Overview
- Graham Ike posted a season-high 28 points and 10 rebounds, with Braden Huff adding 20.
- The Bulldogs opened on a 19–2 burst and led 43–20 at halftime, never trailing in the game.
- Gonzaga shot 57% overall and 50% from three, while Kentucky hit 27% from the field and 21% from deep and lost the glass 43–31.
- UK fans booed at halftime, and Mark Pope called the jeers "incredibly well-deserved" as he took responsibility for the performance.
- Gonzaga improved to 8–1 nine days after a 101–61 loss to Michigan, and Kentucky dropped to 5–4 with an 0–4 mark in Quad 1 as Jaland Lowe returned but Jayden Quaintance and Mouhamed Dioubate remained out.