The Gonzaga Bulldogs will cross the state border to face the Portland Pilots in WCC action from the Chiles Center. This was once a competitive series before Gonzaga imploded, and the Zags hold a head-to-head lead of, 96-48.
Gonzaga improved to 17-4 after beating Pacific in Stockton. The Zags found themselves tied at the break with the Tigers, but a strong second half would push them over the top with a nine-point victory. Gonzaga scores 86.5 points per game, while allowing 73.7 ppg, and shooting 51.8% from the floor.
The Zags are still winning ball games, but there appears to be a shift going on in the West Coast Conference. Teams are really playing up to Gonzaga, and the LMU defeat showed if you stick around just long enough, anything can happen. Now that’s no reason to right up the reigning powerhouse, but with a trip to Moraga and a duel with St. Mary’s looming next weekend, they’ve got some things to clean up. Drew Timme remains one of the premier players in the country, and he hung a season-high 38 points on Pacific last time out. Timme leads the Zags in scoring (22.1) and rebounding (7.6) again this season. Fellow senior Anton Watson joins him up front, and he posted a double-double against the Tigers to bring his season totals to 10.2 ppg and 5.8 rpg. Junior guard Julian Strawther has provided steady production thus far, and he’s scoring 13.5 ppg, while grabbing 7.1 rpg.
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