Deadspin | San Francisco psyched for rematch vs. No. 11 Gonzaga at Warriors' arena

[ad_1] Jan 24, 2026; Spokane, Washington, USA; San Francisco Dons guard Ryan Beasley (0) runs the lane in opposition to Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Tyon Grant-Foster (7) within the second half at McCarthey Athletic Heart. Gonzaga Bulldogs gained 68-66. Necessary Credit score: James Snook-Imagn Photos Graham Ike is among the prime gamers within the West however Gonzaga coach Mark Few feels the massive man is not receiving the right degree of respect.

Ike will look to submit a 20-point outing for the eighth consecutive look when the No. 11 Bulldogs go to San Francisco on Wednesday evening in West Coast Convention play. The competition might be held on the Chase Heart, residence of the Golden State Warriors.

Gonzaga might be seeking to defeat the Dons for the thirty fifth consecutive time after surviving an in depth name final month.

Ike registered 21 factors and a season-best 15 rebounds as Gonzaga (25-2, 13-1 WCC) recorded a 94-86 highway win over Santa Clara on Saturday evening to overhaul the Broncos for first place within the convention race.

Ike has scored 30 or extra factors in three of his final seven appearances, together with matching his profession better of 35 factors in an 81-61 highway win over Oregon State on Feb. 7. The fifth-year senior has made 31 of 43 pictures (72.1%) over the previous three video games.

"I feel none of us can take 21 and 15 with no consideration or the 30-(level video games)," Few stated. "I feel it is time he begins seeing his identify pop up on first-team All-American or second-team All-American (forecasts).

"I do know we're all obsessive about these (standout) freshmen, however he is actually been delivering night-in, night-out on the highest degree. I feel he wants to start out garnering some consideration, at the least nationally."

Ike is averaging 19.8 factors and eight.7 rebounds. He missed the Bulldogs' 68-66 residence win over the Dons on Jan. 24, the ultimate contest of a three-game absence attributable to an ankle harm.

Adam Miller stood out in opposition to Santa Clara by scoring a season-high 21 factors. Miller is averaging a career-low 7.7 factors within the fifth season of a four-stop faculty profession.

"We talked about how unselfish our group is," Miller stated. "Any day is usually a canine's day. Coach reminds us of that on a regular basis, however day-after-day you have to present up and do your position, nevertheless that appears, and I simply tried to do my job and my teammates undoubtedly did their jobs."

The Bulldogs have been with out Braden Huff (left knee) for a month, and Few's replace on Monday revealed that Huff (17.8 ppg) will not return previous to the NCAA Event.

"We stated 4 to eight weeks, it will be at the least eight," Few stated on his weekly present. "He is nonetheless on crutches. ... He is a protracted methods away from getting again."

San Francisco (15-13, 7-8) figures to realize some assist by enjoying within the bigger Chase Heart versus its cozy on-campus gymnasium.

Regardless of by no means main, the Dons gave Gonzaga a battle final month in Spokane, Wash.

The Dons had been down by eight earlier than Vukasin Masic made consecutive 3-pointers within the remaining 1:20. Nevertheless, a go-ahead 3-point try by Junjie Wang caromed off the backboard and rim with lower than two seconds left.

USF's Legend Smiley matched his season excessive of 18 factors in that contest.

"We've got an unbelievable alternative on Wednesday evening on the Chase Heart in opposition to a group that clearly is a juggernaut," Dons coach Chris Gerlufsen stated of the rematch. "We felt we performed fairly effectively in opposition to them the primary time.

"We'll roll our sleeves up and get to work Wednesday evening and make the most of the chance at hand."

The setback vs. Gonzaga was the start of a stretch during which the Don misplaced 5 of six video games. They halted that funk with a 92-79 highway win at San Diego on Sunday.