Gonzaga Dominates Pepperdine in West Coast Conference Opener

MALIBU, Calif. (Interstat) — Gonzaga overwhelmed Pepperdine 96-56 in a West Coast Conference men’s basketball game Sunday at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs, now 13-1, led 44-26 at halftime and never relented, scoring 50 points in the paint and 24 off turnovers. Tyon Grant-Foster led Gonzaga with 18 points, while Braeden Smith added 15 points and eight assists. Yonatan Levy scored 15 for Pepperdine, which fell to 5-9. Gonzaga’s defense stifled the Waves, allowing zero fastbreak points before a crowd of 1,912.