2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES >> PORTLAND (H: 12-0; A: 2-1; N: 3-1) 17-2 4-0 #5/5 7-12 0-4 -/- SCHEDULE AP/COACHES AP/COACHES GU Opp OVERALL WCC RANKING OVERALL WCC RANKING PILOTS Date Rank Rank Opponent TV Time/Result -AT- NOVEMBER 1 3/4 -/- # CENTRAL WASHINGTON KHQ W, 108-69 Mark Few 552-120 (.821) Terry Porter 28-56 (.337) BULLDOGS RECORD AT GU RECORD AT UP 6 3/4 -/- IDAHO STATE KHQ/ROOT W, 120-79 HEAD COACH 20TH SEASON HEAD COACH THIRD SEASON 10 3/4 -/- ! TEXAS SOUTHERN SWX/ROOT W, 104-67 15 3/4 -/- TEXAS A&M ESPN2 W, 94-71 SERIES AT A GLANCE 19 3/3 -/- ! vs. Illinois ESPN2 W, 84-78 GAME 20 20 3/3 RV/RV ! vs. Arizona ESPN W, 91-74 OVERALL GONZAGA LEADS, 101-66 21 3/3 1/1 ! vs. Duke ESPN W, 89-87 In Portland GU leads 34-22 #5/5 GONZAGA (17-2, 4-0) PORTLAND (7-12, 0-4) 26 1/1 -/- NORTH DAKOTA STATE KHQ/ROOT W,102-60 Last Meeting GU won in Portland, 95-79, 1.25.18 AT DECEMBER 1 1/1 RV/RV at Creighton FOX W, 103-92 JAN. 19, 2019 / 7 P.M. / PORTLAND, ORE. 5 1/1 -/- WASHINGTON ESPN2 W, 81-79 CHILES CENTER (4,852) 9 1/1 7/7 @ vs. Tennessee ESPN L, 73-76 TV: KAYU/ROOT 15 4/6 12/12 at North Carolina ESPN2 L, 90-103 ◀ POINTS (Play-by-play: Tom Glasgow, Analyst: Francis Williams) 18 8/9 -/- UT ARLINGTON KHQ/ROOT W, 89-55 91.2 PER GAME 68.7 21 8/9 -/- DENVER KHQ/ROOT W, 101-40 RADIO: GONZAGA IMG RADIO NETWORK 28 7/8 -/- NORTH ALABAMA KHQ/ROOT W, 96-51 ◀ 31 7/8 -/- CSU BAKERSFIELD KHQ/ROOT W, 89-54 52.6 FG% 42.9 (Play-by-play: Tom Hudson, Analyst: Adam Morrison) JANUARY Sirius: Channel 81 | XM: Channel 81 | Streaming: Channel 81 5 7/8 -/- * SANTA CLARA KHQ/ROOT W, 91-48 36.6 ◀ 3FG% 33.6 THE TIP-OFF 10 5/6 -/- * PACIFIC ESPN2 W, 67-36 12 5/6 -/- * at San Francisco ESPN2 W, 96-83 - Gonzaga and Portland meet for the 168th time on Saturday in Portland, ◀ 17 5/5 -/- * LOYOLA MARYMOUNT KHQ/ROOT W, 73-55 75.1 FT% 67.5 at 7 p.m. The Zags have a 101-66 advantage in the series. 19 5/5 -/- * at Portland KAYU/ROOT 7 p.m. ◀ REBOUNDS - GU has won 10 straight versus the Pilots and is 34-22 at Portland in the 24 -/- -/- * at Santa Clara KHQ/ROOT 8 p.m. 39.7 33.3 series. Gonzaga has won 21 of the last 22 inside the Chiles Center. 31 -/- -/- * at BYU ESPN2 8 p.m. PER GAME FEBRUARY ◀ ASSISTS - The Bulldogs are 37-2 against Portland under Mark Few. 2 -/- -/- * SAN DIEGO KHQ/ROOT 5 p.m. 18.3 PER GAME 12.2 - The Pilots last win in the series came in 2014, 82-73, at Portland. 7 -/- -/- * SAN FRANCISCO KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. - Gonzaga is coming off a 73-55 win at home over Loyola Marymount 9 -/- -/- * SAINT MARY’S ESPN/2 7 p.m. 5.7 ◀ BLOCKS 4.2 14 -/- -/- * at Loyola Marymount ESPN2/U 8 p.m. PER GAME Thursday. Zach Norvell Jr. scored 17 points. Brandon Clarke added 13 16 -/- -/- * at San Diego ESPN/2 7 p.m. ◀ STEALS points, Corey Kispert 12 and Rui Hachimura 10. 21 -/- -/- * PEPPERDINE KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. 7.7 PER GAME 5.8 - Clarke is second in the nation with 64 blocks, third averaging 3.37 23 -/- -/- * BYU ESPN/2 7 p.m. blocks, and fourth in field goal percentage (69.4). Josh Perkins is eighth in 28 -/- -/- * at Pacific ESPN2 8 p.m. 67.8 ◀ SCORING 74.2 MARCH DEFENSE the country with 123 assists and is 10th averaging 6.5 assists per game. 2 -/- -/- * at Saint Mary’s ESPN/2 TBA 38.7 ◀ FG% 43.0 - The Zags are first in the nation in field goal percentage (52.6 percent), 7-12 % WCC Championships TBD TBD DEFENSE first in scoring margin (23.4), second in scoring offense (91.2), second All times are Pacific Time with 348 total assists and fifth with 341 made free throws. 30.4 ◀ 3FG% 36.3 Rank: AP Top 25 / USA Today Coaches’ Poll DEFENSE - Through the first four games, the Bulldogs are outscoring their confer- # Exhibition 5.3 ◀ REBOUND -5.1 ence opponents by an average of 26.3 points. * West Coast Conference game MARGIN - Gonzaga has won 25 consecutive conference games on the road, which is ! Maui Invitational - Lahaina, Hawaii @ Jerry Colangelo Classic - Phoenix, Ariz. ◀ AST-TO the longest active such streak in the nation. % WCC Championships - Las Vegas, Nev. 1.6 RATIO 0.9 THIS DATE IN ZAG HISTORY PROBABLE STARTERS (Based on previous game’s starting lineup) Jan. 19, 2002 - Dan Dickau made a program-record nine three-pointers, and scored 34 points, all in the first half in a 94-60 win at Loyola Marymount for No. 13 Gonzaga. Dickau was 11-of- 15 from the field, including 9-of-12 from behind-the-arc. GU led 58-32 at halftime. SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow GONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL on the social media sites listed for up-to-date news, exclusive content and more. 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Spokane, WA 99258-0066 BLK -- 0.7 BLK -- 0.4 STL -- 1.4 BLK -- 3.3 STL -- 1.5 Web Site ...........................................www.GoZags.com PAGE 1 @ZAGMBB GONZAGA UNIVERSITY / BULLDOGS / MEN’S BASKETBALL VERSUS PORTLAND ... SERIES NOTES: neutral games. CAREER STATS - This is the 168th all-time meeting between Gonzaga and - The Zags’ 75.7-win percentage in road or neutral games GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG Portland. The Zags have a 101-66 advantage in the series. tops the nation over that span. Kispert 0/2 15.5 7 1.5 23.5 Tillie 4/2 12.8 4.3 1.3 19 - GU has won 10 straight versus the Pilots and is 34-22 at - Also since the 2007-08 season, the Zags are 92-25 in true Perkins 7/7 9.6 2.1 5.1 28.3 Portland in the series. Gonzaga has won 21 of the last 22 road games. Hachimura 0/4 6.3 2.75 0.8 13 inside the Chiles Center. - GU’s 78.6-win pct. in true road games is best in the nation Beach 0/3 0.6 0.3 0 2.3 - The Bulldogs are 37-2 against Portland under Mark Few. over that span. Jones 0/4 1.8 1.8 0.8 4.5 Norvell Jr. 2/2 6 3 2.5 22.5 - Gonzaga won the latest meeting between the teams, 95-79, in Portland. Tillie had 27 points and seven rebounds, and No. ROSEY CONNECTIONS NOTABLE PERFORMANCES 15 Gonzaga cruised to the victory. Corey Kispert added a - Gonzaga has a history of players from Portland and its Josh Perkins 10 pts, 7 asts (1-9-16, H) season-high 23 points and 10 rebounds. surrounding area. 13 pts, 7 asts, 2 stls (1-11-18, H) - The Pilots last win in the series came on Jan. 9, 2014, - Current Zag Matthew Lang grew up in the Rose City and Zach Norvell Jr. 82-73, at Portland. was a standout at Jesuit High School. 9 pts, 3 rbs, 2 asts (1-25-18, A) - Portland edged GU, 70-66, in the first-ever NCAA meeting - Former GU standouts Silas Melson, Nigel Williams-Goss, Rui Hachimura 20 pts, 7 rbs, 8/10 FG (1-25-18, A) on Jan. 18, 1959, inside the Spokane Coliseum. Kyle Wiltjer, Mike Hart and Matt Santangelo are all from the Killian Tillie Portland area. 15 pts, 6 rbs, 2 blks (1-11-18, H) SCOUTING THE PILOTS: - Richie Frahm (Battle Ground, Wash.), Derek Raivio (Vancou- 27 pts, 7 rbs, 2 blks (1-25-18, A) - Portland fell at home to San Diego, 76-55, Thursday. ver, Wash.), Dan Dickau (Vancouver, Wash.) and Zach Gourde LAST FIVE SEASONS - The Pilots’ Marcus Shaver Jr. recorded his second straight (Vancouver, Wash.) are from just on the other side of the 2017-18 A W 95-79 game with 20 or more points, scoring 21 on 6-of-11 shooting Washington border. H W 103-57 and dished out four assists in the loss. - Assistant Coach Tommy Lloyd is from nearby Kelso, Wash., 2016-17 A W 83-64 H W 73-52 - The Pilots (7-12, 0-4 WCC) as a team shot a season-low 31 while assistant Brian Michaelson starred at Jesuit High 2015-16 N W 92-67* percent overall.