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Smith, Huff help No. 7 Gonzaga beat Oregon 91-82

Smith, Huff help No. 7 Gonzaga beat Oregon 91-82

Gonzaga forward Graham Ike, right, dribbles past Oregon forward Kwame Evans Jr. during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Portland, Ore., Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer) Photo: Associated Press


PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Braeden Smith scored 21 points, Braden Huff had 20 points and No. 7 Gonzaga beat Oregon 91-82 on Sunday at Moda Center.

Graham Ike added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs (12-1). Steele Venters scored 14 points, and Tyon Grant-Foster had 10.

Nate Bittle had 28 points and nine rebounds for Oregon (6-6). Kwame Evans Jr. added 14 points, Takai Simpkins had 13 and Jackson Shelstad 12.

Oregon played Gonzaga tough in a back-and-forth first half, led by 16 points from Bittle, and it was tied in the final seconds before Grant-Foster’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer put the Bulldogs up 42-39.

Gonzaga pulled away in the second half, leading by 15.

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