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Hickman's 23 lead Gonzaga past Washington State 84-63

AP
Feb 19, 2025

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Nolan Hickman's 23 points helped Gonzaga defeat Washington State 84-63 on Wednesday night.

Hickman also added five assists for the Bulldogs (21-7, 12-3 West Coast Conference). Graham Ike added 17 points while going 5 of 9 and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line and grabbed 13 rebounds. Michael Ajayi had 12 points and shot 4 of 6 from the field and 4 for 4 from the foul line.

LeJuan Watts finished with 19 points, five assists and two blocks for the Cougars (16-12, 6-9). Tomas Thrastarson added 12 points for Washington State. Isaiah Watts also had 12 points and three steals.

Gonzaga took the lead about 5 1/2 minutes into the game and did not relinquish it. The score was 50-28 at halftime, with Hickman racking up 12 points. Gonzaga was outscored by Washington State in the second half by a one-point margin, but still wound up on top, while Hickman led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.

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1st Half
GONZ
Bulldogs
50
WSU
Cougars
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Graham Ike vs. Ethan Price (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:50	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists)	2-0
19:33		Graham Ike blocks LeJuan Watts's two point layup
19:31		Cougars offensive rebound
19:17		LeJuan Watts turnover (bad pass) (Nolan Hickman steals)
19:13		Nolan Hickman turnover (out of bounds)
18:52	+3	Isaiah Watts makes three point jump shot (Dane Erikstrup assists)	2-3
18:36		Ryan Nembhard misses two point layup
18:34		Nate Calmese defensive rebound
18:27	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point dunk (Nate Calmese assists)	2-5
18:14		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
18:12		Ethan Price defensive rebound
18:05		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
18:03		Graham Ike defensive rebound
17:55		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
17:53		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
17:42		LeJuan Watts turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
17:32		LeJuan Watts blocks Nolan Hickman's two point layup
17:30		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:30		Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Price steals)
17:30		Ben Gregg personal foul
17:06		Dane Erikstrup misses two point hook shot
17:04		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
16:56		Ethan Price blocks Khalif Battle's two point layup
16:54		Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound
16:46		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
16:44		Graham Ike defensive rebound
16:35		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
16:33		Cougars defensive rebound
16:18	+3	LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot	2-8
16:01	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point jump shot	4-8
15:30		Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot
15:28		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
15:23		LeJuan Watts shooting foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
15:23		TV timeout
15:23	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-8
15:23	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-8
14:55		Ben Gregg blocks Nate Calmese's two point layup
14:53		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
14:48		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
14:46		Graham Ike offensive rebound
14:41	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Khalif Battle assists)	8-8
14:41		Ethan Price shooting foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
14:41	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-8
14:13		Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot
14:10		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
13:54	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot (Michael Ajayi assists)	11-8
13:28		Michael Ajayi personal foul
13:23	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point jump shot	11-10
13:12		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
13:10		ND Okafor defensive rebound
12:53		Emmanuel Innocenti personal foul
12:51		Michael Ajayi personal foul
12:50		ND Okafor turnover (out of bounds)
12:37	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Ben Gregg assists)	13-10
12:25		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
12:23		Cougars offensive rebound
12:16		Dane Erikstrup misses two point jump shot
12:14		Cougars offensive rebound
12:06		LeJuan Watts misses two point jump shot
12:04		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
11:56	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup	15-10
11:40	+2	Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup (LeJuan Watts assists)	15-12
11:11		Nolan Hickman misses two point layup
11:09		Braden Huff offensive rebound
11:05	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup	17-12
11:05		Dane Erikstrup shooting foul (Braden Huff draws the foul)
11:05		TV timeout
11:05	+1	Braden Huff makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-12
10:54		Braden Huff personal foul
10:51		Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot
10:49		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
10:37	+2	Braden Huff makes two point hook shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	20-12
10:12		Dane Erikstrup turnover (lost ball)
9:45		Dane Erikstrup blocks Braden Huff's two point layup
9:43		Ethan Price defensive rebound
9:23	+2	Isaiah Watts makes two point jump shot	20-14
9:08		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
9:06		Cougars defensive rebound
8:46	+2	Ethan Price makes two point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	20-16
8:29		Ben Gregg offensive foul
8:29		Ben Gregg turnover (offensive foul)
8:12		LeJuan Watts misses two point jump shot
8:10		Emmanuel Innocenti defensive rebound
7:57	+3	Dusty Stromer makes three point jump shot (Nolan Hickman assists)	23-16
7:39	+3	LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot (Nate Calmese assists)	23-19
7:15	+3	Dusty Stromer makes three point jump shot (Braden Huff assists)	26-19
6:57		Isaiah Watts misses two point jump shot
6:55		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
6:51	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point layup (Michael Ajayi assists)	28-19
6:51		Nate Calmese shooting foul (Nolan Hickman draws the foul)
6:51		TV timeout
6:51	+1	Nolan Hickman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-19
6:22		Nate Calmese misses two point layup
6:20		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
6:11		Khalif Battle turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Watts steals)
5:55		Ethan Price misses three point jump shot
5:53		Graham Ike defensive rebound
5:41	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point layup	31-19
5:29		Graham Ike personal foul
5:29	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-20
5:29	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-21
5:10		ND Okafor shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
5:10	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-21
5:10	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-21
4:42		LeJuan Watts turnover (lost ball)
4:32		Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
4:30		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
4:26	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	35-21
4:07		Nate Calmese misses two point jump shot
4:05		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
4:00		Nolan Hickman misses two point jump shot
3:58		Graham Ike offensive rebound
3:58		Dane Erikstrup personal foul
3:58		TV timeout
3:51		Dane Erikstrup blocks Graham Ike's two point jump shot
3:49		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
3:35		Dane Erikstrup misses two point jump shot
3:33		Ethan Price offensive rebound
3:24		Dane Erikstrup misses two point layup
3:22		Tomas Thrastarson offensive rebound
3:17	+3	Tomas Thrastarson makes three point jump shot (Ethan Price assists)	35-24
3:00	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists)	37-24
2:50		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
2:48		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
2:38		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
2:36		Graham Ike offensive rebound
2:36		Ethan Price personal foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
2:36	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-24
2:36	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-24
2:22		Nate Calmese misses two point jump shot
2:21		Graham Ike defensive rebound
2:21		Tomas Thrastarson personal foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
2:21	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-24
2:21	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-24
2:11		Dane Erikstrup misses two point jump shot
2:09		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
2:03	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point dunk	43-24
1:55		Isaiah Watts turnover (traveling)
1:55		Cougars 30 second timeout
1:37	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot	45-24
1:08		LeJuan Watts misses two point layup
1:06		Graham Ike defensive rebound
1:02		Ethan Price shooting foul (Nolan Hickman draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Nolan Hickman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-24
1:02	+1	Nolan Hickman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-24
0:50	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Dane Erikstrup assists)	47-26
0:27	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists)	50-26
0:24		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:01	+2	Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup (LeJuan Watts assists)	50-28
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GONZ
Bulldogs
34
WSU
Cougars
35

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Ethan Price misses two point jump shot
19:40		Bulldogs defensive rebound
19:13		Khalif Battle misses two point jump shot
19:11		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
19:07		LeJuan Watts turnover (lost ball)
18:54	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	52-28
18:34		Isaiah Watts turnover (bad pass) (Nolan Hickman steals)
18:28		LeJuan Watts blocks Nolan Hickman's two point layup
18:26		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
18:15		Nolan Hickman personal foul
18:09		Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot
18:07		Dane Erikstrup offensive rebound
18:03	+2	Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup	52-30
17:55		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
17:53		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
17:41		Khalif Battle shooting foul (Dane Erikstrup draws the foul)
17:41	+1	Dane Erikstrup makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-31
17:41	+1	Dane Erikstrup makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-32
17:24	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	55-32
16:58		Nolan Hickman personal foul
16:53		LeJuan Watts misses three point jump shot
16:51		Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
16:43		Ben Gregg turnover (bad pass) (LeJuan Watts steals)
16:32		Isaiah Watts turnover (bad pass) (Ben Gregg steals)
16:22	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ben Gregg assists)	57-32
16:07		LeJuan Watts misses two point hook shot
16:05		Nate Calmese offensive rebound
16:05	+2	Nate Calmese makes two point layup	57-34
16:03		Cougars 60 second timeout
16:03		TV timeout
15:43		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
15:41		Ethan Price defensive rebound
15:26		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
15:24		Graham Ike defensive rebound
15:09	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	59-34
14:40	+3	Nate Calmese makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	59-37
14:28		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
14:26		Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound
14:08		Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot
14:06		Graham Ike defensive rebound
13:58		Emmanuel Innocenti misses two point jump shot
13:56		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
13:35	+3	Tomas Thrastarson makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	59-40
13:12	+2	Nolan Hickman makes two point jump shot	61-40
12:50	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup	61-42
12:50		Graham Ike shooting foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
12:50		TV timeout
12:50		LeJuan Watts misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:50		Emmanuel Innocenti defensive rebound
12:34	+2	Braden Huff makes two point hook shot (Dusty Stromer assists)	63-42
12:02		LeJuan Watts turnover (traveling)
11:43		Dane Erikstrup shooting foul (Dusty Stromer draws the foul)
11:43		TV timeout
11:43		Dusty Stromer misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:43	+1	Dusty Stromer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-42
11:22		Tomas Thrastarson turnover (bad pass) (Michael Ajayi steals)
11:19		LeJuan Watts personal foul
11:06		Michael Ajayi offensive foul
11:06		Michael Ajayi turnover (offensive foul)
10:47		Kase Wynott turnover (lost ball) (Michael Ajayi steals)
10:45		Michael Ajayi turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Watts steals)
10:40		Ryan Nembhard shooting foul (Tomas Thrastarson draws the foul)
10:40	+1	Tomas Thrastarson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-43
10:40	+1	Tomas Thrastarson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-44
10:18		Dane Erikstrup blocks Michael Ajayi's two point layup
10:16		Bulldogs offensive rebound
10:16		Dane Erikstrup shooting foul (Michael Ajayi draws the foul)
10:16	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-44
10:16	+1	Michael Ajayi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-44
9:54	+2	Isaiah Watts makes two point jump shot (Tomas Thrastarson assists)	66-46
9:32		Nolan Hickman misses two point layup
9:30		Cougars defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Tomas Thrastarson makes two point layup	66-48
8:55		Ryan Nembhard turnover (traveling)
8:34	+2	ND Okafor makes two point layup	66-50
8:32		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:14		Braden Huff misses two point jump shot
8:12		Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound
8:08		Ryan Nembhard personal foul (Tomas Thrastarson draws the foul)
8:08		Tomas Thrastarson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:08		Graham Ike defensive rebound
7:45		Graham Ike turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Watts steals)
7:45		TV timeout
7:19		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
7:17		Kase Wynott offensive rebound
7:12		Kase Wynott turnover (lost ball) (Michael Ajayi steals)
7:00		Kase Wynott personal foul
6:45		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
6:43		Graham Ike offensive rebound
6:38		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
6:35	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Graham Ike assists)	69-50
6:07	+3	Kase Wynott makes three point jump shot (Tomas Thrastarson assists)	69-53
5:30		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
5:14		Ethan Price misses three point jump shot
5:12		Kase Wynott offensive rebound
5:04		Isaiah Watts misses two point jump shot
5:02		Kase Wynott offensive rebound
4:57		Ethan Price misses three point jump shot
4:55		ND Okafor offensive rebound
4:55		ND Okafor misses two point jump shot
4:53		Graham Ike defensive rebound
4:53		Kase Wynott personal foul
4:38		Kase Wynott blocks Graham Ike's two point layup
4:38		Bulldogs offensive rebound
4:30		Isaiah Watts personal foul
4:28	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Graham Ike assists)	72-53
4:08		LeJuan Watts turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Nembhard steals)
4:04		LeJuan Watts shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
4:04	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-53
4:04	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-53
3:49	+3	LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot	74-56
3:20	+3	Ryan Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Innocenti assists)	77-56
3:04	+2	Isaiah Watts makes two point layup	77-58
2:46		Graham Ike turnover (lost ball)
2:46		TV timeout
2:16		Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot
2:14		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
1:59	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists)	79-58
1:59		Tomas Thrastarson shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 1	80-58
1:49	+2	Tomas Thrastarson makes two point layup	80-60
1:20		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
1:18		Emmanuel Innocenti offensive rebound
1:11	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point dunk (Graham Ike assists)	82-60
0:55	+3	Isaiah Watts makes three point jump shot	82-63
0:27	+2	Michael Ajayi makes two point jump shot (Nolan Hickman assists)	84-63
0:18		Nate Calmese misses two point layup
0:16		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Michael Ajayi defensive rebound