Overview
- Tyon Grant-Foster and Graham Ike scored 21 points apiece for Gonzaga, with Ike adding 11 rebounds and Braden Huff contributing 18 as five Bulldogs reached double figures.
- Alabama’s Labaron Philon Jr. posted a career-high 29 points with seven assists, but he did not score after the 9:51 mark of the second half.
- Gonzaga controlled the glass 48-36, turned 20 offensive boards into a decisive second-chance margin, and outscored Alabama 52-42 in the paint.
- The TNT broadcast reported Alabama guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is out for the tournament with a leg injury that is not considered serious.
- The game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas; next up, Gonzaga faces Maryland on Tuesday, while Alabama meets UNLV.