Jan. 16, 2018 Gonzaga Notes (pdf) 
Saint Mary's Notes (pdf)
No. 13/13 Gonzaga (16-3, 6-0) vs. Saint Mary's (17-2, 6-0)
THURSDAY, JAN. 18 | 6 P.M. | SPOKANE | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER
ABOUT THE SERIES
- This is the 96th all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Saint Mary's.
- GU leads the series 66-29 and has won 12 of the last 14 meetings.
- The Bulldogs are 40-9 against SMC under
Mark Few.
- Gonzaga is 29-9 all-time at home against SMC. GU is 12-2 in the meetings in the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- The last nine West Coast Conference Tournament titles have been won by either Gonzaga or Saint Mary's. The Zags have won seven of the nine titles.
- The Zags are 14-3 against SMC in the West Coast Conference Tournament. GU has won the last four meetings in the WCC Tournament. The teams have met in the event eight of the past nine years.
- Gonzaga pulled away from the Gaels in last season's meeting in Spokane, 79-56, on Jan. 14, 2017.
- Williams-Goss scored 19 points and had six assists. Gonzaga shot 64.7 percent, while holding SMC to 39.7 percent.
- In last season's meeting in Moraga on Feb. 11, GU won 74-64.
Johnathan Williams scored 17 points.
- Gonzaga won the first all-time meeting between the programs, 86-84, in Moraga on Dec. 23, 1971.
SCOUTING THE GAELS
- Saint Mary's rides a 12-game win streak into Spokane after a 91-67 victory at Pepperdine Saturday.
- The Gaels shot 66.7 percent from the field and made 28 assists on 36 made field goals.
- Jock Landale led SMC with 32 points and 12 rebounds. He made 13-of-15 from the field. Jordan Ford scored 20 points and Emmett Naar dished out 14 assists.
- SMC is just outside of the Top 25 in both major polls, two spots out of the Coaches' poll and five out of the AP poll.
- The Gaels top the NCAA in field goal percentage (52.4), are second in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.85), fourth in turnovers per game (9.6), eighth in assists (337), 12th in three-point field goal percentage (41.3), 14th in scoring margin (15.4), and 16th in free-throw percentage (77.7).
- Landale leads the nation with 164 made field goal attempts and Naar tops the country with 178 assists. Naar is also second in the NCAA dishing out 9.4 assists per game.
- Landale is sixth in the nation in double-doubles (12), 10th in total points (413) and rebounds (196), 11th in field goal percentage (65.3), and 19th in offensive rebounds per game (3.42) and points per game (21.7).
FAMILIAR FOE
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Johnathan Williams faced Saint Mary's three times last season and totaled 42 points on 19-of-28 shooting from the field. He also grabbed a total of 21 rebounds. In the game at Moraga, Williams scored 17 points and had 9 boards.
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Josh Perkins started all six games in his career against Saint Mary's. He has 57 career points versus the Gaels on 22-of-49 shooting, with 16 assists. As a redshirt freshman, he scored a game-high 21 points, with three three-pointers in Spokane on Feb. 20, 2016.
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Silas Melson has faced Saint Mary's eight times in his career, scoring 39 points on 15-of-25 shooting from the field.
FAMILIAR TERRITORY
- The Zags have now started West Coast Conference play 6-0 13 times in program history (2017-18, 2016-17, 2014-15, 2012-13, 2009-10, 2008-09, 2007-08, 2005-06, 2003-04, 2002-03, 1999-2000, 1998-99, 1993-94).
- Gonzaga was unbeaten in WCC play in 2003-04 (14-0), 2005-06 (14-0), 2008-09 (14-0), and 2012-13 (16-0).
- The Bulldogs won their first 17 games of league play in 2014-15 and 2016-17 before falling in the regular season finale.
MILESTONE WATCH
- 18 blocks from 150 in his career
- 7 rebounds from 850 in his career
- 13 assists from 400 in his career
- 14 made three-pointers from 187 in his career (No. 10 in program history)
- 43 points from 1,000 in his career
- 10 steals from 100 in his career
IMPRESSIVE START
- After setting a new league record last season by winning West Coast Conference games by an average of 26.2 points, the Zags have opened WCC action by winning their first six league games by 31.2 points (89.0-57.8).
- Gonzaga has trailed for 13 minutes and 29 seconds out of the possible 240 minutes of WCC play so far.
- GU has dished out 18.5 assists per game so far in West Coast Conference play, with a +13.5 rebound margin.
- The Bulldogs are shooting 52.4 percent from the field, and limiting opponents to 37.4 percent.
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Rui Hachimura is leading the team at 13.8 points per game off of the bench in league play. He has made 33 of his 43 shots from the field (76.7 percent) and 17-of-20 (85.0) from the free-throw line.
PROTECTING THE KENNEL
- Gonzaga is a perfect 10-0 at home this season, winning games by an average of 95.1-65.7.
- The Zags have made 51.9 percent from the field at home, including 38 percent (104-of-274) from three-point range.
- GU is outrebounding opponents at home this season by an average of 44.3-29.7 (443-297).
- The Bulldogs trailed for a total of three minutes and 48 seconds in the first three conference games at home.
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
- Since the McCarthey Athletic Center opened in 2004, GU boasts a 188-17 record at home.
- The Zags' 91.5 winning percentage at home since 2004-05 ranks third in the country ... Kansas (.951) and Duke (.926).
- GU has sold out every game since the 6,000-seat McCarthey Athletic Center opened, a streak of 199 straight games.
- The Bulldogs currently have a home sell-out streak of 233 consecutive games.
dating back to the second game of the 2001-02 season, in which 3,900 fans attended a matchup against Montana in the 4,000-seat Martin Centre.
IT'S A GONZAGA THING
- The Gonzaga men and women currently have the eighth-best combined winning percentage (.806) in the country.
- The Zag men and women have a combined record of 29-7, one of 13 schools to combine for 29 wins at this point of the season.
- Gonzaga is one of 10 schools that are still unbeaten in conference play on both the men's and women's sides.
- Both the GU men and women swept the West Coast Conference regular season and tournament titles last season.
ZAGS RETURN TO MAUI
- Gonzaga will make its fifth appearance in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational this November.
- The Maui Jim Maui Invitational will present an eight-foot, hand-crafted, custom-made surfboard to the Gonzaga men's basketball team to celebrate the team's upcoming appearance in the 2018 Tournament during a timeout in the first half against Saint Mary's.
- The 2018 Maui Jim Maui Invitational teams include Arizona, Auburn, Duke, Gonzaga, Illinois, Iowa State, San Diego State and Xavier, comprising one of the most accomplished fields in history.
- The Bulldogs own a 9-4 record all-time in the Tournament, and took home the 2009 championship. Gonzaga also appeared in the Tournament in 2002, 2005 and 2013.
