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Gonzaga Bulldogs

Gonzaga Bulldogs – Next

The Zags have two games on tap against some of the West Coast Conference’s better teams.

1/13 vs. Brigham Young Cougars (14-3 overall, 2-0 in WCC)

Gonzaga has two conference games scheduled for this week. On Thursday, Brigham Young visits the McCarthy Center. No one in BYU’s main rotation is over 6-foot-8, so the Zags have a huge advantage in the paint.

This is no easy game for Gonzaga. Even with BYU’s lack of height, the Cougars are a dangerous team. Nembhard and Rasir Bolton will have their hands full defending the perimeter against All-Conference guard Alex Barcello, who is shooting nearly 47 percent from behind the arc. Brigham Young ranks in the mid-30s on both polls and at one point were as high as 12th.

BYU Leaders

Points – Alex Barcello 16.3

Rebounds – Fousseyni Traore 7.3

AssistsTe’Jon Lucas 4.3

1/15 at Santa Clara Broncos (10-5, 0-0)

Santa Clara’s layoff (21 days) was even longer than the Gonzaga Bulldogs. At least the Broncos get one game in before playing the Best in the West. All-WCC guard Jalen Williams leads the conference in scoring with 18.8 points per game.

Santa Clara already has wins over Stanford, Cal, Nevada, and TCU. The Broncos are a good team who will be playing games in March past the WCC tournament. Their in-conference performance will determine if that’s in the NCAA Tournament or NIT.

SC Leaders

Points – Jalen Williams 18.8

ReboundsKeshawn Justice 8.0

AssistsJosip Vrankic 4.1

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Until next time, stay safe. Our Gonzaga Bulldogs expert Teresa Powe will be back next week with the Zags 360.

 

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