The Gonzaga Bulldogs face the Pacific Tigers in Stockton, CA on Saturday, their lone matchup against new coach Dave Smart’s team this season.
Both Gonzaga and Pacific are coming off wins on Thursday, with the Zags using a 28-7 run in the final 10 minutes to down LMU, while the Tigers secured their third WCC win by beating San Diego 71-69.
Gonzaga has a big home matchup next Thursday against San Francisco, who currently holds a half game lead over the Zags for second place in the WCC, but the last thing they can afford to do is get too far ahead of themselves.
Fortunately for the Zags, this Pacific team really struggles on both sides of the basketball. After returning just 3.4% of their minutes from last year, Pacific is in the midst of a multiyear rebuild – and it shows…