#1/1 Gonzaga (23-0, 14-0 WCC) vs. Loyola Marymount (12-7, 7-4)
SATURDAY, FEB. 27 | 7 P.M. | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER | SPOKANE
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THE TIP OFF
- Gonzaga welcomes Loyola Marymount in the final home game of the season, Saturday at 7 p.m. GU has a 76-21 advantage in the series.
- The Zags have won 23 straight versus the Lions, and 27 of the last 28 meetings. The Lions last win in the series came on Feb. 18, 2010, 74-66, in L.A. The Bulldogs are 44-3 against Loyola Marymount under Mark Few.
- Gonzaga is 38-6 at home against the Lions and has won all 17 meetings in the McCarthey Athletic Center. GU has won 30 straight at home over Loyola Marymount. The last Lion win in Spokane was on Feb. 7, 1991, 91-79.
- The Zags are coming off of an 89-75 win over Santa Clara Thursday. Five Bulldogs finished in double-digits led by Corey Kispert's 25 points.
- Gonzaga owns the nation's longest active home winning streak at 50, one shy of breaking the program record.
- Gonzaga has clinched the outright West Coast Conference regular season title. The Bulldogs have either won or shared the title for a national-best nine straight years.
- Gonzaga is one of the last two unbeaten teams in the nation, and one of three teams that have at least 23 wins.
- The Zags' 27 straight wins dating back to 2019-20 is the longest active streak in nation, along with its 18 straight conference wins is the longest active streak of its kind.
- GU is first in the nation in scoring offense (93.2), field goal percentage (55.2), and two-point percentage (64.5).
- Corey Kispert (19.3) and Drew Timme (19.0) lead the WCC in scoring and field goal percentage (Timme, 65.4) (Kispert, 55.8). Kispert also tops the league in free-throw percentage (88.0) and three-point field goal percentage (45.3). Jalen Suggs is first in steals (2.00). Andrew Nembhard is first in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.55).
- GU tops KenPom ratings (2nd in off and 9th in def). The Zags' adjusted efficiency margin of +36.75 is the fourth-highest in the KenPom era (since 1997).
- The Bulldogs' 12 wins over Quad 1 and 2 opponents (7-0 versus Quad 1), match the most in the nation.

SERIES NOTES
- This is the 98th all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Loyola Marymount. GU has a 76-21 advantage in the series.
- GU has won 23 straight versus the Lions, and 27 of the last 28 meetings. The Lions last win in the series came on Feb. 18, 2010, 74-66, in L.A.
- The Bulldogs are 44-3 against LMU under Mark Few.
- Gonzaga is 38-6 at home against the Lions and has won all 17 meetings in the McCarthey Athletic Center. GU has won 30 straight at home over Loyola Marymount. The last Lion win in Spokane was on Feb. 7, 1991, 91-79.
- Last season's meeting in Spokane and the latest meeting between the programs, Filip Petrusev scored 21 points as
No. 2 Gonzaga beat the Lions 85-67.
- Gonzaga is 29-14 all-time at LMU and have won 10 straight in Los Angeles.
- The Zags won the first all-time meeting between the programs, 75-71, in Spokane in 1953.
 
SCOUTING THE LIONS:
- Loyola Marymount is coming off of an 81-74 win over rival at Pepperdine Thursday. Five of the seven Lions' players that checked into the game scored in double-digits, led by Keli Leaupepe's 17 points. He grabbed a game-high eight boards.
- Eli Scott averages team-highs of 17.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.68 assists per game.
- Dameane Douglas and Leaupepe add 13.5 and 10.7 points per game. Douglas is pulling down 7.3 rebounds as well.
 
A ZAG WIN WOULD ...
- Extend the nation's longest active win streak to 28, which would be one shy of the program record of 29.
- Extend the nation's longest active home win streak to 51, which would break the program record of 50.
- Extend the nation's longest active conference win streak to 18.
- Be the 57th victory out of the last 58 regular season conference games.
- Be the 29th straight win at home over a WCC opponent.
- Be the 46th straight victory at home over an unranked foe.
- Improve Corey Kispert' career record in games he appeared in to 119-10.
- Improve Mark Few's record in February to 153-23.