Date Set for 2024 Battle in Seattle
6/24/2024 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Gonzaga and Kentucky meet in Climate Pledge Arena Dec. 7
SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga and Kentucky square off in the 2024 Battle in Seattle in Climate Pledge Arena Dec. 7.
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Game time and television information will be announced soon. Tickets go on-sale to the public on June 28 at 10 a.m. at climatepledgearena.com. Zag Member Presales begin on June 26 and can be purchased directly through Gonzaga's website.
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A multiyear series between the programs was finalized prior to the 2022-23 season. GU won the first two meetings, 88-72 in the Spokane Arena in 2022, and 89-85 last season in Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. The Zags and Wildcats will meet in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville in 2025-26. The final two games in the series are scheduled for Rupp Arena (2026-27) and the McCarthey Athletic Center (2027-28).
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Gonzaga has won two of the three all-time matchups against Kentucky. Before this series, the Wildcats beat Gonzaga in the first meeting, 80-72 in the 2002 Maui Invitational.
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The Zags are 19-11 all-time versus current members from the Southeastern Conference. GU has won six of its last 10 meetings with an SEC opponent.
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This is the 15th edition of the Battle in Seattle. The Bulldogs hold a 9-5 record in the event all-time. Gonzaga fell to Alabama in the last event in 2021. That game, the first college basketball matchup at Climate Pledge Arena, drew the event's highest attendance at 18,048 fans.
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Two-time defending national champion UConn held off No. 10 Gonzaga last season in the Continental Tire Seattle Tip-Off, a non-Battle in Seattle event, in Climate Pledge Arena in front of 16,405 fans.
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Previous Battle in Seattle Results
Dec. 13, 2003 - #17 Gonzaga 87, #3 Missouri 80 (OT)
Dec. 4, 2004 - Gonzaga, 68, Massachusetts 57
Dec. 10, 2005 - #11 Gonzaga, 64, Oklahoma State 62
Dec. 30, 2006 - #18 Nevada 82, Gonzaga 74
Dec. 29, 2007 - #11 Tennessee 82, Gonzaga 72
Dec. 20, 2008 - #2 Connecticut 88, # 7 Gonzaga 83 (OT)
Dec. 12, 2009 - #21 Gonzaga 103, Davidson 91
Dec. 4, 2010 - #20 Illinois 73, Gonzaga 61
Dec. 17, 2011 - Gonzaga 71, Arizona 60
Dec. 15, 2012 - #14 Gonzaga 68, Kansas State 52
Dec. 14, 2013 - #20 Gonzaga 68, South Alabama 58
Dec. 20, 2014 - #8 Gonzaga 63, Cal Poly 50
Dec. 19, 2015 - #9 Gonzaga 86, Tennessee 79
Dec. 4, 2021 - #16 Alabama 91, #3 Gonzaga 82
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Game time and television information will be announced soon. Tickets go on-sale to the public on June 28 at 10 a.m. at climatepledgearena.com. Zag Member Presales begin on June 26 and can be purchased directly through Gonzaga's website.
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A multiyear series between the programs was finalized prior to the 2022-23 season. GU won the first two meetings, 88-72 in the Spokane Arena in 2022, and 89-85 last season in Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. The Zags and Wildcats will meet in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville in 2025-26. The final two games in the series are scheduled for Rupp Arena (2026-27) and the McCarthey Athletic Center (2027-28).
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Gonzaga has won two of the three all-time matchups against Kentucky. Before this series, the Wildcats beat Gonzaga in the first meeting, 80-72 in the 2002 Maui Invitational.
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The Zags are 19-11 all-time versus current members from the Southeastern Conference. GU has won six of its last 10 meetings with an SEC opponent.
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This is the 15th edition of the Battle in Seattle. The Bulldogs hold a 9-5 record in the event all-time. Gonzaga fell to Alabama in the last event in 2021. That game, the first college basketball matchup at Climate Pledge Arena, drew the event's highest attendance at 18,048 fans.
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Two-time defending national champion UConn held off No. 10 Gonzaga last season in the Continental Tire Seattle Tip-Off, a non-Battle in Seattle event, in Climate Pledge Arena in front of 16,405 fans.
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Previous Battle in Seattle Results
Dec. 13, 2003 - #17 Gonzaga 87, #3 Missouri 80 (OT)
Dec. 4, 2004 - Gonzaga, 68, Massachusetts 57
Dec. 10, 2005 - #11 Gonzaga, 64, Oklahoma State 62
Dec. 30, 2006 - #18 Nevada 82, Gonzaga 74
Dec. 29, 2007 - #11 Tennessee 82, Gonzaga 72
Dec. 20, 2008 - #2 Connecticut 88, # 7 Gonzaga 83 (OT)
Dec. 12, 2009 - #21 Gonzaga 103, Davidson 91
Dec. 4, 2010 - #20 Illinois 73, Gonzaga 61
Dec. 17, 2011 - Gonzaga 71, Arizona 60
Dec. 15, 2012 - #14 Gonzaga 68, Kansas State 52
Dec. 14, 2013 - #20 Gonzaga 68, South Alabama 58
Dec. 20, 2014 - #8 Gonzaga 63, Cal Poly 50
Dec. 19, 2015 - #9 Gonzaga 86, Tennessee 79
Dec. 4, 2021 - #16 Alabama 91, #3 Gonzaga 82
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