Watch Dan Dickau's postgame analysis of Gonzaga's 102-76 home victory over Pacific on Saturday, Feb. 17.
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00:00 Dan Dicke here for Gonzaga Nation. Well, a big win for the Zags, 102-76. Not necessarily a big win in regards to who they played, but more so just don't lose any ground against St. Mary's.
00:15 We're hoping that San Francisco can possibly knock them off next Tuesday and Gonzaga still has a chance at a share of a league title. We'll see how that is. But tonight, another double-double for Ryan Nembhardt. 18 points, 10 assists in front of his older brother, Andrew, who was here over All-Star break.
00:34 Other big performances, Graham Eke, perfect 9 of 9 from the field for 21 points. Anton Watson, a versatile 17. Braden Huff, 17. And Nolan Hickman got things started by knocking down three 3s in that first half. He finished with 16 points. Gonzaga shot nearly 70% from the field in tonight's ballgame.
00:54 Got production, as mentioned, across the board. Five players in double figures. Defensively, I thought they had some really good stretches. They did have a couple lapses here and there, in particular in switching opportunities. Nick Blake got free a number of times. He had a career-high 20 points, as well as Donovan Williams, 16 for Pacific.
01:13 But at this point of the year, it's just continuing to get better, win the games you need to win, do not lose any ground against St. Mary's, and hope for a little help so that you can get back into the league race. But I would imagine Gonzaga's net stays at 23 or possibly improves, which is a key factor everybody's looking at at this point of the year.
01:36 So, 102-76 win. Gonzaga moves to 10-2 in WCC play on New Year.