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Gonzaga Bulldogs 113, UMass-Lowell River Hawks 54: Live update recap, highlights from men's college basketball game

Six players scored in double-figures for the Bulldogs

Cole Forsman

Gonzaga senior forward Graham Ike.
Gonzaga senior forward Graham Ike. / Photo by Erik Smith, Myk Crawford
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Six players scored in double-figures for the Gonzaga men’s basketball team as it cruised to a 113-54 victory over UMass-Lowell at the McCarthey Athletic Center on Friday night.

Led by Khalif Battle’s 21 points, the Bulldogs (3-0) crossed the century mark for the second time through three games this season, as they went 24-of-37 (64.9%) from the field in the second half and held the River Hawks (2-1) scoreless for the final 4:31 of regulation. 

Nolan Hickman chipped in 14 points and knocked down four 3-pointers. Ryan Nembhard scored 13 points and dished out eight assists, while Dusty Stromer and Graham Ike each had 11 points. Braden Huff had 13 points, five rebounds and three blocks off the bench.

Quinton Mincey led UMass-Lowell with 10 points. The River Hawks committed 25 turnovers and went 18-of-50 (36.0%) from the field.

Here is the live updates recap.

Gonzaga 113, UMass-Lowell 54

2ND HALF:

Gonzaga 104, UMass-Lowell 48 (2:59): The Bulldogs' bench finished the game on a high note after Ismaila Diagne threw down an alley-oop dunk from Emmanuel Innocenti's feed. Walk-ons Noah Haaland and Joaquim Arauz-Moore entered the ballgame for the final few minutes.

Gonzaga 101, UMass-Lowell 46 (3:38): Dusty Stromer brought The Kennel crowd to its feet again after he threw down back-to-back breakaway dunks, followed by a turnaround jumper from Jun Seok Yeo, to help get the Zags past the 100-point threshold for the second time this season.

Gonzaga 87, UMass-Lowell 38 (7:34): Amid a 27-2 scoring run over a 9-minute span, the Bulldogs emptied the bench to close out their third consecutive win on the young season. Diagne and Yeo joined Stromer, Innocenti and Ben Gregg on the floor.

Gonzaga 75, UMass-Lowell 36 (11:57): An and-1 layup from Gregg made it a 15-0 scoring run from Gonzaga at the 12-minute media timeout. Conversely, the River Hawks missed seven of their first 10 looks from the field.

Gonzaga 64, UMass-Lowell 36 (15:04): Bulldogs came out of the locker room on fire, making six of their first seven field goal attempts of the second half to expand on their sizable advantage over the River Hawks. Hickman found Ajayi along the baseline for a dunk off another turnover from UMass-Lowell.

HALFTIME: Gonzaga 49, UMass-Lowell 27: The Bulldogs cruised to a big lead at the half behind 22 points combined from Hickman and Battle. The River Hawks couldn't get out of their own way early on, as they committed more turnovers (14) than made field goals (10) through the first 20 minutes of play.

1ST HALF:

Gonzaga 41, UMass-Lowell 17 (3:28): Hickman knocked down his third 3-pointer of the night to extend the Bulldogs' largest lead of the night to 24 points.

Gonzaga 37, UMass-Lowell 15 (4:58): The Kennel was awoken by a sweet behind-the-back dish from Nembhard to Ajayi in transition, as the seniors connected on the fastbreak following the defensive effort from Nembhard.

Gonzaga 28, UMass-Lowell 12 (8:08): Gregg ended Gonzaga's brief dry spell with an up-and-under move in the post for a score. Nembhard followed that up the next possession with a basket in transition, plus the foul.

Gonzaga 19, UMass-Lowell 7 (12:01): Hickman zipped a pass down low to Gregg, who capped off a 9-0 scoring run for the Zags with a layup underneath. Cam Morris III scored five straight points for the River Hawks to make it 10-7 before Gonzaga raced back in front by double-digits.

Gonzaga 10, UMass-Lowell 2 (15:58): The Bulldogs came out amped defensively with Ajayi in the starting five. The River Hawks committed turnovers on three of their first four possessions, while the home team started 4-of-7 from the field after a 3-pointer in transition from Battle.

PREGAME:

Starting lineup update: Gonzaga trotted out Nembhard, Hickman, Battle, Ajayi and Ike, with Gregg off the bench.

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Cole Forsman
COLE FORSMAN

Cole Forsman is a reporter for Gonzaga Bulldogs On SI. Cole holds a degree in Journalism and Sports Management from Gonzaga University.

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