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Social Media: Sports Info M E N ‘ S B A S K E T B A L L WCC TOURNAMENT FINALS - #2/2 1-SEED GONZAGA (30-2, 15-1 WCC) VS. 3-SEED RV/RV SAINT MARY’S (26-7, 11-5) TUESDAY, MARCH 10 | 6 P.M. | ORLEANS ARENA | LAS VEGAS, NEV. GAME CENTER GAME GONZAGA/SMC SERIES HISTORY: TV: Play-by-play: Bob Wischusen ◀ POINTS - OVERALL: Gonzaga leads, 71-31 - Analyst: Dick Vitale 87.5 PER GAME 75.5 33 - IN WCC TOURNAMENT: Gonzaga leads, 13-4 - Sideline: Sean Farnham ◀ - IN SPOKANE: 31-11, GU leads (14-4 in MAC) RADIO: Gonzaga IMG Radio Network 51.4 FG% 48.0 - IN MORAGA: GU, 25-18 | NEUTRAL: 15-3, GU leads - Play by Play: Tom Hudson ◀ - LAST MEETING: 86-76, GU won (2/29/20, at GU) - Analyst: Adam Morrison 38.7 3FG% 39.3 - FIRST MEETING: 75-71, GU won (1953, at GU) * Sirius (84), XM (84), Internet (84) ◀ - STREAK: Gonzaga, W2 68.8 FT% 75.2 LIVE STATS: GoZags.com THE TIP-OFF (H: 17-0; A: 10-1; N: 3-1) ◀ REBOUNDS - Gonzaga plays for the 2020 West Coast Conference SCHEDULE 40.2 PER GAME 32.5 GU Opp Tournament title against third-seeded Saint Mary’s in the Date Rank Rank Opponent TV Time/Result ◀ ASSISTS Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday at 6 p.m. NOVEMBER 16.8 PER GAME 12.0 1 8/7 -/- # LEWIS-CLARK STATE KHQ W, 116-61 - GU is 13-4 against SMC in the WCC Tournament. The 5 8/7 -/- ALABAMA STATE KHQ/ROOT W, 95-64 ◀ BLOCKS programs have met in the event nine of the past 11 years. 9 8/7 -/- ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF KHQ/ROOT W, 110-60 3.8 PER GAME 2.0 - Gonzaga appears in its 23rd straight WCC Tournament 12 8/7 -/- NORTH DAKOTA KHQ/ROOT W, 97-66 15 8/7 -/- at Texas A&M SEC Network W, 79-49 ◀ STEALS Championship game. The 23 consecutive tournament final 7.4 PER GAME 6.8 19 8/8 -/- ! TEXAS-ARLINGTON KHQ/ROOT W, 72-66 appearances is the longest streak of its kind in the nation. 23 8/8 -/- CSU BAKERSFIELD KHQ/ROOT W, 77-49 SCORING ◀ - The Zags are 24-3 in the WCC Tournament since 2009, 27 8/7 -/- ! vs. Southern Mississippi ESPNU W, 94-69 67.9 DEFENSE 66.4 when the event moved to Las Vegas, and the three losses 28 8/7 11/10 ! vs. Oregon ESPN W, 73-72 (OT) ◀ FG% 29 8/7 RV/RV ! vs. Michigan ESPN L, 64-82 42.1 DEFENSE 45.0 have all been to Saint Mary’s (2010, 2012, 2019 finals). DECEMBER - Gonzaga is 8-3 in the WCC Tournament finals played in 4 9/9 -/- TEXAS SOUTHERN KHQ/ROOT W, 101-62 31.5 ◀ 3FG% 33.8 Las Vegas, and 17-8 in championship games in the history 8 9/9 22/23 at Washington ESPN2 W, 83-76 DEFENSE 14 6/6 15/14 at Arizona ESPN2 W, 84-80 of the tournament. ◀ REBOUND 18 2/2 RV/23 NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 W, 94-81 9.0 MARGIN 2.4 - The Zags clinched the 2019-20 West Coast Conference 21 2/2 -/- EASTERN WASHINGTON KHQ/ROOT W, 112-77 regular season outright. Its their eighth straight regular 30 1/1 -/- DETROIT MERCY KHQ/ROOT W, 93-72 1.5 ◀ AST-TO 1.2 JANUARY RATIO season title and 23rd overall in program history. 2 1/1 -/- * at Portland KHQ/ROOT W, 85-72 - Filip Petrusev was named the West Coast Conference 4 1/1 -/- * PEPPERDINE ESPN2 W, 75-70 ON THIS DATE IN GU HISTORY ... Player of the Year. He was joined by Corey Kispert and Kil- 9 1/1 -/- * at San Diego KHQ/ROOT W, 94-50 March 10, 2015 (3-2, all-time on March 10) lian Tillie on the All-WCC First Team. Joel Ayayi and Ryan 11 1/1 -/- * at Loyola Marymount KAYU/ROOT W, 87-62 16 1/1 -/- * SANTA CLARA ESPN2 W, 104-54 - Kyle Wiltjer had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Woolridge were tabbed honorable mention All-Conference, 18 1/1 RV/- * BYU ESPN2 W, 92-69 helping No. 7 Gonzaga shoot its way past and Drew Timme was named to the All-Freshman team. 25 2/1 -/- * PACIFIC KAYU/ROOT W, 92-59 Brigham Young 91-75 for the West Coast Confer- - The Zags are the lone team in the nation to have six play- 30 2/2 -/- * at Santa Clara CBS Sports W, 87-72 ence tournament title. The nation’s best shooting FEBRUARY ers averaging double-digit scoring per game, with a seventh 1 2/2 -/- * at San Francisco KHQ/ROOT W, 83-79 team during the regular season, the Bulldogs scoring 9.6 points per outing. 6 2/2 -/- * LOYOLA MARYMOUNT CBS Sports W, 85-67 shot 53 percent inside Orleans Arena and made - Gonzaga is the only program in the country to have 8 2/2 -/RV * at Saint Mary’s ESPN W, 90-60 8 of 12 from 3-point range. Kevin Pangos had 16 reached 30 wins in each of the past four seasons. 15 2/2 -/- * at Pepperdine ESPN W, 89-77 20 2/2 -/- * SAN FRANCISCO ESPN2 W,71-54 points and five assists for Gonzaga. Domantas - Killian Tillie became the 45th member of the Bulldogs’ 22 2/2 23/RV * at BYU ESPN2 L, 78-91 Sabonis and Gary Bell Jr. added 15 points each. 1,000-point club during Monday’s win over San Francisco. 27 3/4 -/- * SAN DIEGO KHQ/ROOT W, 94-59 29 3/4 -/RV * SAINT MARY’S ESPN2 W, 86-76 PROBABLE STARTERS (Based on previous game’s starting lineup) MARCH 9 2/2 -/- % vs. San Francisco ESPN W, 81-77 10 2/2 RV/RV % vs. Saint Mary’s ESPN 6 p.m. All times are Pacific Time Rank: AP Top 25 / USA Today Coaches’ Poll # Exhibition * West Coast Conference game ! Battle 4 Atlantis - Paradise Island, Bahamas % WCC Championships - Las Vegas, Nev. 4 WOOLRIDGE 11 AYAYI 24 KISPERT 33 TILLIE 3 PETRUSEV MIN -- 32.9 MIN --29.2 MIN -- 32.9 MIN -- 24.8 MIN -- 25.9 SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow GONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL on social media for PPG -- 10.3 PPG --10.4 PPG -- 13.9 PPG -- 13.8 PPG -- 17.7 up-to-date news, exclusive content and more. Follow us on FG% -- 53.0 FG% -- 48.4 FG% -- 48.1 FG% -- 53.8 FG% -- 55.9 Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @ZagMBB 3FG% -- 43.2 3FG% -- 34.2 3FG% -- 44.0 3FG% -- 40.2 3FG% -- 18.2 SPORTS INFO: AST -- 4.5 AST -- 3.3 AST -- 2.1 RPG -- 5.2 RPG--7.8 Sports Information Director (MBB) ....Barrett Henderson Office Phone ....................................(509) 313-4288 STL -- 1.5 RPG--6.3 RPG--4.0 BLK--0.8 AST--1.3 Email [email protected] PAGE 1 2019-20 GONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GoZags.com 2019-20 GONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES VERSUS SAINT MARY’S ... SERIES NOTES: - Gonzaga is 8-3 in the WCC Tournament finals played in Las CAREER STATS - This is the 103rd all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Vegas. GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG Saint Mary’s. - The Bulldogs are 17-8 in championship games at the Tillie 8/4 6.6 2.5 0.9 17.6 - GU leads the series 71-31, winning 17 of the last 21 meet- tournament. Kispert 7/5 7.0 2.9 1.0 21.4 Petrusev 4/2 15.5 5.5 1.5 21.3 ings, and is 45-11 against SMC under Mark Few. Ayayi 4/1 3.8 3.5 1.8 15.0 - The last 11 WCC Tournament titles have been won by TOP DOGS AGAIN Woolridge 2/2 8.5 1.5 3.0 34.5 either Gonzaga or SMC. GU has eight of those 11 titles. - The Zags have clinched the top spot in the West Coast Gilder 2/1 6.5 2.5 2.5 31.0 - The Zags are 13-4 against SMC in the West Coast Confer- Conference Tournament. Timme 2/1 11.0 5.5 1.5 15.5 ence Tournament, winning four of the last five meetings in - Gonzaga has now been the top seed in the WCC Tourna- NOTABLE PERFORMANCES the event. The teams have met in the tournament nine of the ment 19 times in program history. Killian Tillie past 11 years. - GU is 38-6 in the WCC Tournament as the one-seed. 19 pts, 3-5 3FG (2-8-20, A) - Gonzaga is 31-11 all-time at home against SMC. GU is 14-4 11 pts, 8 rbs (1-18-18, H) in the meetings in the McCarthey Athletic Center. THIRTY-WIN CLUB Corey Kispert - The Bulldogs beat Saint Mary’s, 86-76, in this season’s - GU is the only program in the nation to have reached 30 20 pts, 5 rbs (2-29-20, H) 10 pts, 2 asts (2-8-20, A) matchup in Spokane. wins in each of the past four seasons. 10 pts, 6 rbs (2-9-19, H) - In the meeting earlier the season in Moraga, GU won 90-60. - Prior to this season, Gonzaga was the first team in the Filip Petrusev Drew Timme scored 20 points and Gonzaga made 14 of its nation to reach the 30 wins in the past three seasons. 27 pts, 6 rbs (2-29-20, H) first 15 shots. - GU has reached 30 wins in a season six times, all coming in 18 pts, 11 rbs (2-8-20, A) - The Zags are 25-18 all-time at Saint Mary’s.
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