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Ike leads No. 6 Gonzaga against Portland
By The Associated Press
Gonzaga Bulldogs (22-1, 10-0 WCC) at Portland Pilots (10-14, 3-8 WCC)
Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 Gonzaga takes on Portland after Graham Ike scored 30 points
in Gonzaga's 73-65 victory over the Saint Mary's Gaels.
The Pilots are 9-5 in home games. Portland ranks seventh in the WCC in
rebounding with 31.6 rebounds. Cameron Williams leads the Pilots with 5.5
boards.
The Bulldogs have gone 10-0 against WCC opponents. Gonzaga is the best team in
the WCC scoring 15.3 fast break points per game.
Portland's average of 6.3 made 3-pointers per game is 1.5 fewer made shots on
average than the 7.8 per game Gonzaga allows. Gonzaga has shot at a 51.5% rate
from the field this season, 6.6 percentage points greater than the 44.9%
shooting opponents of Portland have averaged.
The Pilots and Bulldogs meet Wednesday for the first time in WCC play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Joel Foxwell is scoring 15.3 points per game and averaging 3.9
rebounds for the Pilots. Mikah Ballew is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the
last 10 games.
Ike is averaging 18.7 points and 8.5 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Tyon
Grant-Foster is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pilots: 3-7, averaging 71.0 points, 29.0 rebounds, 14.6 assists,
5.0 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 78.6 points per game.
Bulldogs: 10-0, averaging 82.8 points, 37.6 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 9.3 steals
and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 65.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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