- - Braden Huff scores a career-high 37 points as No. 7 Gonzaga beats Campbell 98-70

December 18, 2025 at 5:21 AM

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Gonzaga forward Braden Huff (34) shoots while pressured by Campbell forward Muneer Newton, left, and Cam Gregory during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Braden Huff scored a career-high 37 points on 16-for-18 shooting as No. 7 Gonzaga beat Campbell 98-70 on Wednesday night.

Graham Ike added 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Steele Venters had 13 points for Gonzaga (11-1).

Dovydas Butka had 19 points and DJ Smith added 18 for Campbell (5-6), which shot just 5 for 23 from 3-point range and was also outscored 64-38 in the paint.

The Fighting Camels had no answer for Huff, a 6-foot-10 junior who leads the Zags with 17 points per game. Huff scored 26 points in the first half, exceeding his previous high of 24 for a full game, on 12-of-12 shooting.

Gonzaga shot 63% in the first half to build a 55-36 lead.

Huff scored eight points during Gonzaga's early 11-0 run that put the Bulldogs up 15-4. Campbell replied with a 7-0 run to cut Gonzaga's lead to 15-11. Huff added five points as Gonzaga went on a 9-2 run to build a 36-22 lead with 6:40 left in the first half.

Campbell stayed within striking range most of the game.

The Fighting Camels scored eight straight points to cut Gonzaga's lead to 72-62 midway through the second half. But Gonzaga replied with a 15-2 run, featuring two 3-pointers by Venters, to take an 87-64 lead with four minutes to play.

Up next

Campbell plays at Minnesota on Sunday.

Gonzaga plays Oregon in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday.

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