SPOKANE, Wash. (Interstat) — Gonzaga broke open a tie game at halftime with a dominant second half to defeat Santa Clara 89-77 in a West Coast Conference men’s basketball game Thursday night at McCarthey Athletic Center.

The teams were knotted at 37 at intermission before the Bulldogs outscored the Broncos 52-40 after the break. Graham Ike led all scorers with 34 points for Gonzaga, which improved to 17-1. Allen Graves paced Santa Clara with 18 points as the Broncos fell to 13-5.

Gonzaga’s victory came before a crowd of 6,000 and extended its strong start to conference play.