#1/1 Gonzaga (25-0, 15-0 WCC) vs. BYU (20-5, 10-3)
TUESDAY, MARCH 9 | 6 P.M. | ORLEANS ARENA | LAS VEGAS
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THE TIP OFF
- Gonzaga plays for the 2021 West Coast Conference Tournament title against second-seeded BYU in the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday at 6 p.m.
- GU leads the all-time series 20-7, all 27 under Mark Few.
- The Zags have won all five of the meetings against the Cougars in the WCC Tournament, including in the 2014, 2015 and 2018 championship games.
- Gonzaga has won eight of the last 10 WCC tournaments.
- GU is 60-16 all-time in the WCC Tournament with 17 titles and 27 finals appearances, including each of the last 24 seasons. GU is 46-5 under Few in the tournament.
- The Bulldogs' 24 straight appearances in the finals is the nation's longest active streak of its kind.
- GU is 9-3 in the WCC Tournament finals played in Las Vegas, and 18-8 in championship games in the tournament.
- Gonzaga has either won or shared the conference regular season title for a national-best nine straight years.
- GU is the last unbeaten team in the nation, and one of 29 teams in Div. 1 history to end the regular season unbeaten.
- The Zags' 29 straight wins (tied for the program record) dating back to 2019-20 is the longest active streak in nation, along with its 20 straight conference wins.
- GU is first in the nation in scoring offense (92.3), field goal percentage (55.2), two-point percentage (64.2), scoring margin (23.5) and points in the paint (51.2).
- The Zags have clinched the program's 14th straight
25-win season, the second-longest streak in the nation.
- The Bulldogs are 12-0 versus Quad 1 and 2 opponents (7-0 versus Quad 1), which is the best record in the nation.
- Corey Kispert was named the WCC Player of the Year, Mark Few was the WCC Coach of the Year, Jalen Suggs the WCC Newcomer of the Year and Andrew Nembhard was the WCC Sixth Man of the Year.
- Kispert (19.3) and Drew Timme (18.9) lead the WCC in scoring and field goal percentage (Timme, 65.4) (Kispert, 55.0). Kispert also tops the league in free-throw percentage (89.4) and three-point field goal percentage (44.7).
 
SERIES NOTES
- This is the 28th all-time meeting between Gonzaga and BYU. The Zags have a 20-7 advantage in the series, with all 27 matchups coming under Mark Few.
- Gonzaga swept the season series winning in Spokane, 86-69, on Jan. 7, and 82-71 in Provo on Feb. 8.
- GU has won all five of the meetings against the Cougars in the WCC Tournament, including in the 2014, 2015 and 2018 championship games.
- GU has won seven of the 10 meetings in Provo, including six of the last seven matchups at BYU.
- Gonzaga has won seven of the 10 Spokane matchups in the series, all coming inside the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- The Cougars won the first-ever meeting, 89-67, in the third round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament in Denver, Colo.
 
SCOUTING THE COUGARS:
- Second-seeded BYU advanced to the WCC Tournament Championships after outlasting third-seeded Pepperdine in the semifinals, 82-77, in overtime.
- Alex Barcello led the Cougars with 23 points and rebounds. Matt Haarms scored 18 points and blocked three shots, while Brandon Averette with 16 points and five assists.
- Alex Barcello averages a team-high 16 points per game on 53 percent shooting from the field, including 49.5 percent behind-the-arc. He's made a team-best 49 threes, and leads the Cougars with 112 assists this season.
- Matt Haarms adds 11.3 points per outing and leads the conference with 46 blocks.
- Averette chips in 11.6 points per game, and has made 40 three-pointers. Caleb Lohner is averaging a team-high 6.9 rebounds.