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Gonzaga’s Khalif Battle scores 21 points with family, friends watching at Madison Square Garden
Late offensive issues resurface for No. 8 Gonzaga in 77-71 loss to No. 18 UConn at Madison Square Garden
Recap and highlights: No. 18 UConn outlasts No. 8 Gonzaga 77-71 at Madison Square Garden
TV take: Connecticut’s win over Gonzaga had the feel of a ‘tournament game’ to broadcasters, viewers alike
Buzzer breakdown: Graham Ike, Nolan Hickman struggle in Gonzaga’s 77-71 loss to UConn
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Graham Ike’s off night at the forefront of Gonzaga’s offensive issues in UConn loss

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 15, 2024

NEW YORK CITY – Determined to shake off a slow first half against Connecticut, Graham Ike returned to the court at halftime to warm up his shot. The forward retrieved a basketball, planted himself a few feet from the hoop and started working through his portfolio of low-post moves.

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TV take: Connecticut’s win over Gonzaga had the feel of a ‘tournament game’ to broadcasters, viewers alike

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 14, 2024

Sometimes, the simplest description is the best. That simple thought popped into our head about the 10th time Jason Benetti pointed out the obvious Saturday night.

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Late offensive issues resurface for No. 8 Gonzaga in 77-71 loss to No. 18 UConn at Madison Square Garden

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 14, 2024

NEW YORK – After beating Gonzaga 77-71 on Saturday night, Connecticut coach Dan Hurley told a room of reporters he wouldn’t mind negotiating a new nonconference series with Mark Few’s program, or extending the one that just concluded in front of 18,900 passionate fans at historic Madison Square Garden.

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Recap and highlights: No. 18 UConn outlasts No. 8 Gonzaga 77-71 at Madison Square Garden

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 14, 2024

UConn led by three points at halftime, capitalized on Graham Ike’s worst offensive outing in a Gonzaga uniform and stymied the Bulldogs down the stretch to come out with a 77-71 victory in New York City.

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Gonzaga’s Khalif Battle scores 21 points with family, friends watching at Madison Square Garden

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 14, 2024

Saturday was Gonzaga senior Khalif Battle’s first time playing at Madison Square Garden, but the New Jersey native watched as many NBA games as he could at one of the world’s most famous arenas. He made the most of his debut performance at MSG, draining four 3-pointers and matching his season-high of 21 points in No. 8 Gonzaga’s 77-71 loss to No. 18 UConn.

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Buzzer breakdown: Graham Ike, Nolan Hickman struggle in Gonzaga’s 77-71 loss to UConn

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 14, 2024

NEW YORK – Here are three observations from No. 8 Gonzaga’s 77-71 loss to No. 18 Connecticut on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

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‘Two of the best programs in the last 25 years.’ Gonzaga-UConn set for marquee matchup at famed Madison Square Garden

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 15, 2024

NEW YORK CITY – In building out the December portion of its nonconference schedule, Gonzaga might as well have pulled up a descending list of programs with multiple national championships, scrolled to the top and started making phone calls to see who was available.

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Key matchup: Alex Karaban, UConn’s all-around wing, has transformed into an All-America candidate for Huskies

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 13, 2024

NEW YORK CITY – When Dan Hurley was mulling a reported six-year, $70 million offer from the Los Angeles Lakers in June – one of the most compelling storylines of the summer, not only in college basketball but American sports at large – UConn’s basketball coach had a number of conversations that influenced and informed his final decision.

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Q&A: UConn beat reporter breaks down Huskies’ struggles in Maui, Alex Karaban’s evolution, keys against Gonzaga

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 12, 2024

If there’s any PTSD left over from Gonzaga’s double-digit losses to UConn the past two seasons, it should be reassuring to know these will hardly be the same old Huskies lining up against the Bulldogs on Saturday night in New York City.

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Not as easy as 1-2-3: Gonzaga trying to find the range from behind the 3-point line

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 13, 2024

Gonzaga currently has a love-hate relationship with the 3-point line. The eighth-ranked Zags were on target early with their two best 3-point shooting percentages (41.9 vs. Baylor and 45.5 vs. UMass Lowell) in the season’s first three games. The last month has been rough. In the Zags’ last six games, they’ve made just 29.8%

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Best of the West MBB power rankings: Washington State jumps, Oregon drops and Gonzaga stays on top

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

Cougars climb to No. 9 after win over Boise State.

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X’s and O’s to A’s and B’s: Gonzaga adjusts on the fly for final exams, holiday schedule

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 11, 2024

This segment of Gonzaga’s schedule is typical and atypical at the same time. It always is in December as the program juggles dead week last week, which preceded finals week this week and the fast-approaching Christmas holiday break. The goal is trying to mix and match practice times to prepare for some of the biggest tests on the Zags’ non-conference schedule: Kentucky last Saturday, UConn this Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City and UCLA on Dec. 28 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

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