#1/1 Gonzaga (16-0, 7-0 WCC) at Pepperdine (7-7, 3-2)
SATURDAY, JAN. 30 | 5 P.M. | FIRESTONE FIELDHOUSE | MALIBU, CALIF.
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THE TIP OFF
- Gonzaga visits Pepperdine in a West Coast Conference game Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPN.
- This is the 92nd all-time meeting between GU and Pepperdine. The Zags have a 60-31 advantage in the series.
- The Bulldogs have won 40 straight versus the Waves, with the last Pepperdine victory in the series coming on Jan. 18, 2002, 88-79, in Malibu.
- The Bulldogs are 44-2 against the Waves under Few.
- In the first meeting this season on Jan. 14, Corey Kispert had 23 points and eight rebounds as undefeated Gonzaga stormed back in the second half to beat Pepperdine 95-70.
- Gonzaga has won 17 in-a-row inside the Firestone Fieldhouse and is 23-17 all-time in the meetings in Malibu.
- The Zags are coming off of a 90-62 victory at San Diego on Thursday. Five Zags finished in double-digit scoring led by Drew Timme's 21 points. Corey Kispert added 19 points. GU made 57.6 percent from the field.
- GU is 7-0 in WCC play for the third straight season.
- The Zags have only trailed in four conference games this season for a total of 21 minutes and 42 seconds (7 percent), and only for 16 seconds total at home this season.
- Gonzaga is one of the last five unbeaten teams in the nation, and one of three teams that have at least 16 wins.
- The Zags' 20 straight wins dating back to 2019-20 is the second-longest active streak in nation with Winthrop (21).
- GU is first in the nation in scoring offense (94.1), field goal percentage (55.0), and two-point percentage (63.9).
- According to KenPom, GU boasts the nation's most efficient offense and 12th best defense.
- Corey Kispert (20.5) and Drew Timme (18.7) lead the WCC in scoring and field goal percentage (Timme, 61.3) (Kispert, 58.4). Kispert also tops the conference in three-pointers made per game (3.1) and three-point field goal percentage (49.5).
- Jalen Suggs is first in the conference in steals (2.36). Andrew Nembhard is first in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.18).
- Jalen Suggs was named the Freshman of the Week.


SERIES NOTES
- This is the 92nd all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Pepperdine.
- The Zags have a 60-31 advantage in the series.
- GU has won 40 straight versus the Waves, with the last Pepperdine victory in the series coming on Jan. 18, 2002, 88-79, in Malibu.
- The Bulldogs are 44-2 against the Waves under Mark Few.
- In the latest matchup, Corey Kispert had 23 points and eight rebounds as undefeated Gonzaga stormed back in the second half to beat Pepperdine 95-70, in the first meeting this season on Jan. 14.
- Gonzaga has won 17 in-a-row inside the Firestone Fieldhouse and is 23-17 all-time in the meetings in Malibu.
- In the last meeting in Malibu, second-ranked Gonzaga won at Pepperdine, 89-77, on Feb. 15, 2020. Filip Petrusev led the Zags with had 27 points and 12 rebounds.
- GU has 31-12 advantage in the meetings in Spokane.
- The Bulldogs have won 23 in-a-row against Pepperdine in Spokane. The last time the Waves won at Gonzaga was on Feb. 19, 1998, 65-64.
- Gonzaga won the first-ever meeting, 93-70, in the Knights
of Columbus Tournament in Portland, on Dec. 11, 1964.
 
SCOUTING THE WAVES:
- Pepperdine is coming off of a 76-73 win over BYU Wednesday. Colbey Ross scored 19 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists. Kessler Edwards added 18 points, while Sedrick Altman had 11 points and nine rebounds.
- Ross is sixth in the West Coast Conference averaging 16.5 points per game. He leads the league in assists per game at 7.36, which ranks sixth in the nation, and minutes per game at 36:45, which is 24th in the country.
- Pepperdine is fifth in the nation shooting 80.0 percent from the free-throw line. The Waves are 10th in the country holding opponents to 27.7 percent from three-point range.
- Kessler Edwards is fourth in the WCC scoring 18.3 points per outing. He's grabbing a team-high 6.6 rebounds a game.
 
A ZAG WIN WOULD ...
- Be the 26th straight GU win in January.
- Make Gonzaga 159-17 in January games under Mark Few.
- Extend the nation's longest active win streak to 21.
- Be the 28th straight over an unranked foe on the road.
- Be the 50th victory out of the last 51 regular season conference games.
- Be the 43rd victory out the last 44 true road WCC games.
- Improve Corey Kispert' career record in games he appeared in to 112-10.