Gregg scores career-high 24, No. 3 Gonzaga routs Davidson 90-65
Nov 29, 2024, 10:08 PM
Ben Gregg (left) and Ryan Nembhard of the Gonzaga Bulldogs celebrate during a game on March 11, 2024. (David Becker/Getty Images)
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NAASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Ben Gregg scored a career-high 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting, Graham Ike added 18 points and 10 rebounds and No. 3 Gonzaga beat Davidson 90-65 Friday night in the fifth-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Gonzaga Bulldogs 90, Davidson Wildcats 65: Box score
Braden Huff scored 14 points and Dusty Stromer 10 for Gonzaga (7-1).
Huff scored six points and Gregg added four before Ryan Nembhard converted a three-point play to cap a 13-1 run and give Gonzaga a 33-19 lead with 7:08 left in the first half. Gregg added a 3-pointer that made it a 15-point game about 2 minutes later and the Bulldogs took a 42-31 lead into halftime.
Davidson (5-2) trailed by double figures throughout the second half.
Reed Bailey scored 19 points and Roberts Blums 11 for the Wildcats.
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Setting the table
Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard went into the game leading the nation in total assists (72, more than 32 Division-I teams) and assists per game (10.3). The senior, who set the program’s single-season record with 243 assists last season, had a career-high (and a tournament-record) 14 against Davidson, his third consecutive game and sixth this season with double-digit assists.
Up next
Davidson: The Wildcats play host to Charleston Southern on Dec. 6, the second meeting all-time between the programs. Davidson beat the Buccaneers 110-67 on Dec. 10, 2017.
Gonzaga: The Bulldogs take on No. 8 Kentucky in the Battle in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena on Dec. 7. Graham Ike scored 23 points to help Gonzaga win 89-85 at Kentucky last season.
Thursday: No. 3 Gonzaga bounces back, swamps No. 14 Indiana 89-73
