Tuesday, November 19
Spokane, WA
6 p.m.
Gonzaga University
vs
UT Arlington
Photo by: Michael Sudhalter
MBB Returns Home for Matchup with UT Arlington
11/18/2019 11:49:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Zags own nation’s longest regular season win streak at 24
#8/8 Gonzaga (4-0) vs. UT Arlington (2-2, 0-0 Sun Belt)
NOV. 19 | 6 P.M. | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER | SPOKANE, WASH.
TELEVISION: KHQ/ROOT
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
THE TIP OFF:
- Gonzaga welcomes UT Arlington to Spokane for the second straight season, Tuesday at 6 p.m.
- Last year, the Zags cruised to an 89-55 win over UTA in the McCarthey Athletic Center. GU outrebounded the Mavs, 53-31. Five Bulldogs finished in double-digit scoring including Filip Petrusev (14) and Corey Kispert (12).
- The Zags are 6-1 all-time against current Sun Belt Conference members.
- Gonzaga is coming off of a 79-49 win at Texas A&M Friday, in its first road game of the season. Admon Gilder and Ryan Woolridge each scored 16 points. Filip Petrusev added 14 points and 10 rebounds.
- GU is one of six programs that has started the last four seasons 4-0, along with Kansas State, Maryland, Ohio State, Virginia and North Carolina.
- The Bulldogs have won 24 straight regular season games, the longest active streak in the nation.
- Gonzaga's 25 consecutive wins at home is the second longest active streak in the country, and fifth longest in program history.
- Filip Petrusev was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Week Monday.
- After four games, GU is second in the nation shooting 56.6 percent from the field, second with a 35.5 point scoring margin, third with a 17.8 rebound margin, sixth with 83 total assists and sixth averaging 95.3 points per game.
- Joel Ayayi's 9.5 assist-to-turnover ratio is seventh in the nation. He has 19 assists to two turnovers. GU is ninth as a team with a 1.80 assist-to-turnover ratio.
SERIES NOTES:
- This is the third all-time meeting between Gonzaga and UT Arlington.
- Last year, the Zags cruised to an 89-55 win over UTA in the McCarthey Athletic Center. GU outrebounded the Mavs, 53-31. Five Bulldogs finished in double-digit scoring including Filip Petrusev (14) and Corey Kispert (12).
- The Mavericks won the first meeting, 95-87, in double-overtime in the 1992 UAB Classic in Birmingham, Ala.
- The Zags are 6-1 against Sun Belt Conference competition.
SCOUTING THE MAVERICKS:
- UT Arlington is coming off of a 67-47 loss at Oregon Sunday. UTA shot just 23.4 percent (15-64) from the floor – its worst field-goal percentage in program history. Arkansas sophomore transfer Jordan Phillips led the Mavericks with 14 points, while David Azore tallied 11. Jabari Narcis grabbed nine rebounds for UT Arlington.
- Five Mavs enter Tuesday's game with Gonzaga averaging at least eight points per game, led by Azore's 10.5 points. Narcis averages a team-best 8.3 rebounds per outing.
- UT Arlington opened the season with back-to-back home wins over Texas-Dallas and Tulsa.
- After being predicted to finish second-to-last (11th place) in the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Poll in 2018-19, UTA was picked to finish second in 2019-20 in voting conducted by the league's head coaches. The Mavericks shattered those expectations last year by finishing in a tie for second; that nine-spot improvement from preseason to final regular-season finish was tied for the best in the nation.
- UTA has reached the Sun Belt Tournament Final each of the last two seasons, losing in the championship game both times to Georgia State.
- Brian Warren landed on the Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team. The senior led UTA in scoring (15.4), assists (3.6), steals (1.2) and minutes played (29.8) last year.
A ZAG WIN WOULD ...
- Extend Gonzaga's win streak to five games.
- Be the 25th straight regular season win, the longest active streak in the nation.
- Extend the country's second-longest active home win streak to 26 games.
- Improve Gonzaga to 7-1 all-time against Sun Belt opponents.
- Make Gonzaga 103-16 in November games under Few.
- Be the 13th straight win for the Zags in November.
PETRUSEV NAMED WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
- Filip Petrusev was named the West Coast Conference men's basketball Player of the Week Monday.
- Petrusev averaged 16.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in a pair of Gonzaga wins. He had back-to-back double-doubles and made 56 percent of his shots from the field (14-of-25).
- Petrusev currently leads the conference averaging 9.3 boards per game. He is fifth averaging 18.3 points per outing.
FAMILIAR FAST STARTS:
- Gonzaga started its schedule 3-0 for the ninth consecutive season.
- GU is one of only three programs (Arizona and Louisville) in the country to start 3-0 in each of the last nine seasons.
- The Zags last lost their fourth game of the season in 2010, falling at home to a Kawhi Leonard-led San Diego State.
- Gonzaga is one of six programs that has started the last four seasons 4-0, along with Kansas State, Maryland, Ohio State, Virginia and North Carolina.
- The last time the Bulldogs lost their fifth game of the season was in 2015 to Texas A&M in the Battle 4 Atlantis, 62-61.
AN IMPRESSIVE MARGIN:
- Gonzaga is third in the country with a 35.5-point scoring margin after four games.
- After their 79-49 win at Texas A&M, the Zags have won each of their first four games by at least 30 points.
NOV. 19 | 6 P.M. | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER | SPOKANE, WASH.
TELEVISION: KHQ/ROOT
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
THE TIP OFF:
- Gonzaga welcomes UT Arlington to Spokane for the second straight season, Tuesday at 6 p.m.
- Last year, the Zags cruised to an 89-55 win over UTA in the McCarthey Athletic Center. GU outrebounded the Mavs, 53-31. Five Bulldogs finished in double-digit scoring including Filip Petrusev (14) and Corey Kispert (12).
- The Zags are 6-1 all-time against current Sun Belt Conference members.
- Gonzaga is coming off of a 79-49 win at Texas A&M Friday, in its first road game of the season. Admon Gilder and Ryan Woolridge each scored 16 points. Filip Petrusev added 14 points and 10 rebounds.
- GU is one of six programs that has started the last four seasons 4-0, along with Kansas State, Maryland, Ohio State, Virginia and North Carolina.
- The Bulldogs have won 24 straight regular season games, the longest active streak in the nation.
- Gonzaga's 25 consecutive wins at home is the second longest active streak in the country, and fifth longest in program history.
- Filip Petrusev was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Week Monday.
- After four games, GU is second in the nation shooting 56.6 percent from the field, second with a 35.5 point scoring margin, third with a 17.8 rebound margin, sixth with 83 total assists and sixth averaging 95.3 points per game.
- Joel Ayayi's 9.5 assist-to-turnover ratio is seventh in the nation. He has 19 assists to two turnovers. GU is ninth as a team with a 1.80 assist-to-turnover ratio.
SERIES NOTES:
- This is the third all-time meeting between Gonzaga and UT Arlington.
- Last year, the Zags cruised to an 89-55 win over UTA in the McCarthey Athletic Center. GU outrebounded the Mavs, 53-31. Five Bulldogs finished in double-digit scoring including Filip Petrusev (14) and Corey Kispert (12).
- The Mavericks won the first meeting, 95-87, in double-overtime in the 1992 UAB Classic in Birmingham, Ala.
- The Zags are 6-1 against Sun Belt Conference competition.
SCOUTING THE MAVERICKS:
- UT Arlington is coming off of a 67-47 loss at Oregon Sunday. UTA shot just 23.4 percent (15-64) from the floor – its worst field-goal percentage in program history. Arkansas sophomore transfer Jordan Phillips led the Mavericks with 14 points, while David Azore tallied 11. Jabari Narcis grabbed nine rebounds for UT Arlington.
- Five Mavs enter Tuesday's game with Gonzaga averaging at least eight points per game, led by Azore's 10.5 points. Narcis averages a team-best 8.3 rebounds per outing.
- UT Arlington opened the season with back-to-back home wins over Texas-Dallas and Tulsa.
- After being predicted to finish second-to-last (11th place) in the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Poll in 2018-19, UTA was picked to finish second in 2019-20 in voting conducted by the league's head coaches. The Mavericks shattered those expectations last year by finishing in a tie for second; that nine-spot improvement from preseason to final regular-season finish was tied for the best in the nation.
- UTA has reached the Sun Belt Tournament Final each of the last two seasons, losing in the championship game both times to Georgia State.
- Brian Warren landed on the Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team. The senior led UTA in scoring (15.4), assists (3.6), steals (1.2) and minutes played (29.8) last year.
A ZAG WIN WOULD ...
- Extend Gonzaga's win streak to five games.
- Be the 25th straight regular season win, the longest active streak in the nation.
- Extend the country's second-longest active home win streak to 26 games.
- Improve Gonzaga to 7-1 all-time against Sun Belt opponents.
- Make Gonzaga 103-16 in November games under Few.
- Be the 13th straight win for the Zags in November.
PETRUSEV NAMED WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
- Filip Petrusev was named the West Coast Conference men's basketball Player of the Week Monday.
- Petrusev averaged 16.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in a pair of Gonzaga wins. He had back-to-back double-doubles and made 56 percent of his shots from the field (14-of-25).
- Petrusev currently leads the conference averaging 9.3 boards per game. He is fifth averaging 18.3 points per outing.
FAMILIAR FAST STARTS:
- Gonzaga started its schedule 3-0 for the ninth consecutive season.
- GU is one of only three programs (Arizona and Louisville) in the country to start 3-0 in each of the last nine seasons.
- The Zags last lost their fourth game of the season in 2010, falling at home to a Kawhi Leonard-led San Diego State.
- Gonzaga is one of six programs that has started the last four seasons 4-0, along with Kansas State, Maryland, Ohio State, Virginia and North Carolina.
- The last time the Bulldogs lost their fifth game of the season was in 2015 to Texas A&M in the Battle 4 Atlantis, 62-61.
AN IMPRESSIVE MARGIN:
- Gonzaga is third in the country with a 35.5-point scoring margin after four games.
- After their 79-49 win at Texas A&M, the Zags have won each of their first four games by at least 30 points.
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