Recap, game analysis: Gonzaga Bulldogs cruise to impressive victory over Oklahoma Sooners

SPOKANE — All eyes were on the Gonzaga Bulldogs Saturday night as they hosted the Oklahoma Sooners in an early-season college basketball showdown at Spokane Arena.

And the Zags delivered.

Behind 19 points and 11 rebounds from Graham Ike, Gonzaga rolled to an 83-68 victory in the Bad Boy Mowers Series matchup. Read our full game recap and analysis below:

FINAL STATS: GONZAGA 83, OKLAHOMA 68

Gonzaga finished with a 58-20 advantage in the paint and outrebounded Oklahoma 46-39. Graham Ike was 9-of-17 from the field and finished with 19 points. Tyon Grant-Foster finished with 14 points and 7 rebounds — and multiple highlight-reel dunks. Jalen Warley and Braden Huff scored 13 points apiece.

Nijel Pack led Oklahoma with 20 points and Xzayvier Brown added 19. The Sooners fell behind by as many as 24 points before making a late surge to keep the score respectable.

SECOND HALF UPDATES

Gonzaga 83, Oklahoma 68, final: The Zags cruise to an impressive win over the Sooners.

Graham Ike fouls out: With 2:52 left Ike commits his fifth foul and heads to the bench. He finishes with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Gonzaga leads 82-66.

Gonzaga 75, Oklahoma 57, 4:07 left: Braden Huff converts a three-point play to extend the Zags' lead. Huff has 13 points and 9 rebounds.

Gonzaga 68, Oklahoma 53, 6:07 left: The Sooners go on a 9-0 run to stay within striking distance and Mark Few calls timeout.

Gonzaga 68, Oklahoma 44, 7:45 left: The Zags are outscoring the Sooners 48-14 in the paint and outrebounding them 38-29. Graham Ike leads all scorers with 15 points and 10 rebounds and Tyon Grant-Foster has 14 points and 6 rebounds.

Tyon Grant-Foster! For the third time tonight, Grant-Foster throws down a crowd-pleasing dunk, this time on a rebound putback. He has 12 points and 5 rebounds and Gonzaga leads 66-44 with 9 minutes to play.

Gonzaga 62, Oklahoma 39, 12:37 left: Steele Venters drills a 3-pointer to give the Zags their biggest lead of the game. Mark Few might be emptying the bench early tonight. The Sooners cannot compete with Gonzaga's size, athleticism and depth.

Gonzaga 54, Oklahoma 34, 15:07 left: The Zags lead by 20 at the first media timeout of the second half. Graham Ike leads all scorers with 15 points and 7 rebounds.

Gonzaga 52, Oklahoma 32, 18:20 left: Graham Ike converts a three-point play to give the Zags a 20-point lead. Ike has 13 points and 7 rebounds.

HALFTIME STATS: GONZAGA 49, OKLAHOMA 30

Gonzaga completed dominated the interior in the first half, outscoring Oklahoma 38-4 in the paint and outrebounding them 26-14. Graham Ike and Tyon Grant-Foster lead all scorers with 10 points apiece. Jalen Warley has 9 points and Braden Huff has 8. The Zags are 22-of-41 from the field and 3-of-9 from the 3-point line.

Nijel Pack and Derrion Reid lead Oklahoma with 9 points each. The Sooners are just 8-of-26 from the field and 3-of-14 from the 3-point line.

FIRST HALF UPDATES

Gonzaga 49, Oklahoma 30, halftime: Emmanuel Innocenti drills a transition 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to give the Zags a 19-point halftime lead.

Gonzaga 45, Oklahoma 30, 1:30 left: Tyon Grant-Foster throws down a vicious baseline alley-oop to once again send the Spokane Arena crowd into a frenzy.

Gonzaga dominating the paint: With 3:29 left in the first half, the Zags have 34 points in the paint — to just 4 for Oklahoma. The Zags lead 41-24.

Gonzaga 39, Oklahoma 22, 4:20 left: Jalen Warley converts a three-point play on a rebound putback to give the Zags a commanding lead. Gonzaga is dominating the paint and outrebounding the Sooners 21-10.

Graham Ike technical foul: Gonzaga's big man gets whistled for a tech after a Gonzaga made basket with 5:36 left. He gestured at the official after a Braden Huff basket and it looked like he was asking for a foul.

Gonzaga 30, Oklahoma 20, 7:20 left: The Zags take their biggest lead of the game on a Graham Ike turnaround in the paint. Gonzaga is on an 11-2 run and Ike now has 8 points and 5 rebounds.

Gonzaga 26, Oklahoma 18, 8:59 left: Tyon-Grant Foster drills a transition 3-pointer to give the Zags their biggest lead of the game. Timeout Oklahoma.

Oklahoma can't guard Braden Huff: Gonzaga's big man is dominating on both ends with 6 points and 4 rebounds, both game highs. Gonzaga leads 19-16 with 10:54 left.

Tyon Grant-Foster! Gonzaga's graduate senior blocks a shot on one end and explodes for a baseline dunk on the other end to send the Spokane Arena crowd into a frenzy. Gonzaga leads 17-14 with 12 minutes left.

My goodness Tyon pic.twitter.com/BzpnrGFPpX
— Gonzaga Basketball (@ZagMBB) November 9, 2025

Gonzaga 13, Oklahoma 11, 13:28 left: Mario Saint-Supery and Steele Venters both check into the game for the Zags. Mark Few was not happy with Braeden Smith after he left Oklahoma's Nijel Pack open for a 3-pointer on the wing. The Zags are clearly trying to stick to Pack on the perimeter and not help off.

Gonzaga 9, Oklahoma 8, 16:00 left: The Zags take their first lead on a rebound putback from Braden Huff. Huff has 4 points, 3 rebounds and an assist to start the game.

Oklahoma foul trouble: Graham Ike draws back-to-back fouls on Oklahoma's Mohamed Wague and he heads to the bench with 16:45 left.

Oklahoma 8, Gonzaga 3, 17:45 left: Xzayvier Brown converts a three-point play to give the Sooners an early cushion. Gonzaga has turned the ball over twice in the first two-plus minutes.

Gonzaga 3, Oklahoma 3, 18:40 left: Adam Miller buries a 3-pointer to get Gonzaga on the board. Oklahoma is playing stifling man-to-man defense to start the game.

Oklahoma wins the tip and we are underway in Spokane. Official tip time is 7:31 p.m. PT.

PREGAME UPDATES

Gonzaga's starting five: Braeden Smith, Adam Miller, Emmanuel Innocenti, Graham Ike and Braden Huff.

Oklahoma's starting five: Xzayvier Brown, Nijel Pack, Mohamed Wague, Tae Davis and Derrion Reid.

The crowd is filing in and we're about 35 minutes from opening tip here at Spokane Arena. The Zags are favored by 10.5 points.

Ready 4 Tipoff pic.twitter.com/GpfYBVbCUn
— Gonzaga Basketball (@ZagMBB) November 9, 2025