#2/1 Gonzaga (15-2, 4-0 WCC) vs. Loyola Mayrmount (9-8, 2-3 WCC)
THURSDAY, JAN. 27 | 8 P.M. | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER | SPOKANE
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THE TIP OFF
- No. 2/1 Gonzaga welcomes Loyola Marymount to the McCarthey Athletic Center Thursday night at 7. It's the 99th meeting between the programs and the Zags own the all-time series 77-21.
- GU has won 24 straight versus the Lions. LMU's last win in the series came on Feb. 18, 2010, 74-66, in L.A. The Bulldogs have won 31 in-a-row in Spokane in the series, including all 18 in the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- The Zags have won 25 straight conference games, which is the longest active streak of its kind in the nation. Gonzaga's last league loss was a 91-78 setback at BYU on Feb. 22, 2020.
- GU rides a national-best, and program-best, 62-game home win streak inside the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- Gonzaga is coming off a 78-62 home victory over San Francisco last Thursday. Chet Holmgren scored 22 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked four shots, while Drew Timme finished with 23 points. Anton Watson scored 11 points and Andrew Nembhard added 10.
- The Bulldogs are 4-0 in WCC play for the 10th straight season, they have been 5-0 the past seven seasons.
- GU has won eight straight true road games, which is the longest active streak in the country.
- The Zags appear in the Associated Press poll for the 107th consecutive ranking, the longest current streak in the nation, with Villanova second at 52. Gonzaga is the only program in the country to appear in every AP poll since 2017, with a No. 5 average ranking. Since 2017, GU has been No. 1 in 34 of the 107 AP polls (32 percent), which leads the country. The Bulldogs boast a 61-7 record all-time as the No. 1 ranked team.
- GU is first in the nation in scoring offense (90.2), field goal percentage (53.5), and in defensive rebounds (31.71), second in scoring margin (24.0), assists per game (19.3), third in rebounds per game (42.2), fifth in rebound margin (9.8), and sixth in assist to turnover ratio (1.59).
- Drew Timme is fifth in the nation shooting 63.4 percent from the field. Chet Holmgren is seventh in the country with 58 blocks and averaging 3.4 blocks per game, and eighth shooting 73.9 percent from inside-the-arc.
- The Zags are first in KenPom's rankings (second offensive efficiency and 14th efficient defense).
- The Bulldogs have won 67 of their last 71 games, and since the start of the 2019-20 season, GU has won a national-best 77 out of their last 82 games. Gonzaga is also 46-3 since the start of 2020-21.
 
SERIES NOTES:
- This is the 99th all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Loyola Marymount. GU has a 77-21 advantage in the series.
- GU has won 24 straight versus the Lions, and 28 of the last 29 meetings. The Lions last win in the series came on Feb. 18, 2010, 74-66, in L.A.
- The Bulldogs are 45-3 against LMU under Mark Few.
- Gonzaga is 39-6 at home against the Lions and has won all 18 meetings in the McCarthey Athletic Center. GU has won 31 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 was the most recent matchup, an 86-69 Gonzaga win. Five Zags finished in double-digit scoring.
- Gonzaga is 29-14 all-time at LMU and have won 10 straight in Los Angeles.
- In the last meeting in Los Angeles, the Zags picked up an 87-62 victory on Jan. 11, 2020. Drew Timme recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
- The Zags won the first all-time meeting between the programs, 75-71, in Spokane in 1953.
 
SCOUTING THE LIONS
- Loyola Marymount enters Saturday's game off an 83-51 home loss to Saint Mary's Saturday. Cam Shelton and Jalin Anderson both scored 12 points to lead the Lions. LMU was limited to 35 percent shooting from the field.
- This season, the Lions boast wins over Southern Methodist, Long Beach State and Tulsa all away from Los Angeles.
- Eli Scott averages a team-best 16.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists. He is fifth in the WCC in scoring and minutes played (34.6), seventh in rebounding, and ninth in assists.
- Quintana is 13th in the conference averaging 13.3 points per game. His 3.0 made 3-pointers per game lead the league, along with his 7.1 attempts. He's making 42.5 percent of his shots behind-the-arc which is ninth. The senior tops the WCC shooting 94 percent (47/50) from the free-throw line.
- Loyola Marymount was picked fourth in the WCC Preseason Poll by the league's coaches. Scott was named Preseason All-Conference, after being First Team All-WCC in 2020-21.
 
ON THIS DAY IN ZAG HISTORY
- Gonzaga is 7-7 on Jan. 27 since joining Div. 1 in 1958-59.
- In their last game on this date, the Zags beat San Francisco, 82-73, in 2018.
- The Bulldogs lost to Loyola Marymount on this date in 1990, 99-88, at GU.
 
MILESTONE WATCH
- Drew Timme is three rebounds away from 500 in his career.
- Rasir Bolton is one game shy of 100 in his career.
 
A ZAG WIN WOULD ...
- Extend the nation's longest conference winning streak to 26 games, dating back to a loss at BYU on Feb. 22, 2019.
- Be the 31st straight GU win in January.
- Make Gonzaga 164-17 in January games under Mark Few.
- Be the 70th in-a-row over an unranked foe.
- Extend the nation's longest home win streak to 63 games, also continuing the program record.
- Be the 58th straight at home over an unranked foe.
- Be the 33rd straight home win over a WCC opponent.
 
WHAT'S UP NEXT
- The 171st all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Portland. The Zags have a 104-66 advantage in the series.
- GU has won 13 straight versus the Pilots, and is 39-6 at home in the series. Gonzaga has won 15 in-a-row over Portland at home, dating back to a 72-68 loss on Feb. 19, 2003.
- The programs have not met at Gonzaga since 2018.
- The Bulldogs are 40-2 against Portland under Mark Few.
- Gonzaga won the latest meeting between the teams, 116-88, on Jan. 9, 2021, in Portland. Joel Ayayi posted the first triple-double in GU history. Drew Timme had 26 points.
- The Pilots last win in the series came on Jan. 9, 2014, 82-73, at Portland.
- Portland edged GU, 70-66, in the first-ever NCAA meeting on Jan. 18, 1959, inside the Spokane Coliseum.