The pair of Naismith Trophy watch listers lived up to their reputation down the stretch of a gritty win for the Bulldogs Nembhard and Ike combined for 32 of the team's 40 second-half points, as the latter led the way with 23 points and nine rebounds. Nembhard recorded his third double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 assists. Gonzaga went of from the charity stripe. Nick Boyd led the Aztecs with 23 points.
The Bulldogs moved up to No. Here is the live updates recap:. Gonzaga 70, San Diego State 59 : Nembhard gave the crowd a flex after he extended the Bulldogs' lead to 14 points off a strong layup in traffic. Byrd went back to the locker room in evident pain about midway through the second half. Gonzaga 62, San Diego State 53 : Boyd kept the Aztecs in the fight, as the Bulldogs struggled to contain him in the pick-and-roll.
Gonzaga 59, San Diego State 47 : Nembhard pushed Gonzaga's lead back to a dozen following a driving layup through the teeth of the Aztecs defense. Gonzaga 55, San Diego State 45 : The second half turned into a back-and-forth contest between Ike and Davis, who combined to score 22 of the first 29 points scored after halftime. Gonzaga 53, San Diego State 42 : Ajayi knocked down a 3-pointer right in front of the bench to give the Bulldogs their largest lead of the night , The Aztecs responded with a fastbreak score from Davis, who then drilled a second-chance 3-pointer the next possession to make it a 9-point game.
Nembhard had seven points and five assists. Boyd led the Aztecs with 11 points and seven boards. Gonzaga 40, San Diego State 31 : Nembhard's jumper was blocked by Pharaoh Compton, giving the Aztecs another chance to cut into their deficit before halftime. Gonzaga 38, San Diego State 29 : Nembhard drilled a stepback jumper over Coleman-Jones to give the Bulldogs their largest lead , San Diego State responded swiftly to cut its deficit to single digits.
Gonzaga 33, San Diego State 22 : The Bulldogs went over three minutes without a field goal before Stromer broke the lid off the rim with a 3-pointer from the wing. Despite the drought from the field, the Zags managed to sustain their lead at the charity stripe, where they started of San Diego State: 3-of Gonzaga 26, San Diego State 16 : Bulldogs went ahead by double-digits following a scoring run over a 4-minute stretch midway through the first half.
