Graham Ike’s back-down game was a central part of the scouting report No. 23 Creighton put together before traveling to Spokane for Tuesday’s game at No. 19 Gonzaga.

The Bluejays had cut-ups highlighting Ike’s post moves, duck-ins, face-ups and short floaters. It’s safe to assume they covered every base when it came to how to best contain Gonzaga’s All-American candidate within a few feet of the basket.

It’s unlikely the Bluejays were prepared for a scenario where the fifth-year senior would put them behind the 8-ball with three consecutive 3-pointers inside the first three minutes and a fourth midway through the second half as the Zags continued to pull even further away.

Ike, who’d never made more than two 3’s in his career – that’s 117 games before Tuesday’s - set the tone with four

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