SPOKANE, Wash. – The Gonzaga men's basketball team put on a show in front of a standing-room only crowd at the 2021 Numerica Kraziness in the Kennel at the McCarthey Athletic Center Saturday.
Fans were treated to introductions, a three-point shootout, a skills challenge, and a dunk contest, before an intersquad scrimmage.
After tying in the three-point contest finals,
Nolan Hickman edged out
Andrew Nembhard in a sudden-death shoot-off for the title.
Anton Watson rallied for the skills challenge title, defeating
Drew Timme.
Hunter Sallis held off
Rasir Bolton for the dunk contest crown.
Julian Strawther led all scorers in the 15-minute scrimmage with 11 points. He made five of his nine shots from the field for the Navy team. He grabbed five rebounds and had two steals. Timme and Bolton both scored seven points.
Andrew Nembhard paced the White Team with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field.
Ben Gregg chipped in eight points. Sallis pulled down a game-high six rebounds.
The Zags open the 2021-22 season with an exhibition against Eastern Oregon on Oct. 31.
