#UNITEDWEZAG MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 16: #1/1 Zags (15-0, 6-0) at San Diego Toreros (2-6, 1-3) -- JAN. 28, 2021 GAME TIME: 6 p.m. | SITE: San Diego, Calif. (Jenny Craig Pavilion) | TV: KHQ/ROOT 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: 8-0; A: 2-0; N: 5-0) BROADCAST INFO GU Opp - Gonzaga visits San Diego in the 98th all-time meeting Date Rank Rank Opponent TV Time/Result TELEVISION: KHQ/ROOT NOVEMBER between the programs Thursday at 6 p.m. Greg Heister, Dan Dickau and Richard Fox 26 1/2 6/5 ! vs. Kansas FOX W, 102-90 - GU leads the series 75-22, and has won 12 straight ver- 27 1/2 RV/- ! vs. Auburn FOX W, 90-67 sus the Toreros, 23 of the last 24, and 45 of the last 48 RADIO: Gonzaga IMG Radio Network DECEMBER matchups. The Bulldogs are 46-4 against USD under Few. Tom Hudson (Sirius 84) 2 1/2 11/15 @ vs. West Virginia ESPN W, 87-82 - Gonzaga is 32-13 all-time at San Diego. The Zags have 5 1/2 2/1 & vs. Baylor CBS Canceled LIVE STATS: GoZags.com 8 1/1 -/- TARLETON STATE KHQ/ROOT Canceled won 11 of their last 12 at USD. 10 1/1 -/- SOUTHERN KHQ/ROOT Canceled - The Toreros’ last win in the series came on Feb. 22, 14 1/1 -/- IDAHO KHQ/ROOT Canceled 19 1/1 3/3 % vs. Iowa CBS W, 99-88 2014, 69-66, at San Diego. 21 1/1 -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE KHQ/ROOT W, 95-57 - In the last meeting in the series, the Bulldogs clinched the 22 1/1 -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE KHQ/ROOT W, 95-78 program’s eighth-straight West Coast Conference regular 26 1/1 16/15 ~ vs. Virginia CBS W, 98-75 season title with a 94-59 win at home on Feb. 27, 2020. 94.4 ◀ POINTS 65.4 28 1/1 -/- NORTHERN ARIZONA KHQ/ROOT W, 88-58 PER GAME 29 1/1 -/- DIXIE STATE KHQ/ROOT W, 112-67 Corey Kispert scored 16 points for Gonzaga. ◀ JANUARY - The Zags are coming off of a 95-49 win over Pacific Sat- 54.9 FG% 40.7 2 1/1 -/- * SAN FRANCISCO ESPN2 W, 85-62 urday. Drew Timme scored 22 points and freshman Jalen 7 1/1 RV/- * BYU ESPN W, 86-69 35.3 ◀ 3FG% 31.8 9 1/1 -/- * at Portland KAYU/ROOT W, 116-88 Suggs came close to a triple-double (9 pts, 11 rbs, 8 asts). 14 1/1 -/- * PEPPERDINE ESPN W, 95-70 - GU is 6-0 in WCC play for the fifth straight season. ◀ 16 1/1 -/- * at Saint Mary’s ESPN W, 73-59 - The Zags have only trailed in three WCC games (vs San 72.5 FT% 69.7 23 1/1 -/- * PACIFIC KHQ/ROOT W, 95-49 Francisco for 16 seconds, Pepperdine for 34 seconds and 28 1/1 -/- * at San Diego KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. 39.9 ◀ REBOUNDS 33.8 30 1/1 -/- * at Pepperdine ESPN2 5 p.m. at SMC, 13:24), and for only 50 seconds at home. PER GAME FEBRUARY - Gonzaga is one of the last five unbeaten teams in the ◀ ASSISTS 4 -/- -/- * LOYOLA MARYMOUNT CBS Sports Net 6 p.m. nation, and one of three teams that have at least 15 wins. 19.9 PER GAME 13.0 6 -/- -/- * SANTA CLARA ESPN/2 Canceled - The Zags’ 19 straight wins dating back to 2019-20 is the ◀ 11 -/- -/- * at Santa Clara KHQ/ROOT 7 p.m. 3.1 ◀ BLOCKS 3.6 13 -/- -/- * at San Francisco ESPN2/U 3 p.m. second-longest active streak in nation with Winthrop (20). PER GAME 18 -/- -/- * SAINT MARY’S ESPN/2 6 p.m. -GU is first in the nation in scoring offense (94.4), field ◀ STEALS 20 -/- -/- * SAN DIEGO ESPN/2/U goal percentage (54.9), and two-point percentage (63.9). 8.3 PER GAME 7.1 25 -/- -/- * at Pacific CBS Sports Net 27 -/- -/- * at BYU ESPN/2 7 p.m. - According to KenPom, GU boasts the nation’s most 70.6 ◀ SCORING 73.6 MARCH efficient offense and 12th best defense. DEFENSE 4 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament First Round - Corey Kispert (20.6) and Drew Timme (18.5) lead the ◀ FG% 5 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Second Round 41.0 DEFENSE 44.8 6 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Quarterfinals WCC in scoring and field goal percentage (Timme, 61.2) 8 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Semifinals (Kispert, 58.2). Kispert also tops the conference in 33.9 ◀ 3FG% 40.4 9 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Finals three-pointers made per game (3.1) and three-point field DEFENSE Pacific times and HOME GAMES are in all caps | Polls: AP Top 25 / USA Today Coaches’ goal percentage (49.0). ◀ REBOUND ! Fort Myers Tip Off - Fort Myers, Fla. (Suncoast Credit Union Arena) 9.1 MARGIN -5.6 @ Jimmy V Classic in Indianapolis (Bankers Life Field House) - Jalen Suggs is first in the conference in steals (2.31). & Game played in Indianapolis (Bankers Life Field House) Andrew Nembhard is first in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.81). ◀ AST-TO % Game played in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sanford Pentagon) 1.7 RATIO 1.0 ~Game played in Fort Worth, Texas (Dickies Arena) - Jalen Suggs was named the Freshman of the Week for * West Coast Conference game the sixth time this season Monday. ^ WCC Championships - Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena) ON THIS DATE IN GU HISTORY ... Jan. 28, 2017 LAST GAME STARTERS - Gonzaga cruised past Pepperdine in Malibu, 96-49, and after losses by Kansas and Villanova earlier in the week, the Zags rose from No. 3 to No. 1 in the polls. It was the second time in school history that GU moved atop the rankings. The victory at Pepperdine moved the Bulldogs to 22-0 on the season, and the final unbeaten team. The 22 straight wins matched the program’s longest win streak at the time. 22 WATSON 2 TIMME 1 SUGGS 11 AYAYI 24 KISPERT SOCIAL MEDIA: MIN -- 26.8 MIN -- 30.1 MIN -- 30.1 MIN -- 22.0 MIN -- 27.7 Follow GONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL on social media for up-to-date news, exclusive content PPG -- 13.8 PPG --12.6 PPG -- 20.6 PPG -- 7.7 PPG -- 18.5 and more. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and FG% -- 51.5 FG% -- 61.5 FG% -- 58.2 FG% -- 58.1 FG% -- 61.2 Twitter @ZagMBB 3FG% -- 34.9 3FG% -- 38.5 3FG% -- 49.0 3FG% -- 12.5 3FG% -- 33.3 SPORTS INFO: AST -- 4.9 AST -- 3.7 AST -- 2.0 AST -- 1.4 RPG -- 6.9 Sports Information Director ...... Barrett Henderson Office Phone ............................(509) 313-4288 STL -- 2.3 RPG -- 7.5 RPG -- 4.9 RPG -- 4.4 BLK -- 0.9 Email [email protected] GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 1616 | GONZAGA AT SAN DIEGO 1 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES VERSUS SAN DIEGO ... SERIES NOTES Timme, Jalen Suggs, Joel Ayayi). CAREER STATS - This is the 98th all-time meeting between Gonzaga and San - Four different Bulldogs have led the team in scoring so far GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG Diego. GU has a 75-22 lead in the series. this season. Five GU players have scored 20 points in a game Kispert 6/4 9.0 3.8 1.2 22.7 - GU has won 12 straight versus the Toreros, 23 of the last and nine have reached double-digits. Ayayi 2/2 14.5 6.0 2.5 27.9 Timme 2/0 7.5 8.0 3.5 19.4 24, and 45 of the last 48 matchups. - In the nine recognitions of the WCC Player of the Week - The Bulldogs are 46-4 against San Diego under Mark Few. this season, GU has earned the honor seven times, with five NOTABLE PERFORMANCES - The Toreros’ last win in the series came on Feb. 22, 2014, different Zags getting the recognition. Corey Kispert 69-66, at San Diego. - This is the first time five different players from the same 16 pts, 6 rbs, 2 asts (2-27-20, H) - In the last meeting in the series, the Bulldogs clinched the team have received WCC Player of the Week honors in the 10 pts, 4 asts (1-9-20, A) 10 pts, 4 rbs (2-22-18, A) program’s eighth-straight West Coast Conference regular sea- same season since SMC accomplished the feat in 2007-08. 8 pts, 7 rbs (2-1-18, H) son title with a 94-59 win at home on Feb. 27, 2020. Corey - Gonzaga has placed four student-athletes on the WCC POW Kispert scored 16 points for Gonzaga. list, most recently in 2014-15 (Pangos, Wiltjer 3X, Karnowski Joel Ayayi - Gonzaga is 32-13 all-time at San Diego. The Zags have won and Sabonis). 9 pts, 6 rbs, 2 asts (2-27-20, H) 11 of their last 12 at USD. 20 pts, 6 rbs, 3 asts (1-9-20, A) - In the meeting last season at San Diego, Joel Ayayi scored SUGGS NAMED WCC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Drew Timme 20 points and Filip Petrusev had 17 for Gonzaga, which - For the sixth time in the first nine weeks of the award, 7 pts, 8 rbs, 3 asts (2-27-20, H) sprinted past San Diego 94-50. Jalen Suggs was named the WCC Freshman of the Week. 8 pts, 7 rbs, 4 asts (1-9-20, A) - Gonzaga is 36-5 at home versus San Diego all-time, includ- - He earned the honor for the third straight week, and fifth ing 17-0 in the McCarthey Athletic Center.