Trio of Zags making NCAA Tournament debuts rose to occasion in #KennesawSt win | #Gonzaga notebook.

Ike on Fogle/Saint-Supery: β€œThey showed a lot of confidence. They just stuck with it throughout certain things maybe not going their way.”

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/mar/20/gonzaga-notes-trio-of-zags-making-ncaa-tournament-/

#KennesawSt coach Antoine Pettway on #Gonzaga: "That's a really, really good team. Coach Few does a tremendous job. That dude Graham is a handful. I thought our guys battled. We guarded. We stuck to the game plan."

#Gonzaga overcomes early, late pushes from #KennesawSt to win 17th consecutive NCAA opener | Analysis

Mark Few: "It wasn’t pretty but bottom line is you just win and now we get to move on."

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/mar/19/gonzaga-overcomes-early-late-pushes-from-kennesaw-/

#Gonzaga sweats out some tense moments down the stretch but pulls out a 73-64 win over #KennesawSt.

Your annual reminder that the Zags haven’t lost an NCAA Tournament opener since Steph Curry’s sophomore year at Davidson.

Halftime: No. 3 #Gonzaga 33, #KennesawSt 27

Zags finish the half on a 10-0 run. It came with Graham Ike on the bench. Ike still leading Zags with 9 pts., but the three wings - Warley, Fogle and TGF - each have 6 pts.

#Gonzaga starters: Mario Saint-Supery, Adam Miller, Emmanuel Innocenti, Jalen Warley, Graham Ike.

#KennesawSt starters: RJ Johnson, Trey Simpson, Frankquon Sherman, Braedan Lue, Amir Taylor.

πŸ“Portland, Ore.

🏟️ No. 3 #Gonzaga (30-3) vs. No. 14 #KennesawSt (21-13)

πŸ“Ί: 7 p.m., TBS

πŸ“ŠGU: Graham Ike (19.7 ppg), Ike (8.2 rpg), Braeden Smith (3.8 apg)

KSU: RJ Johnson (14.5 ppg), Frankquon Sherman (8.4 rpg), Johnson (4.0 apg)

Still 57 seconds left on the clock in this #Texas-#BYU game, so #Gonzaga-#KennesawSt (7 p.m. tip) will be behind schedule.

#KennesawSt to lean on Braedan Lue’s motor, shot blocking for Graham Ike assignment | Key matchup

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/mar/18/kennesaw-state-to-lean-on-braedan-lues-motor-shot-/

No. 3 #Gonzaga looking to control No. 14 #KennesawSt tempo in NCAA opener: β€˜Just stay disciplined’

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/mar/18/no-3-gonzaga-looking-to-control-no-14-kennesaw-sta/