Gonzaga Faces Oregon in the Battle in Seattle
9/14/2026 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tickets on sale soon for 16th edition of the event
SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga men's basketball and Oregon will square off in the Battle in Seattle on Jan. 30.
Tickets for the match-up at Climate Pledge Arena, along with tip-off time and broadcast information, will be announced at a later date.
This will be the 16th edition of the Battle in Seattle. The Bulldogs hold a 9-6 record in the event all-time. Then-No. 7 Gonzaga fell to No. 4 Kentucky, 90-89 in overtime, in the last event in 2024.
The Bulldog and Duck matchup will be the 28th all-time meeting between the Pacific Northwest programs. Oregon has won 22 of the previous matchups, but GU has won the last two meetings, in the 2019 Battle 4 Atlantis and last season in Portland. The then-No. 7 Bulldogs pulled away from Oregon in the Moda Center, 91-82. Braden Huff scored 20 points for GU.
Prior to the 2019 matchup, the teams had not met since 1999. Oregon won the first-ever meeting, 29-22, in Spokane on Feb. 14, 1912.
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
Dec. 7, 2024 - #4 Kentucky 90, #7 Gonzaga 89 (OT)
Tickets for the match-up at Climate Pledge Arena, along with tip-off time and broadcast information, will be announced at a later date.
This will be the 16th edition of the Battle in Seattle. The Bulldogs hold a 9-6 record in the event all-time. Then-No. 7 Gonzaga fell to No. 4 Kentucky, 90-89 in overtime, in the last event in 2024.
The Bulldog and Duck matchup will be the 28th all-time meeting between the Pacific Northwest programs. Oregon has won 22 of the previous matchups, but GU has won the last two meetings, in the 2019 Battle 4 Atlantis and last season in Portland. The then-No. 7 Bulldogs pulled away from Oregon in the Moda Center, 91-82. Braden Huff scored 20 points for GU.
Prior to the 2019 matchup, the teams had not met since 1999. Oregon won the first-ever meeting, 29-22, in Spokane on Feb. 14, 1912.
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
Dec. 7, 2024 - #4 Kentucky 90, #7 Gonzaga 89 (OT)
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