First half
3:18 - GU 32, OSU 19: Adam Miller makes a 3-pointer from the top of the key and then finds Jalen Warley for an alley-oop on the next possession.
5:13 - GU 27, OSU 15: Gonzaga used a 9-0 run to pull away. Ike is up to 10 points and Braeden Smith scored a fast five points off the bench.
Ike has now eclipsed 2,500 points for his career.
10:15 - GU 17, OSU 6: Quick 7-0 run has Gonzaga up double digits.
11:15 - GU 10, OSU 6: Graham Ike leads Gonzaga with four points.
The Zags are holding the Beavers to 20% shooting so far.
15:24 - GU 4, OSU 0: Gonzaga’s defense is smothering Oregon State early.
The Beavers are 0 for 8 from the field.
Starting 5s
Gonzaga: Mario Saint-Supery, Adam Miller, Emmanuel Innocenti, Jalen Warley, Graham Ike.
Oregon State: Isaiah Sy, Jorge Diaz Graham, Yaak Yaak, Dez White, Josiah Lake II
Pregame
No. 12 Gonzaga begins its march toward an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament with a semifinal matchup in the West Coast Conference Tournament against Oregon State.
The Beavers earned a bye into the quarterfinals after finishing fourth in the league. The Zags won their lone matchup with the Beavers this season, 81-61 in Corvallis.
Graham Ike, the WCC Player of the Year , played all but one minute during the last matchup with Oregon State and scored 35 points in the comfortable win.
A win Monday will set up a championship appearance against either Saint Mary’s or Santa Clara.
Game preview
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