:58
Dons offensive rebound
5:58
Ismaila Diagne personal foul
5:49
Ismaila Diagne personal foul
5:49
Saba Gigiberia misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:49
Khalif Battle defensive rebound
5:34
+2
Braden Huff makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)
23-24
5:17
+3
Junjie Wang makes three point jump shot (Ryan Beasley assists)
26-24
4:45
Braden Huff misses three point jump shot
4:43
Malik Thomas defensive rebound
4:26
+3
Junjie Wang makes three point jump shot (Malik Thomas assists)
29-24
4:24
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:24
TV timeout
4:11
+2
Braden Huff makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)
29-26
3:53
Junjie Wang misses three point jump shot
3:51
Ismaila Diagne defensive rebound
3:44
Robby Beasley blocks Braden Huff's two point layup
3:42
Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:38
Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
3:36
Malik Thomas defensive rebound
3:25
+2
Saba Gigiberia makes two point dunk (Malik Thomas assists)
31-26
3:15
Michael Ajayi turnover (bad pass) (Malik Thomas steals)
3:09
Michael Ajayi blocks Malik Thomas's two point layup
3:07
Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
3:06
+2
Khalif Battle makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists)
31-28
3:06
Ryan Beasley shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
3:06
Khalif Battle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:06
Junjie Wang defensive rebound
2:45
+3
Malik Thomas makes three point jump shot
34-28
2:19
+2
Graham Ike makes two point layup
34-30
2:19
Saba Gigiberia shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
2:19
+1
Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 1
34-31
2:03
Robby Beasley misses two point jump shot
2:01
Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
1:55
Khalif Battle misses two point jump shot
1:53
Malik Thomas defensive rebound
1:50
Malik Thomas turnover (lost ball)
1:39
+2
Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists)
34-33
1:23
Junjie Wang misses three point jump shot
1:21
Graham Ike defensive rebound
1:12
Nolan Hickman misses two point jump shot
1:12
Graham Ike offensive rebound
1:12
Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
1:10
Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
1:10
Michael Ajayi misses two point jump shot
1:08
Saba Gigiberia defensive rebound
1:02
Dons 30 second timeout
0:54
Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot
0:52
Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
0:43
Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
0:41
Graham Ike offensive rebound
0:40
Junjie Wang personal foul
0:40
+1
Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-34
0:40
+1
Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-35
0:09
+3
Ryan Beasley makes three point jump shot
37-35
0:02
Nolan Hickman misses two point jump shot
0:00
Ryan Beasley defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
SF
Dons
39
GONZ
Bulldogs
50
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:48
Khalif Battle personal foul
19:38
Carlton Linguard Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:36
Graham Ike defensive rebound
19:21
+2
Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ben Gregg assists)
37-37
18:59
Ryan Beasley misses two point jump shot
18:57
Graham Ike defensive rebound
18:50
Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
18:48
Junjie Wang defensive rebound
18:39
Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot
18:37
Graham Ike defensive rebound
18:20
+2
Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ben Gregg assists)
37-39
17:58
Carlton Linguard Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:56
Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
17:50
+2
Graham Ike makes two point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)
37-41
17:34
+2
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes two point layup (Ryan Beasley assists)
39-41
17:14
+2
Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)
39-43
16:54
Junjie Wang misses two point layup
16:52
Malik Thomas offensive rebound
16:52
Graham Ike shooting foul
16:52
Malik Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:52
+1
Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-43
16:33
+2
Ben Gregg makes two point jump shot
40-45
16:15
+2
Saba Gigiberia makes two point layup
42-45
16:02
Ben Gregg misses two point jump shot
15:58
Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:58
TV timeout
15:50
+3
Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Graham Ike assists)
42-48
15:29
+3
Malik Thomas makes three point jump shot (Saba Gigiberia assists)
