#9/10 Gonzaga (12-3, 1-0 WCC) vs. San Francisco (11-6, 0-2 WCC)
THURSDAY, JAN. 5 | 8 P.M. | WAR MEMORIAL AT SOBRATO CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO
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THE TIP OFF
- Gonzaga travels to San Francisco for a West Coast Conference matchup Thursday at 8 p.m.
- The Zags have won 32 straight games in the month of January, dating back to a 74-71 setback to Saint Mary's on Jan. 18, 2018. GU has also won 89 consecutive games over unranked opponents.
- Gonzaga is coming off a 111-85 win over Pepperdine to open WCC play. Drew Timme scored a season-high 35 points with 10 rebounds and five assists. Julian Strawther added 22 points and GU finished with six players in double figures. The Zags shot 61 percent from the field, including 10-of-22 from three-point range.
- The Bulldogs have now won 27 straight West Coast Conference openers, dating back to a 72-61 loss at Santa Clara in 1996. Gonzaga has won all 24 WCC openers under Mark Few.
- The Zags own the country's longest home win streak with 74 consecutive victories inside the McCarthey Athletic Center. Texas Tech is the next closest with 29 straight home wins.
- Gonzaga's 74 straight home wins are the most in the modern era of Div. 1 (Since 1985). Arizona had 71 consecutive victories from 1987-1992. The Bulldogs' last loss at home was to Saint Mary's on Jan. 18, 2018.
- Gonzaga leads the country shooting 52.6 percent from the field. The Bulldogs are fifth in NCAA Div. 1 averaging 86.9 points per game. Drew Timme ranks second in the nation with 137 made field goals and third with 340 points. His 22.7 points per game rank fourth in the nation. He is eighth in the country shooting 65.9 percent from the field. He is fourth in the WCC averaging 8.3 rebounds. Julian Strawther's 7.5 rebounds per game are seventh.
- The Zags are No. 9 in the Associated Press poll. The Bulldogs' 123 straight AP Poll appearances top the nation. Baylor is the next closest at 65 consecutive appearances in the Top 25.
 
SCOUTING THE DONS
- San Francisco is coming off back-to-back 12-point losses to open West Coast Conference play at Santa Clara last Thursday, 79-67, and at home to San Diego Saturday, 80-68.
- Against USD, Khalil Shabazz scored over 20 points for the sixth time this season and the second straight game, finishing with a team-high 21 points to go along with eight rebounds. Zane Meeks tallied 12 points and eight rebounds for USF.
- Shabazz, a preseason All-WCC selection, averages a team-best 15.5 points and 3.5 assists per game.
- Washington State transfer Tyrell Roberts chips in 14.2 points and 2.4 assists per outing. Meeks scores 12 points per game, while grabbing a team-high 6.8 rebounds.
- The Dons rolled to a 97-60 home win over then-ranked No. 25 Arizona State on Dec. 21. USF led by as many as 47 points and was led by Shabazz with 26 points.
- San Francisco was picked third in the WCC Preseason Poll.
 
SERIES INFO
- This is the 91st all-time meeting between Gonzaga and San Francisco. GU has a 68-22 advantage in the series.
- GU is 47-4 against San Francisco under Mark Few.
- The Zags have won 24 straight versus the Dons. USF's last win in the series came on Feb 18, 2012, 66-65, at USF.
- In the latest matchup, Drew Timme scored 27 points, Chet Holmgren added 17, and Gonzaga beat San Francisco 81-71 in the 2022 WCC Tournament Semifinals on March 7.
- In last season's meeting in San Francisco, Drew Timme just missed a triple-double with 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and Julian Strawther added 15 points for the Zags, and No. 1 Gonzaga picked up its defensive pressure in the second half to beat San Francisco 89-73.
- GU is 25-18 all-time at San Francisco. The Bulldogs have won the last 10 matchups at USF.
- Gonzaga has won 33 in-a-row in Spokane in the series, including all 18 in the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- The Bulldogs are 38-2 against USF in Spokane all-time. The Dons last won in Spokane on Feb. 10, 1989, 67-64.
- San Francisco edged GU, 64-62, in the first-ever meeting at USF on Jan. 28, 1961.
 
TIMME VERSUS THE DONS
- Drew Timme averages 16.6 points in eight games versus San Francisco. He has scored 28, 23, 20 and 22 points in his last four outings against USF.
- Timme is shooting 57.1 percent (52-91) in his career against the Dons.
 
UP NEXT
- The 99th all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Santa Clara. GU owns a 68-30 advantage in the series.
- GU has won 47 of the last 49 meetings against the Broncos, including the last 24 straight matchups.
- Santa Clara's last win in the series was an 85-71 home victory on Jan. 20, 2011.
- The Bulldogs are 47-4 against SCU under Mark Few.
- In the latest meeting, Drew Timme had 23 points and nine rebounds and Gonzaga won its 10th straight West Coast Conference regular-season title, with an 81-69 win in Spokane on Feb. 19. Rasir Bolton contributed 18 points.
- In last season's game at SCU, Drew Timme scored 32 points as No. 2 GU routed Santa Clara 115-83, on Feb. 19.
- Gonzaga is 25-23 all-time at Santa Clara, but have won 21 of their last 22 at SCU.
- Santa Clara won the first all-time meeting between the programs, 67-62, in Santa Clara on Feb. 3, 1959.
 
MILESTONE WATCH
- Drew Timme ranks fourth in program history with 1,851 points and ninth with 742 rebounds. He is six points from third. Timme is 15 rebounds from eighth in program history.
- Hunter Sallis is four rebounds from 100 in his career and Ben Gregg is eight rebounds from 100 in his career.
 
A ZAG WIN WOULD ...
- Extend the second-longest streak in the AP Poll era for ranked against unranked opponents to 79 games.
- Be the 90th straight victory over an unranked team.
- Be the 37th straight road win over an unranked team.
- Be the 34th straight win in the month of January.
 
TIMME NAMED WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK ... AGAIN
- Drew Timme was named the University Credit Union West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the third time out of the last four weeks the league announced Monday.
- Timme received the honor for the eighth time in his GU career, earning the accolade three times in 2020-21 as a sophomore and twice last season.
- Timme helped Gonzaga surpass the 100-point mark in both of its games last week, posting 26.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals in victories over Eastern Oregon and Pepperdine.
 
JUST HOW HE DREW IT UP
- Over his last seven games, Drew Timme has averaged 27.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. He is shooting 70.1 percent from the field over the seven-game span.
- According to ESPN Stats and Info, the only other NCAA Div. I player in the last five seasons to average 25+ points on 70 percent shooting over any seven-game stretch in a season was Zion Williamson.
- Per OPTAStats, Timme is the only Div. I player in the last 25 years to average 25/10/4 on 60 percent shooting over any five-game span.
- Against Pepperdine, Timme scored a season-high 35 points, two off his career-high, with 10 rebounds and five assists. He is the first Gonzaga player with 35/10/5 in a game since Nigel Williams Goss did it at San Francisco in January 2017.
 
BACK-TO-BACK EFFORTS
- Gonzaga's 120 and 111 points in its last two victories are the most points in back-to-back games in program history.
- Per ESPN Stats and Info, the Zags' 154 points in the paint over the last two games are the second-most in back-to-back games since the 2016-17 season. Georgia Southern combined for 162 points in the paint in 2018-19. GU outscored Eastern Oregon in the paint, 84-12, before it scored 70 in the win over Pepperdine.
- Over the last two games, the Bulldogs a combined 66-5 advantage in fast break points and 61-23 in bench points.
 
FAREWELL 2022
- Gonzaga boasted a 29-5 record in the 2022 calendar year, which was the fourth-best output in NCAA Div. 1.
- The Zags racked up 12 Quad 1 wins, which was the third-best mark in the nation. GU was 12-5 against Quad 1 foes.
- Gonzaga was one of 10 programs that was ranked every single week in the AP Poll for the calendar year.