The Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-6, 7-2 WCC) dismantled the Oregon State Beavers (16-7, 6-4 WCC) in a 98-60 final from the McCarthey Athletic Center on Tuesday. Khalif

The Beavers have nine days to wash away the taste of Tuesday's 98-60 loss, as OSU's next game is Feb. 6 against Washington State.

Graham Ike, whose game-tying 3-pointer eventually became a footnote in the first meeting between the schools, landed a handful of early jabs, Khalif Battle broke out of a two-game scoring slump and the Zags showed the defensive resolve that was missing two weeks ago,

To a man, the Beavers knew they’d get everything Gonzaga had after the Bulldogs lost to Oregon State in Corvallis 12 days ago. Coach Wayne Tinkle said he thought the Beavers were prepared for what was about to come.

It was Oregon State’s 13th consecutive win over Gonzaga — granted, the last one came during the 1991-92 season.

After Oregon State hung 97 points on Gonzaga during an overtime victory two weeks ago at Gill Coliseum, there probably isn’t a matchup the Bulldogs can afford to ignore Tuesday evening when the teams meet again at McCarthey Athletic Center.

Michael Rataj had a career-high 29 points and Oregon State pulled away late in overtime to beat No. 16 Gonzaga 97-89 on Thursday night.

It might take another college basketball player four years to undergo the range of experiences and emotional swings Graham Ike packaged into Gonzaga’s past four games.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (15-6, 6-2 WCC) are back in the McCarthey Athletic Center for a pivotal matchup against the Oregon State Beavers (16-6, 6-3 WCC). Tip-off i

Gonzaga players may not have been around for a decades-long run of futility against Oregon State – a stretch where the Bulldogs accumulated just two victories compared to 25 losses over 80 years – but all were on hand 12 days ago in Corvallis when the Beavers erased a late six-point deficit and rallied for an upset win in overtime,

Over the last two weeks, Gonzaga players and coaches have used a variety of words to characterize recent performances that haven't matched up to the program's lofty standards. "Dead." "Embarrassed." "Super frustrating.