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11/7/2026 5:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Zags finish with three 20-point scorers; Lee dishes out 10 assists
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Davis Fogle and Isiah Harwell each scored 22 points, Braden Huff added 20 and No. 15 Gonzaga beat New Mexico State 109-68 on Saturday.
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Javon Bennett had 13 points for the Bulldogs (2-0) in their home opener. This is the 17th straight season Gonzaga has appeared in the preseason AP Top 25.
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Mark Lavrenov scored 19 points and DJ Dudley had 10 for New Mexico State (1-1), which fell to 0-2 all-time against Gonzaga.
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Gonzaga shot 61% from the floor while holding the Aggies to 44%.
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It was Gonzaga coach Mark Few's first regular-season home game since he was enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in August.
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Gonzaga hit four 3-pointers in a 16-2 run for a 19-8 advantage. The Aggies came back and trailed just 24-23 with nine minutes left in the first half.
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Gonzaga went on a 13-4 run, capped by Fogle's dunk for a 37-27 lead. New Mexico State cut it to 47-42 at halftime.
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Harwell opened with a 3 as the Zags built a 57-44 lead to start the second half. Huff's basket lifted Gonzaga to a 70-57 cushion with 12 minutes left.
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Huff sank three baskets as Gonzaga capitalized on four Aggies turnovers to push its lead to 83-62 with seven minutes remaining. New Mexico State then collapsed in a blizzard of turnovers as its offense disappeared.
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Gonzaga finished 31-4 last season, including 14-0 at home.
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Up next
New Mexico State plays at UTEP on Thursday.
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Gonzaga hosts LSU at Spokane Arena on Saturday.
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New Mexico St. vs Gonzaga
11/07/26 2:00 pm at Spokane, WA
At Spokane, WA
GONZAGA 109, NEW MEXICO ST. 68
NEW MEXICO ST. (1-1,0-0 CUSA)
Mark Lavrenov 5-11 9-10 19; DJ Dudley 3-8 2-2 10; Jae'Coby Osborne 4-5 2-2
10; Jermaine Washington 3-5 1-2 8; KK Robinson 1-3 4-4 7; Adrame Diongue 2-4
2-2 6; Gabe Pickens 1-2 2-2 4; Caden Deffebaugh 1-4 0-0 2; Leopold Levillain
1-2 0-0 2; Phoenix Woodson 0-0 0-0 0; DeLan Grant 0-2 0-0 0; Jachai Cantave
0-0 0-0 0; Omarr Smith 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-48 22-24 68.
GONZAGA (2-0,0-0 Pac-12)
FOGLE, Davis 8-13 3-4 22; HARWELL, Isiah 8-10 2-4 22; HUFF, Braden 9-13 2-3
20; BENNETT, Javon 4-6 3-4 13; DIOP, Massamba 5-8 1-2 12; LEE, Xaivian 1-5
3-4 6; FOSTER, Luca 2-2 0-0 5; EKANGA, Juwan 1-2 0-0 3; FUNCHES, Sam 0-0 3-4
3; DE SOUSA, Nathan 0-0 3-4 3; JEFFERSON, Parker 0-1 0-0 0; METZ, Alonzo 0-2
0-0 0. Totals 38-62 20-29 109.
New Mexico St.................  42  26 -  68
Gonzaga.......................  47  62 - 109
3-point goals--New Mexico St. 4-14 (DJ Dudley 2-4; KK Robinson 1-2; Jermaine
Washington 1-3; Caden Deffebaugh 0-1; DeLan Grant 0-1; Omarr Smith 0-2; Mark
Lavrenov 0-1), Gonzaga 13-24 (HARWELL, Isiah 4-6; FOGLE, Davis 3-6; BENNETT,
Javon 2-3; EKANGA, Juwan 1-2; LEE, Xaivian 1-3; DIOP, Massamba 1-1; FOSTER,
Luca 1-1; METZ, Alonzo 0-1; HUFF, Braden 0-1). Fouled out--New Mexico
St.-None, Gonzaga-DE SOUSA, Nathan. Rebounds--New Mexico St. 26 (Adrame
Diongue 5; Jae'Coby Osborne 5), Gonzaga 30 (DIOP, Massamba 7). Assists--New
Mexico St. 6 (Gabe Pickens 5), Gonzaga 23 (LEE, Xaivian 10). Total
fouls--New Mexico St. 18, Gonzaga 19. Technical fouls--New Mexico St.-None,
Gonzaga-None. A-6000
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Javon Bennett had 13 points for the Bulldogs (2-0) in their home opener. This is the 17th straight season Gonzaga has appeared in the preseason AP Top 25.
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Mark Lavrenov scored 19 points and DJ Dudley had 10 for New Mexico State (1-1), which fell to 0-2 all-time against Gonzaga.
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Gonzaga shot 61% from the floor while holding the Aggies to 44%.
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It was Gonzaga coach Mark Few's first regular-season home game since he was enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in August.
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Gonzaga hit four 3-pointers in a 16-2 run for a 19-8 advantage. The Aggies came back and trailed just 24-23 with nine minutes left in the first half.
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Gonzaga went on a 13-4 run, capped by Fogle's dunk for a 37-27 lead. New Mexico State cut it to 47-42 at halftime.
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Harwell opened with a 3 as the Zags built a 57-44 lead to start the second half. Huff's basket lifted Gonzaga to a 70-57 cushion with 12 minutes left.
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Huff sank three baskets as Gonzaga capitalized on four Aggies turnovers to push its lead to 83-62 with seven minutes remaining. New Mexico State then collapsed in a blizzard of turnovers as its offense disappeared.
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Gonzaga finished 31-4 last season, including 14-0 at home.
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Up next
New Mexico State plays at UTEP on Thursday.
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Gonzaga hosts LSU at Spokane Arena on Saturday.
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New Mexico St. vs Gonzaga
11/07/26 2:00 pm at Spokane, WA
At Spokane, WA
GONZAGA 109, NEW MEXICO ST. 68
NEW MEXICO ST. (1-1,0-0 CUSA)
Mark Lavrenov 5-11 9-10 19; DJ Dudley 3-8 2-2 10; Jae'Coby Osborne 4-5 2-2
10; Jermaine Washington 3-5 1-2 8; KK Robinson 1-3 4-4 7; Adrame Diongue 2-4
2-2 6; Gabe Pickens 1-2 2-2 4; Caden Deffebaugh 1-4 0-0 2; Leopold Levillain
1-2 0-0 2; Phoenix Woodson 0-0 0-0 0; DeLan Grant 0-2 0-0 0; Jachai Cantave
0-0 0-0 0; Omarr Smith 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-48 22-24 68.
GONZAGA (2-0,0-0 Pac-12)
FOGLE, Davis 8-13 3-4 22; HARWELL, Isiah 8-10 2-4 22; HUFF, Braden 9-13 2-3
20; BENNETT, Javon 4-6 3-4 13; DIOP, Massamba 5-8 1-2 12; LEE, Xaivian 1-5
3-4 6; FOSTER, Luca 2-2 0-0 5; EKANGA, Juwan 1-2 0-0 3; FUNCHES, Sam 0-0 3-4
3; DE SOUSA, Nathan 0-0 3-4 3; JEFFERSON, Parker 0-1 0-0 0; METZ, Alonzo 0-2
0-0 0. Totals 38-62 20-29 109.
New Mexico St.................  42  26 -  68
Gonzaga.......................  47  62 - 109
3-point goals--New Mexico St. 4-14 (DJ Dudley 2-4; KK Robinson 1-2; Jermaine
Washington 1-3; Caden Deffebaugh 0-1; DeLan Grant 0-1; Omarr Smith 0-2; Mark
Lavrenov 0-1), Gonzaga 13-24 (HARWELL, Isiah 4-6; FOGLE, Davis 3-6; BENNETT,
Javon 2-3; EKANGA, Juwan 1-2; LEE, Xaivian 1-3; DIOP, Massamba 1-1; FOSTER,
Luca 1-1; METZ, Alonzo 0-1; HUFF, Braden 0-1). Fouled out--New Mexico
St.-None, Gonzaga-DE SOUSA, Nathan. Rebounds--New Mexico St. 26 (Adrame
Diongue 5; Jae'Coby Osborne 5), Gonzaga 30 (DIOP, Massamba 7). Assists--New
Mexico St. 6 (Gabe Pickens 5), Gonzaga 23 (LEE, Xaivian 10). Total
fouls--New Mexico St. 18, Gonzaga 19. Technical fouls--New Mexico St.-None,
Gonzaga-None. A-6000
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
NMSU
Gonz
FG%
.438
.613
3FG%
.286
.542
FT%
.917
.690
RB
26
30
TO
19
6
STL
3
10
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