#UNITEDWEZAG MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 5: #1/1 Zags (5-0) vs. Northwestern State (1-8) -- DEC. 22, 2020 GAME TIME: 6 p.m. | SITE: Spokane, Wash. | TV: KHQ/Root Sports 1 FINAL FOUR | 10 SWEET 16 APPEARANCES | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 23 WCC REGULAR SEASON TITLES | 18 WCC TOURNAMENT TITLES THE TIP-OFF SCHEDULE (H: 1-0; A: 0-0; N: 4-0) BROADCAST INFO GU Opp - Gonzaga hosts Northwestern State for the second Date Rank Rank Opponent TV Time/Result TELEVISION: KHQ/ROOT NOVEMBER straight night on Tuesday, at 6 p.m., in the McCarthey Greg Heister, Dan Dickau and Richard Fox 26 1/2 6/5 ! vs. Kansas FOX W, 102-90 Athletic Center in Spokane. 27 1/2 RV/- ! vs. Auburn FOX W, 90-67 - The Zags cruised to a 95-57 win over Northwestern RADIO: Gonzaga IMG Radio Network DECEMBER State Monday night at GU. Corey Kispert was one-point Tom Hudson and Adam Morrison 2 1/2 11/15 @ vs. West Virginia ESPN W, 87-82 shy of matching his career-high with 27 points. Four other 5 1/2 2/1 & vs. Baylor CBS Canceled LIVE STATS: GoZags.com 8 1/1 -/- TARLETON STATE KHQ/ROOT Canceled Zags finished in double-digit scoring, including freshman 10 1/1 -/- SOUTHERN KHQ/ROOT Canceled Dominick Harris who scored his first points as a Bulldog 12 1/1 -/- NORTHERN ARIZONA KHQ/ROOT Canceled 14 1/1 -/- IDAHO KHQ/ROOT Canceled totaling 10 in the victory. No Zag played more than 28 19 1/1 3/3 % vs. Iowa CBS W, 99-88 minutes in the win. 21 1/1 -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE KHQ/ROOT W, 95-57 - The last time Gonzaga hosted the same opponent in ◀ POINTS 22 1/1 -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. back-to-back days in non-conference games was a pair of 94.6 68.1 26 1/1 17/16 ~ vs. Virginia CBS 1 p.m. PER GAME 28 -/- -/- NORTHERN ARIZONA KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. victories over Eastern Montana on Dec. 10 and 11, 1965. ◀ 29 -/- -/- DIXIE STATE KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. - GU has now won 32 consecutive regular season 54.4 FG% 38.3 JANUARY home-openers since a 73-65 loss to Boise State in 1988. 2 -/- -/- * SAN FRANCISCO ESPN Network 36.3 ◀ 3FG% 33.2 7 -/- -/- * SANTA CLARA KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. - GU has won all 17 regular season home-openers in the 9 -/- -/- * at Portland McCarthey Athletic Center and all 22 regular season ◀ 14 -/- -/- * PEPPERDINE ESPN Network home-openers under Mark Few. 70.9 FT% 65.7 16 -/- -/- * at Saint Mary’s ESPN Network - The Zags have traveled 8,390 miles so far this season 23 -/- -/- * PACIFIC KHQ/ROOT 7 p.m. 41.6 ◀ REBOUNDS 37.9 28 -/- -/- * at San Diego during their unbeaten start. If you include the trip to Fort PER GAME 30 -/- -/- * at Pepperdine ESPN Network Worth for the game versus Virginia, GU will travel 12,106 21.0 ◀ ASSISTS FEBRUARY miles before WCC play. PER GAME 12.2 4 -/- -/- * LOYOLA MARYMOUNT - Gonzaga currently owns the nation’s longest home win 6 -/- -/- * BYU ESPN Network 2.3 ◀ BLOCKS 2.2 11 -/- -/- * at Santa Clara streak at 40 straight victories. The Zags and Baylor own PER GAME 13 -/- -/- * at San Francisco ESPN Network the country’s longest neutral win streaks at six. 8.0 ◀ STEALS 5.8 18 -/- -/- * SAINT MARY’S ESPN Network - The Bulldogs nine consecutive wins dating back to last PER GAME 20 -/- -/- * SAN DIEGO ESPN Network 25 -/- -/- * at Pacific season is tied for the fifth-longest active streak in nation. 76.8 ◀ SCORING 83.7 27 -/- -/- * at BYU ESPN Network - Jalen Suggs was named the WCC Player of the Week and DEFENSE MARCH Freshman of the Week for his efforts versus Iowa. ◀ FG% 4 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament First Round 42.8 DEFENSE 46.8 5 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Second Round - Coach Few reached 600 wins in his career with the win 6 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Quarterfinals over Kansas. He tied Roy Williams as the fastest to 600 29.9 ◀ 3FG% 34.7 8 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Semifinals wins in years coaching (22). Few boasts the best winning DEFENSE 9 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Finals percentage among active head coaches at 82.8 percent. 10.4 ◀ REBOUND -6.4 Pacific times and HOME GAMES are in all caps | Polls: AP Top 25 / USA Today Coaches’ - Corey Kispert joined the program’s Top-10 career three- MARGIN ! Fort Myers Tip Off - Fort Myers, Fla. (Suncoast Credit Union Arena) @ Jimmy V Classic in Indianapolis (Bankers Life Field House) point makes in the win over Iowa. 1.5 ◀ AST-TO 0.8 & Game played in Indianapolis (Bankers Life Field House) - The Zags received the program’s first-ever preseason RATIO % Game played in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sanford Pentagon) ~Game played in Fort Worth, Texas (Dickies Arena) No. 1 ranking this season in the AP poll. ON THIS DATE IN GU HISTORY ... * West Coast Conference game ^ WCC Championships - Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena) Dec. 22, 2005 LAST GAME STARTERS - Adam Morrison scored seven of his 18 points in the final 4 1/2 minutes to help No. 8 Gonzaga hold off pesky Saint Louis 60-57. It was the Zags’ fifth straight win. The game drew a crowd of 15,707, nearly double the previous high at Saint Louis this season. Sean Mallon added 10 points for Gonzaga (9-2). GU was held to a sea- son-low for points in the first half, trailing 28-27. Morrison had four points in the first half. 1 SUGGS 11 AYAYI 24 KISPERT 2 TIMME 22 WATSON SOCIAL MEDIA: MIN -- 26.4 MIN --31.6 MIN -- 30.2 MIN -- 29.2 MIN -- 21.2 Follow GONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL on social media for up-to-date news, exclusive content PPG -- 15.8 PPG --10.4 PPG -- 21.4 PPG -- 19.4 PPG -- 5.8 and more. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and FG% -- 54.7 FG% -- 53.3 FG% -- 62.3 FG% -- 59.1 FG% -- 40.0 Twitter @ZagMBB 3FG% -- 55.0 3FG% -- 16.7 3FG% -- 46.9 3FG% -- 25.0 3FG% -- 14.3 SPORTS INFO: AST -- 6.0 AST -- 3.0 AST -- 2.0 RPG -- 7.2 RPG -- 4.6 Sports Information Director ...... Barrett Henderson Office Phone ............................(509) 313-4288 STL -- 2.2 RPG -- 8.6 RPG -- 4.8 BLK -- 0.4 AST -- 1.8 Email [email protected] GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 6 | GONZAGA VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE 1 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2010-11 SERIES NOTES - If you include the trip to Fort Worth for the game versus W L Pct. - This is the second-ever meeting between the programs. Virginia, GU will travel 12,106 miles before WCC play. 1. Gonzaga 308 51 0.858 - The Bulldogs are 4-0 all-time versus current members of 2,931 miles: Spokane - Ft. Myers, FL 2. Kansas 299 66 0.819 3. Duke 289 71 0.803 the Southland Conference, with the latest matchup prior to 1,108 miles: Ft. Myers, FL - Indianapolis 4. Kentucky 295 74 0.799 last night being a 76-57 win over Southeastern Louisiana in 1,951 miles: Indianapolis - Spokane 5. Wichita State 278 74 0.790 Spokane on Dec. 2, 2014. 1,200 miles: Spokane - Sioux Falls, SD BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE LAST FIVE SEASONS - This is the fifth game against a program from the state 1,200 miles: Sioux Falls, SD - Spokane W L Pct. of Louisiana for GU. Along with defeating Southeastern 1,858 miles: Spokane - Ft. Worth, TX 1. Gonzaga 161 21 0.885 Louisiana, the Zags beat Southern University twice in 2010 1,858 miles: Ft. Worth, TX - Spokane 2. Villanova 153 30 0.836 and 2013. 3. Kansas 149 31 0.828 4. Virginia 141 32 0.815 GONZAGA AT NO. 1 5. New Mexico State 134 34 0.798 SCOUTING THE DEMONS - The Zags are No. 1 for the sixth time in program history. - Northwestern State has played seven of its first nine games - Last season, Gonzaga spent four consecutive weeks at No. BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE LAST FOUR SEASONS W L Pct. away from its home in Natchitoches, La. 1 in the AP poll, before finishing No. 2 with a first-place vote. 1. Gonzaga 133 13 0.911 - Carvell Teasett led NSU in Monday’s loss at Gonzaga - In 2018-19, GU was the top-ranked AP team for five 2. New Mexico State 111 23 0.828 with 16 points. Jairus Roberson added 12 points, all on weeks, after winning the Maui Invitational for two weeks 3. Villanova 118 25 0.825 three-pointers. Trenton Massner had four boards. and three straight weeks late in the regular season. 4. Virginia 112 24 0.824 5. Kansas 116 26 0.817 - Prior to Monday’s loss to GU, the Demons fell 94-67 at - The Bulldogs were No. 1 in in the last three rankings of the Missouri State Saturday. Carevll Teasett led NSU with 14 2012-13 season, prior to the NCAA Tournament. BEST HOME PERCENTAGE SINCE 2004-05 points, while Trenton Massner added 10 points. - GU climbed to No. 1 after a 22-0 start to the 2016-17 W L Pct. 1. Kansas 261 16 .942 - Roberson averages a team-best 10.9 points per game, season. The Zags were No. 1 for four straight weeks, before 2. Gonzaga 224 15 .937 closely followed by Massner’s 10.6 points an outing. finishing the regular season 29-1, and advancing to the 3. Duke 243 21 .920 - Kendal Coleman is pulling down a team-best 7.9 rebounds national championship game.