Gonzaga didn’t leave much room for drama Tuesday night. The Bulldogs, carrying a 23-2 record into Feb. 11, steamrolled Washington State 83-53 in a lopsided NCAA result that reflected the gap between a contender and a team still searching for consistency.
The win steadied Gonzaga’s recent form — now coming off a WLWWW stretch — and extended the sense that the Bulldogs are peaking at the right time. Washington State, 11-15 and coming in with a LLWWW run, couldn’t replicate that brief uptick against a Gonzaga team that dictated terms from the opening stretch and never relented.
How the game swung
With no quarter-by-quarter breakdown available, the story is still clear in the final margin: Gonzaga built separation early and kept adding to it. The Bulldogs’ 30-point win wasn’t about surviving a run — it was about preventing one. Washington State never threatened to flip the game, and Gonzaga’s control showed in the way the lead ballooned into a rout.
What it means going forward
At 23-2, Gonzaga continues to stack convincing results, the kind that matter as the calendar turns deeper into February. The Bulldogs didn’t just win — they delivered a clean, no-complications blowout that reinforces their week-to-week baseline and keeps momentum on their side.
For Washington State, the loss drops the Cougars to 11-15 and underscores the volatility that has defined their season. The LLWWW form line hinted at progress, but this matchup was a reminder of how thin the margin is when the opponent can raise the level and sustain it for 40 minutes.
Final
Gonzaga 83, Washington State 53 — Feb. 11, 2026 (Venue: TBD)