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Gonzaga and Virginia to Meet in Fort Worth on Dec. 26

Zags and Cavaliers will face off in Texas on CBS

FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 1/1 Gonzaga and No. 17/16 Virginia will square off in Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 26.
 
CBS will broadcast the game at 1 p.m. Pacific Time. The game will be played in Dickies Arena. Chicago-based Intersport will lead the event operations.
 
This is the fourth all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Virginia. The Zags have won two of the three previous matchups. GU won the first-ever meeting, 86-85, in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament in Memphis, Tenn. The programs met in Spokane in 2005, an 80-69 Bulldog win. The following season, the Cavaliers won the rematch in Charlottesville, 108-87.
 
The Bulldogs, 3-0 on the season, will face their fourth top-20 program of the season when they face Virginia, following Kansas (Nov. 26), West Virginia (Dec. 2) and Iowa (Saturday). The Cavaliers, 3-1 through their first four games of the season, wrap up non-conference play against the No. 1 Bulldogs ahead of ACC play on Dec. 30.
 
A limited number of fans will be permitted to attend the Gonzaga-Virginia game on Dec. 26. Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. CT on Friday. Tickets to the game will be sold in socially distanced groupings of 2-8 seats. The entire pod must be purchased by one individual and it may not be broken up for any reason. For tickets and information visit www.dickiesarena.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
 
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