If there was one thing No. 14 Gonzaga failed to do in nonconference play, it was learn how to finish.And the Bulldogs may not get many chances to play close games in West Coast Conference play, which they’ll open Monday against Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif.Sure, the Bulldogs (9-4) trounced then-No. 8 Baylor 101-63 and then-No. 14 Indiana 89-73.But they also lost in overtime to West Virginia (86-78) and No. 4 Kentucky (90-89), dropped a 77-71 decision to two-time defending NCAA champion UConn at Madison Square Garden and are coming off a 65-62 defeat to No. 22 UCLA on Saturday.”Obviously we feel like we’ve been in a bunch of close games that we felt like we should have won all of them,” said Gonzaga point guard Ryan Nembhard, who had 16 points and eight assists against a Bruins defense that is one of the best in the country. “We’ve got to close out these games and learn to win these close games.”Graham Ike led the Bulldogs with 24 points as they rallied from an 11-point deficit and led for most of the final 12 1/2 minutes before stumbling.It didn’t help Gonzaga that guard Khalif Battle, who is tied for third on the team with 11.8 points per game, was ejected with 4:13 remaining in the first half for a Flagrant-2 foul against UCLA’s Eric Dailey Jr.”We’re playing a great schedule and great teams,” Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. “And you’re in position to win and in college basketball, you hope you can make a play, make a shot and get a stop at the end.”Ike leads Gonzaga with 16.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Nembhard averages 12.1 points per game and leads the country with 10.0 assists per game.