TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 20 points, Tyon Grant-Foster had 14 points and 12 rebounds off the bench, and No. 19 Gonzaga outlasted Arizona State 77-65 on Friday night.
The Bulldogs (4-0) opened the season with three lopsided wins, but had a much tougher time in their first road game.
Up 13 at halftime, Gonzaga struggled offensively through most of the second half as the aggressive Sun Devils (2-1) trimmed the margin to five. The Zags kept Arizona State at bay behind their defense and consecutive 3-pointers by former Sun Devils guard Adam Miller that pushed the lead to 67-52.
Moe Odum led Arizona State with 12 points.
Gonzaga got off to a shaky start, unable to get its free-flowing offense going. With coach Mark Few telling them to settle down, the Zags finally got into a rhythm.
Gonzaga tightened up its defense — ASU missed 10 of 11 shots — to get out in transition and used half-court movement to get open shots.
The combination turned a five-point deficit into a 30-20 lead for Gonzaga that stretched to 45-32 by halftime.
The Sun Devils took their turn ratcheting up the defense to start the second half.
With Arizona State pressuring up high and cutting off the lanes, Gonzaga missed 11 of its first 13 shots as the Sun Devils pulled to 49-44.
Arizona State couldn't keep it up, though.
Coach Bobby Hurley got one of Arizona State's two technical fouls and the Sun Devils didn't hit a shot for more than five minutes. ASU still managed to keep it within reach until Miller's consecutive 3s with 5 1/2 minutes left.
Gonzaga plays No. 8 Alabama in Las Vegas on Nov. 24.
Arizona State hosts Georgia State on Monday.
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Gonzaga forward Emmanuel Innocenti (5) shoots over Arizona State forward Andrija Grbovic, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Connor McDavid scored 46 seconds into overtime, Evan Bouchard had his first NHL hat trick and three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers held on for a 6-5 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.
Bouchard's six-point game came in his 400th regular-season contest. McDavid had a goal and three assists in regulation, Zach Hyman scored and Leon Draisaitl contributed three assists for the Oilers.
Edmonton netminder Connor Ingram gave up three goals on 12 shots before being replaced by Tristan Jarry midway through the second period. Jarry made 13 saves to close out the victory.
Washington got off to a slow start and didn’t register a shot on goal until the final minute of the first period. Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist, while Aliaksei Protas, Justin Sourdif, Dylan Strome and Anthony Beauvillier all got goals. Charlie Lindgren stopped 34 of the 40 shots he faced.
Washington was coming off a 3-1 win over the Flames in Calgary on Friday, and is now 1-4-0 in its last five games.
Washington’s first goal came just 22 seconds after Bouchard opened the scoring and the visitors leveled the score again two minutes and 37 seconds after his second of the night.
The Capitals climbed back into the game despite going down a defenseman late in the first period after Rasmus Sandin was hurt blocking a shot in the dying seconds of the opening frame and had to be helped off the ice. He did not return.
Draisaitl registered his 600th regular-season assist on Bouchard’s second goal. He is the fourth player in franchise history with 600 assists, following McDavid, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier.
Capitals: Visit the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night.
Oilers: Host the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.
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Washington Capitals' Connor McMichael (24) and Edmonton Oilers' Mattias Ekholm (14) battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL game, in Edmonton on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Washington Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren (79) is scored on as Edmonton Oilers' Zach Hyman (18) knocks his glove off during the second period of an NHL game, in Edmonton on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Washington Capitals' goalie Charlie Lindgren (79) makes a save against Edmonton Oilers' Zach Hyman (18) as Capitals' John Carlson (74) defends during second-period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl (29), Evan Bouchard, center, and Mattias Ekholm (14) celebrate after a goal against the Washington Capitals during second-period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) celebrates his game-winning goal against the Washington Capitals during overtime NHL action in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
