Gonzaga (16-6, 7-2 WCC) vs. Portland (9-15, 3-6)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7 | 5 P.M. | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER | SPOKANE
TELEVISION: CBS Sports Network
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The Gonzaga men's basketball game against Portland will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, is widely available through all major cable, satellite and several streaming service providers; YouTube TV, fuboTV, DirecTV and Hulu. For more information, including a full programming schedule, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com
 
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THE TIP OFF
- Gonzaga hosts Portland Wednesday at 5 p.m. It's the 174th all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Portland. The Zags have a 107-66 advantage in the series and have won 16 straight over the Pilots.
- Gonzaga is 41-6 at home in the series, and has won 17 in-a-row over Portland at home, dating back to 2003.
- The Bulldogs are coming off a 64-62 loss to Saint Mary's at home Saturday. Ryan Nembhard had 18 points on 7-for-13 shooting to lead the Bulldogs. Anton Watson had 16 points and 10 rebounds for his seventh double-double, while Graham Ike had 12 points and 12 rebounds for his sixth. Gonzaga had the lead for 30:22.
- The Zags are 11-0 this season when scoring 80 points and 11-0 when shooting 50 percent from the field.
- Gonzaga leads the West Coast Conference in field goal percentage (50.5, 5th in NCAA Div. 1), scoring margin (16.5, 9th in NCAA Div. 1), rebounds per game (40.6, 17th in NCAA Div. 1), and scoring (84.2, 15th NCAA Div. 1).
- Ryan Nembhard leads the conference dishing out 5.8 assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.54).
- Head Coach Mark Few reached the 700 win plateau in his head coaching career at Pepperdine. Few ranks second in NCAA Div. 1 history behind Kentucky's Adolph Rupp (700-136) as the fastest to 700 wins.
- Few currently boasts the best winning percentage among active head coaches at 83.3 percent, which also is the best in NCAA Div. 1 all-time with a minimum of 10 seasons.
- The Bulldogs have won 158 straight games when leading by 10 or more points at halftime.
- Anton Watson moved to No. 2 in program history with 199 steals in his career, trailing only John Stockton.
 
ABOUT THE PILOTS
- Portland snapped a six-game losing streak with a pair of conference wins last week, winning Pacific (65-60) and at home over Pepperdine (93-89).
- In the win over Pepperdine, the Pilots made 16 three-pointers. Juan Sebastian Gorositowent 5-of-9 from behind-the-arc, while Vukasin Masicwas 4-of-6. Tyler Robertson led Portland with 24 points. The Pilots had 19 assists on 33 made field goals. Portland shot 55 percent overall and committed just six turnovers.
- Robertson averages 16.5 points per game, which ranks second in the conference. He's dished out a team-high 91 assists.
- Masic adds 13.2 points and Tyler Harris is scoring 11.8. Harris also grabs a team-best 7.3 rebounds per game.
- Portland leads the WCC averaging 9.1 made threes per game and 25.8 attempted three-pointers per game.
 
SERIES INFO
- This is the 174th all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Portland. The Zags have a 107-66 advantage in the series.
- GU has won 16 straight versus the Pilots.
- The Bulldogs are 43-2 against Portland under Mark Few.
- The Pilots last win in the series came on Jan. 9, 2014, 82-73, at Portland.
- Gonzaga won the latest meeting 82-67 in Portland last season. Julian Strawther had a career-high 40 points, including eight 3-pointers. Anton Watson added 17 points.
- Gonzaga is 41-6 at home in the series, and has won 17 in-a-row over Portland at home, dating back to a 72-68 loss on Feb. 19, 2003.
- In last season's meeting in Spokane, 115-75. Malachi Smith led six teammates in double figures with his season high 27 points, seven 3-pointers and a team-leading eight rebounds. Nolan Hickman scored 13 and Anton Watson and Ben Gregg each added 12. The Zags raced out to a 40-14 lead.
- GU is 37-22 at Portland in the series. The Zags have won eight in-a-row, and 24 of the last 25, inside the Chiles Center.
- Portland edged GU, 70-66, in the first-ever NCAA meeting on Jan. 18, 1959, inside the Spokane Coliseum.
 
UP NEXT
- The third all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Kentucky.
- Last season, No. 2 Gonzaga beat No. 4 Kentucky in Spokane, 88-72. Rasir Bolton scored 24 points, Drew Timme added 22, and Julian Strawther had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Anton Watson had 10 points and 10 rebounds and spent the evening guarding reigning player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe.
- In the first matchup, the Wildcats beat Gonzaga 80-72 in the 2002 Maui Invitational. Kentucky was ranked 15th and the Zags were No. 20. Blake Stepp scored a game-high 24 points with five three-pointers to lead GU.
- The Bulldogs are 18-11 all-time versus current members from the Southeastern Conference, including a 100-90 win over No. 4 Alabama in Birmingham in the last meeting with the conference last season on Dec. 17.
- Gonzaga has won eight of its last 10 games against current SEC opponents.
 
MILESTONE WATCH
- Ryan Nembhard just crossed the 1,000-point plateau in his career with 12 points at Pacific. He's at 1,010 in his career.
- Anton Watson is 12 points from passing Rob Scare (1,270) for 29th on the program's all-time scoring list.
- Watson is one rebound from 700 in his career. He is currently 10th all-time at Gonzaga.
- Watson has played 138 games at GU, which is tied for sixth in program history with David Stockton. Kevin Pangos is fifth at 142 games. Josh Perkins owns the record at 153.
- Watson is 121-17 (87.7) in his career appearances, his 121 wins rank seventh all-time at GU. Kevin Pangos and Kyle Dranginis are sixth at 122, and Przemek Karnowski owns the record at 137.
 
WHERE WE RANK
- GU is fifth in the nation in field goal percentage (50.5) and 15th in field goal percentage defense (39.6).
- The Zags lead the WCC in scoring offense (84.2), which also ranks 15th in the nation. GU is ninth in the country in scoring margin at 16.5, which tops the conference.
- Gonzaga is 15th in the country in rebound margin (8.4), and 17th averaging 40.59 rebounds per game.
- The Bulldogs' 1.49 assist-to-turnover ratio also tops the West Coast Conference.
- Ryan Nembhard tops the WCC in assists per game (5.8), which also ranks 25th in the country. He also leads the WCC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.54).