#1/1 Gonzaga (13-0, 4-0 WCC) vs. Saint Mary's (9-4, 0-2)
SATURDAY, JAN. 16 | 7 P.M. | McKEON PAVILION | MORAGA, CALIF.
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THE TIP OFF
- Gonzaga visits Saint Mary's in the 104th all-time meeting between the programs Saturday at 7 p.m.
- GU leads the series 72-31, winning 18 of the last 22 meetings, and is 46-11 against SMC under Mark Few.
- Gonzaga won the latest meeting, 84-66, in last season's WCC Tournament Championship game in Las Vegas. Joel Ayayi and Drew Timme both scored 17 points.
- The Zags are 25-18 all-time at Saint Mary's.
- In last season's meeting in Moraga, GU won 90-60. Drew Timme scored 20 points.
- The Zags are coming off of a 95-70 win over Pepperdine Thursday. GU nearly had four 20-point scorers (Kispert 23, Timme 20, Joel Ayayi 19, Suggs 18).
- Gonzaga has scored 85 or more points in 13 consecutive games, the longest D-I streak over the last 14 seasons.
- GU is one of the last seven unbeaten teams in the nation, and one of three teams that have at least 13 wins.
- The Zags 17 straight wins dating back to last season is tied for the longest active streak in nation with Winthrop.
- GU is first in the nation in scoring offense (96.0), field goal percentage (55.4), and second in assists (21.0).
- According to KenPom, GU boasts the nation's most efficient offense and 21st best defense.
- Corey Kispert and Drew Timme lead the WCC in field goal percentage and scoring. Kispert also tops the conference in three-pointers made per game and three-point field goal (48.8) and is second in free-throw percentage (87.5).
- Jalen Suggs is first in the conference in steals (2.55). Andrew Nembhard is first in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.87).


SERIES NOTES
- This is the 104th all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Saint Mary's.
- GU leads the series 72-31, winning 18 of the last 22 meetings, and is 46-11 against SMC under Mark Few.
- Gonzaga won the latest meeting, 84-66, in last season's WCC Tournament Championship game in Las Vegas. Joel Ayayi and Drew Timme both scored 17 points.
- The Zags are 25-18 all-time at Saint Mary's.
- In last season's meeting in Moraga, GU won 90-60. Drew Timme scored 20 points and Gonzaga made 14 of its first 15 shots. Joel Ayayi and Corey Kispert added 10 points.
- Gonzaga is 31-11 all-time at home against SMC. GU is 14-4 in the meetings in the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- The last 12 WCC Tournament titles have been won by either Gonzaga or SMC. GU has nine of those 12 titles.
- The Zags are 14-4 against SMC in the West Coast Conference Tournament, winning five of the last six meetings in the event. The teams have met in the tournament 10 of the past 12 years.
- The Zags won the first all-time meeting between the programs, 86-84, in Moraga on Dec. 23, 1971.
 
SCOUTING THE GAELS:
- Saint Mary's fell to BYU Thursday, 62-52, in Moraga. Quinn Clinton and Tommy Kuhse both scored 12 points for SMC.
- Kuhse averages a team-high 14.5 points per game. He is second in the conference averaging 5.54 assists and 1.69 steals. He is third with a 2.77 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- Matthias Tass grabs a team-best 5.15 rebounds per game.
- The Gaels are 7-2 at home this season, but have lost the last two, both WCC games, to Santa Clara and BYU.
 
A ZAG WIN WOULD ...
- Be the 23rd straight GU win in January.
- Make Gonzaga 156-17 in January games under Mark Few.
- Extend the nation's longest active win streak to 18.
- Improve Corey Kispert' career record in games he appeared in to 109-10.
 
MILESTONE WATCH
- Corey Kispert recently passed Gary Bell for eighth in GU history for most career three-pointers. Kispert is currently at 220. John Rillie is seventh with 230.
- Kispert is two wins shy of moving to eighth in GU history for most victories in a career (108-10 current career record).
- Aaron Cook is 14 points away from 900 in his career.