No. 3 Gonzaga bounces back from loss, swamps No. 14 Indiana 89-73 behind Nembhard double-double
Khalif Battle makes the tough and-1 basket
Khalif Battle makes the tough and-1 basket for Gonzaga.
NASSAU, Bahamas -- — Khalif Battle led a balanced attack with 16 points, Ryan Nembhard had a double-double and No. 3 Gonzaga used a first-half blitz to beat No. 14 Indiana 89-73 in the consolation round of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday.
The Bulldogs led 33-31 with under eight minutes to go in the first half when five players scored in a 16-0 run in less than 4 1/2 minutes and the Hoosiers never got closer than 15 points the rest of the way.
Nembhard had 11 points and a career-high 13 assists for the Bulldogs (6-1). Michael Ajayi and Nolan Hickman added 15 points and Ben Gregg 13. Ajayi had nine rebounds as Gonzaga outrebounded Indiana 42-27.
Omar Ballo had 25 points for Indiana (4-2), which lost its second straight. Mackenzie Mgbako scored 13.
Gonzaga was locked in for its second blowout win over a top-15 opponent and rebounded from a loss to West Virginia.
Indiana struggled to get its offense going.
Indiana was within two when Bello scored inside at the 8:11 mark of the first half, giving him 17 points on 7-of-7 shooting against his first college team. His next basket came at 2:58 and cut Gonzaga's lead to 49-33. The Hoosiers missed eight shots with three turnovers between baskets.
Gonzaga led 57-39 at half with a 17-3 advantage in second-chance points. ... Bello was 11-of-13 shooting, his teammates were 16 of 46. ... Gonzaga had six players in double figures before Indiana got its second with 1:20 left in the game.
Gonzaga will play Davidson for fifth place, and Indiana plays Providence for seventh on Friday.
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- Darron George
- Eric Lewis
- Isaac Barnett
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Saint Mary's | 3-0 | - | 13-3 |
Washington State | 3-0 | - | 13-3 |
Gonzaga | 3-0 | - | 12-4 |
San Francisco | 3-1 | 0.5 | 13-4 |
Oregon State | 2-1 | 1 | 12-4 |
Santa Clara | 2-1 | 1 | 10-6 |
San Diego | 1-2 | 2 | 4-12 |
Loyola Marymount | 1-3 | 2.5 | 9-7 |
Pepperdine | 1-3 | 2.5 | 7-10 |
Portland | 0-4 | 3.5 | 5-12 |
Pacific | 0-4 | 3.5 | 5-13 |
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Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Michigan State | 3-0 | - | 12-2 |
Michigan | 3-0 | - | 11-3 |
Indiana | 3-1 | 0.5 | 12-3 |
Illinois | 3-1 | 0.5 | 11-3 |
Purdue | 3-1 | 0.5 | 11-4 |
Nebraska | 2-1 | 1 | 12-2 |
UCLA | 2-1 | 1 | 11-3 |
Oregon | 2-2 | 1.5 | 13-2 |
Penn State | 2-2 | 1.5 | 12-3 |
Wisconsin | 2-2 | 1.5 | 12-3 |
Ohio State | 2-2 | 1.5 | 10-5 |
Iowa | 1-2 | 2 | 10-4 |
USC | 1-2 | 2 | 9-5 |
Maryland | 1-3 | 2.5 | 11-4 |
Washington | 1-3 | 2.5 | 10-5 |
Northwestern | 1-3 | 2.5 | 10-5 |
Rutgers | 1-3 | 2.5 | 8-7 |
Minnesota | 0-4 | 3.5 | 8-7 |