Overview
- Tip-off is Thursday, Jan. 15 at 7:00 p.m. PT at Beasley Coliseum, with TV coverage on CBS Sports Network.
- Gonzaga enters 17-1 (5-0 WCC) on a 10-game win streak, though recent league games featured slow starts before strong second halves.
- The Zags’ offense runs through Graham Ike and Braden Huff, each averaging 17.8 points, with Gonzaga ranking No. 6 nationally in adjusted efficiency and topping 80 points in 10 straight games.
- Washington State is 8-10 (3-2 WCC) and features freshman guard Ace Glass at 15.9 ppg after a Maui Invitational breakout; Gonzaga may turn to Adam Miller early on the defensive assignment.
- FanDuel lists Gonzaga -17.5 (moneyline -2800) against a Cougars team that leads the all-time series but has dropped six straight to the Zags, with a raucous student crowd expected in Pullman.