#1/1 Gonzaga (21-0, 12-0 WCC) vs. San Diego (3-7, 2-4)
SATURDAY, FEB. 20 | 5 P.M. | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER | SPOKANE
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THE TIP OFF
- Gonzaga welcomes San Diego in the 99th all-time meeting between the programs Saturday at 5 p.m.
- The Zags have a 76-22 lead in the series.
- GU has won 13 straight versus the Toreros, with USD's last win in the series coming in 2014, 69-66, at San Diego.
- Gonzaga is 36-5 at home versus San Diego all-time, and has won 21 straight games at home in the series.
- The Bulldogs are coming off of an 87-65 win over Saint Mary's Thursday. GU led by as many as 38 points.
- The victory clinched the outright West Coast Conference regular season title for the Zags. Gonzaga has either won or shared the title for a national-best nine straight years.
- GU is 12-0 in WCC play for the third straight season.
- Gonzaga has not trailed in the last 131 minutes and 41 seconds of play. Last time trailed was at Pacific (46-47).
- In the 480 minutes of conference play so far this season, the Zags have only trailed for 45 minutes and 58 seconds. In the 360 minutes of games at home this season, GU has trailed for a total of 50 seconds.
- Gonzaga is one of the last two unbeaten teams in the nation, and one of three teams that have at least 21 wins.
- The Zags' 25 straight wins dating back to 2019-20 is the longest active streak in nation. (Next: Belmont 20). Gonzaga's 16 straight conference wins is the second-longest active streak behind Belmont's 27.
- Gonzaga owns the nation's longest active home winning streak at 48, two shy of tying the program record.
- GU is first in the nation in scoring offense (92.8), field goal percentage (55.4), and two-point percentage (64.4).
- Corey Kispert (19.19) and Drew Timme (19.00) lead the WCC in scoring and field goal percentage (Timme, 64.2) (Kispert, 56.1). Kispert also tops the league in three-pointers made per game (2.8) and three-point field goal percentage (47.2). Jalen Suggs is first in steals (2.11). Andrew Nembhard is first in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.62).
- The win at San Francisco clinched a 24th straight
20-win season for the Bulldogs.

SERIES NOTES
- This is the 99th all-time meeting between Gonzaga and San Diego. GU has a 76-22 lead in the series.
- GU has won 13 straight versus the Toreros, 24 of the last 25, and 46 of the last 49 matchups.
- The Bulldogs are 47-4 against San Diego under Mark Few.
- The Toreros' last win in the series came on Feb. 22, 2014, 69-66, at San Diego.
- In the meeting earlier this season at San Diego, Drew Timme scored 21 points and Corey Kispert had 19 for No. 1 Gonzaga, which routed USD, 90-62.
- Gonzaga is 36-5 at home versus San Diego all-time, including 17-0 in the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- GU has won 21 straight games at home in the series, dating back to an 82-70 loss on Feb. 17, 2000.
- In last season's meeting in Spokane, the Bulldogs clinched the program's eighth-straight West Coast Conference regular season title with a 94-59 win at home on Feb. 27, 2020. Corey Kispert scored 16 points for Gonzaga.
- Gonzaga is 33-13 all-time at San Diego. The Zags have won 12 of their last 13 at USD.
- The Zags won the first-ever meeting, 72-62, on Feb. 1, 1980, in San Diego.
 
SCOUTING THE TOREROS:
- San Diego is coming off of a 71-60 win at Santa Clara Thursday. It was the Torero's first game since a 90-62 loss to Gonzaga on Jan. 28. USD had six games altered after that.
- Joey Calcaterra scored a team-high 23 points to lead San Diego in the road win. Vladimir Pinchuk added 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Ben Pyle had 15 points. Josh Parrish dished out five assists.
- Calcaterra averages a team-best 14.1 points per game, while Parrish is adding 10.7 points per outing.
- Yauhen Massalski leads the team with 8.2 rebounds per game, and 2.17 blocks per game.
- Ben Pyle averages a team-best 2.27 assists per outing.
 
A ZAG WIN WOULD ...
- Extend the nation's longest active win streak to 26, which would be three shy of the program record of 29.
- Extend the nation's longest active home win streak to 49, one from matching the program record of 50.
- Extend the nation's second-longest active conference win streak to 16.
- Be the 55th victory out of the last 56 regular season conference games.
- Be the 27th straight win at home over a WCC opponent.
- Be the 44th straight victory at home over an unranked foe.
- Improve Corey Kispert' career record in games he appeared in to 117-10.
- Improve Mark Few's record in February to 151-23.
 
MILESTONE WATCH
- Corey Kispert recently passed John Rillie for seventh in GU history for most career three-pointers. Kispert is currently at 238. Derek Raivio is sixth at 243.
- Kispert is six wins shy of moving to fourth in GU history for most victories in a career (116-10 current career record).
- Kispert is six points from 1,400 in his career and 10 rebounds from 500.
- Kispert is 34 points from passing Doug Spradley for 20th in GU scoring history. (Kispert at 1,394 career points)
- Kispert is averaging 19.2 points per game on 56.1 percent from the field, 47.2 percent from the three, and 88.2 percent from the foul line. No player has averaged 20 PPG on 55/45/90 shooting in D-I in at least 30 years.
- Joel Ayayi is 10 rebounds from 400 in his career.
- Aaron Cook is 10 assists from 300 in his career.
 
THAT'S NINE STRAIGHT:
- With the home win over Saint Mary's, Gonzaga clinched the outright West Coast Conference regular season title.
- The Zags have now either shared or owned the West Coast Conference regular season title outright in each of the last nine seasons.
- Coach Few now has 20 WCC regular season titles at GU.
- GU extends its current nationally-best active streak of regular season titles, owned or shared.
- Vermont is next on the list at four straight.