SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Braden Huff scored 25 points off the bench and No. 13 Gonzaga overcame a slow start to roll past Nicholls 102-72 on Wednesday night.

Graham Ike added 20 points and six rebounds and Ryan Nembhard had 18 points and 10 assists to help the Bulldogs (8-3) recover from a 77-71 loss last week to No. 11 UConn at Madison Square Garden to recover.

Bryon Ireland led Nicholls (7-5) with 16 points, including eight in the first half.

Gonzaga didn’t make a three-pointer for nearly 15 minutes, but went on a 22-4 run in the final seven minutes of the half. Huff started the run with back-to-back layups, followed by Ike’s 3-pointer – the team’s first of the game. Nembhard added another three-pointer in the final minute to give the Zags a 43-29 halftime lead.

Takeaways

Gonzaga: After 28 days on the road and two high-profile losses, the Bulldogs shot 64.8% from the field and 88.9% at the free throw line to earn their first win of December.

Nicholls: The Colonels stayed with a national powerhouse for most of the first half.

Key statistics

After making six 3-pointers and shooting less than 38% from distance in each of their last four games, the Zags made eight 3-pointers at 47.1% against the Colonels.

Next

Nicholls will be in Seattle on December 30th. Gonzaga hosts Bucknell on Saturday.

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