#9/9 Gonzaga (9-1) at #22/23 Washington (7-1)
DEC. 8 | 4 P.M. | ALASKA AIRLINES ARENA | SEATTLE, WASH.
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THE TIP OFF:
- Gonzaga and Washington meet for the 48th time on Sunday, at 4 p.m., in Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.
- The Huskies have a 29-18 advantage in the series all-time, but GU has won 12 of the last 13 matchups, including the latest last season in Spokane, 81-79.
Rui Hachimura scored the game-winning basket with 0.6 seconds left as the No. 1 Bulldogs pulled out the victory.
- The Zags are 37-18 against Pac-12 competition under
Mark Few. GU has won its last seven meetings against Pac-12 foes.
- The Zags are coming off of 101-62 win over Texas Southern Wednesday. Seven Zags finished in double-digit scoring led by
Corey Kispert's 17 points.
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Filip Petrusev was named to the Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game during the event.
- Gonzaga's 28 consecutive wins at home is the second longest active streak in the country (Tennessee 30), and fifth longest in program history.
- The Bulldogs have the second longest true road game win streak in the nation with nine straight victories. (North Carolina 10)
- The Zags are second in the nation in total assists (173) and total rebounds (424), third with 233 free-throw attempts, fifth in scoring margin (22.3) and scoring offense (86.2), eighth in rebound margin (10.9), and 11th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.52).
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Joel Ayayi's 2.92 assist-to-turnover ratio is 19th in the nation. He has 38 assists to 13 turnovers.
SERIES NOTES:
- This is the 48th all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Washington.
- The Huskies have a 29-18 advantage in the series all-time, but GU has won 12 of the last 13 matchups, including the latest last season in Spokane, 81-79.
Rui Hachimura scored the game-winning basket with 0.6 seconds left as the No. 1 Bulldogs pulled out the victory.
Corey Kispert scored 13.
- The Zags cruised to a 97-70 win in the last meeting in Seattle in 2018. Johnathan Williams had 23 points and 12 rebounds,
Zach Norvell Jr. added 21 points for No. 12 Gonzaga. Six Zags finished in double-figures including
Josh Perkins (14 points),
Rui Hachimura (12) and
Killian Tillie (11).
- Gonzaga has won the last five meetings, dating back to a 99-95 Washington win in Dec. 4, 2005.
- Washington won the first meeting in the series, 23-14, on Feb. 24, 1910.
- The Zags have won 11 of the 22 meetings in Spokane, including all three games inside the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- Nineteen of the last 20 meetings between the programs have come in the month of December.
- The Zags are 37-18 against Pac-12 competition under
Mark Few. GU has won its last six meetings against Pac-12 foes.
- Gonzaga's last matchup with a Pac-12 opponent was a 73-72 win over Oregon in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES:
- Washington is coming off of its fifth straight win, a 90-80 victory over Eastern Washington Wednesday. Quade Green led the Huskies with 20 points and eight assists off of the bench. Six UW players finished in double-digit scoring.
- Washington is 11th in the country averaging 6.3 blocks per game, led by Isaiah Stewart's two blocks per outing.
- Stewart averages a team-best 16.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. He is shooting 55.6 percent from the field.
- Jaden McDaniels adds 15 points per contest, while Nahziah Carter chips in 14.6 points per game. Green has dished out a team-high 39 assists this season.
A ZAG WIN WOULD ...
- Make Gonzaga 111-42 in December games under
Mark Few.
- Extend GU's true road win streak to 10, the second-longest active streak in the country.
- Improve the Bulldogs' record against the Pac-12 under
Mark Few to 38-18.
- Be the seventh straight over a Pac-12 foe.