Thursday, November 28
Paradise Island, Bahamas
1 p.m.
Gonzaga University
vs
#11/10 Oregon
Photo by: Torrey Vail
No. 8/7 MBB Faces No. 11/10 Oregon in Bahamas
11/28/2019 8:54:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Zags own nation’s longest regular season win streak at 27
#8/7 Gonzaga (7-0) vs. #11/10 Oregon (6-0)
NOV. 28 | 1 P.M. PT | IMPERIAL ARENA | PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS
TELEVISION: ESPN
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
THE TIP OFF:
- Gonzaga and Oregon meet for the 26th time in the semifinals of the 2019 Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday, at 1 p.m. Pacific Time.
- The Ducks have a 22-3 advantage in the all-time series, but the programs from the Northwest haven't met since 1999 in the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii.
- This is Gonzaga's second trip to the Battle 4 Atlantis.
- The Bulldogs are 3-1 all-time in the championship round of
the tournament. GU placed third at the event in 2015.
- Gonzaga is coming off of a 94-69 quarterfinal win over Southern Mississippi in the 2019 Battle 4 Atlantis. It was the first-ever meeting between the programs. Corey Kispert matched a career-high with 28 points, making seven of eight from behind-the-arc. The Zags dished out 21 assists on 34 made shots from the field.
- The Bulldogs have won 27 straight regular season games, the longest active streak in the nation.
- Gonzaga's 27 consecutive wins at home is the second longest active streak in the country, and fifth longest in program history.
- After seven games, GU is second in scoring margin (28.7), third in scoring offense (89.1), fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.68), sixth with 129 total assists, sixth in field goal percentage (52.7) and 11th with a 12.3 rebound margin.
- Joel Ayayi's 3.25 assist-to-turnover ratio is 20th in the nation. He has 26 assists to eight turnovers.
- Filip Petrusev currently leads the West Coast Conference in blocked shots per game (1.7) and is second in field goal percentage (61.8), and offensive rebounds per game (2.86).
SERIES NOTES:
- Gonzaga and Oregon meet for the 26th time.
- The Ducks have a 22-3 advantage in the all-time series, but the programs from the Pacific Northwest haven't met since 1999 in the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii.
- The last two meeting have been the only neutral court matchups in the series, with Oregon winning in Hawaii in 1999 and in Portland in the 1983 Far West Classic.
- The Ducks have won the last 15 meetings, with the last GU win coming in 1930, 29-27, in Eugene. That same season, the Bulldogs picked up another 29-27 win in the series in Spokane. The Zags' other win in the series was in Eugene, 26-22, in 1929.
- Oregon won the first-ever meeting, 29-22, in Spokane on Feb. 14, 1912.
SCOUTING THE DUCKS:
- No. 11 Oregon is coming off a thrilling 71-69 win over No. 13 Seton Hall in the Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals Wednesday.
- Payton Pritchard led the Ducks with 16 points and six assists. Shakur Juiston and C.J. Walker each added 12 points. Juiston pulled down nine rebounds.
- Oregon led for only a minute and 50 seconds in the game, and trailed by 19 points in the second half.
- Pritchard averages a team-best 18.8 points per game and 5.7 assists per game.
- Anthony Mathis adds 13.5 points per outing and Juiston is scoring 10.2 points per game.
A ZAG WIN WOULD ...
- Advance GU to the Battle 4 Atlantis Championship Game.
- Extend Gonzaga's win streak to eight games.
- Be the 28th straight regular season win, the longest active streak in the nation.
- Improve the Bulldogs' record to 37-19 against current Pac-12 members under Mark Few. It would also be the seventh straight win for GU over a Pac-12 opponent.
- Make Gonzaga 106-16 in November games under Few.
- Be the 16th straight win for the Zags in November.
GIVING THANKS FOR THESE TOURNAMENTS:
- Gonzaga is 37-9 under Mark Few in tournaments during the week of Thanksgiving.
- The Zags are 26-3 in the last seven Thanksgiving week tournaments.
- Under Mark Few, GU has won six tournaments during the week of Thanksgiving, and played in nine of the 13
tournament championship games.
NOV. 28 | 1 P.M. PT | IMPERIAL ARENA | PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS
TELEVISION: ESPN
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
THE TIP OFF:
- Gonzaga and Oregon meet for the 26th time in the semifinals of the 2019 Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday, at 1 p.m. Pacific Time.
- The Ducks have a 22-3 advantage in the all-time series, but the programs from the Northwest haven't met since 1999 in the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii.
- This is Gonzaga's second trip to the Battle 4 Atlantis.
- The Bulldogs are 3-1 all-time in the championship round of
the tournament. GU placed third at the event in 2015.
- Gonzaga is coming off of a 94-69 quarterfinal win over Southern Mississippi in the 2019 Battle 4 Atlantis. It was the first-ever meeting between the programs. Corey Kispert matched a career-high with 28 points, making seven of eight from behind-the-arc. The Zags dished out 21 assists on 34 made shots from the field.
- The Bulldogs have won 27 straight regular season games, the longest active streak in the nation.
- Gonzaga's 27 consecutive wins at home is the second longest active streak in the country, and fifth longest in program history.
- After seven games, GU is second in scoring margin (28.7), third in scoring offense (89.1), fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.68), sixth with 129 total assists, sixth in field goal percentage (52.7) and 11th with a 12.3 rebound margin.
- Joel Ayayi's 3.25 assist-to-turnover ratio is 20th in the nation. He has 26 assists to eight turnovers.
- Filip Petrusev currently leads the West Coast Conference in blocked shots per game (1.7) and is second in field goal percentage (61.8), and offensive rebounds per game (2.86).
SERIES NOTES:
- Gonzaga and Oregon meet for the 26th time.
- The Ducks have a 22-3 advantage in the all-time series, but the programs from the Pacific Northwest haven't met since 1999 in the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii.
- The last two meeting have been the only neutral court matchups in the series, with Oregon winning in Hawaii in 1999 and in Portland in the 1983 Far West Classic.
- The Ducks have won the last 15 meetings, with the last GU win coming in 1930, 29-27, in Eugene. That same season, the Bulldogs picked up another 29-27 win in the series in Spokane. The Zags' other win in the series was in Eugene, 26-22, in 1929.
- Oregon won the first-ever meeting, 29-22, in Spokane on Feb. 14, 1912.
SCOUTING THE DUCKS:
- No. 11 Oregon is coming off a thrilling 71-69 win over No. 13 Seton Hall in the Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals Wednesday.
- Payton Pritchard led the Ducks with 16 points and six assists. Shakur Juiston and C.J. Walker each added 12 points. Juiston pulled down nine rebounds.
- Oregon led for only a minute and 50 seconds in the game, and trailed by 19 points in the second half.
- Pritchard averages a team-best 18.8 points per game and 5.7 assists per game.
- Anthony Mathis adds 13.5 points per outing and Juiston is scoring 10.2 points per game.
A ZAG WIN WOULD ...
- Advance GU to the Battle 4 Atlantis Championship Game.
- Extend Gonzaga's win streak to eight games.
- Be the 28th straight regular season win, the longest active streak in the nation.
- Improve the Bulldogs' record to 37-19 against current Pac-12 members under Mark Few. It would also be the seventh straight win for GU over a Pac-12 opponent.
- Make Gonzaga 106-16 in November games under Few.
- Be the 16th straight win for the Zags in November.
GIVING THANKS FOR THESE TOURNAMENTS:
- Gonzaga is 37-9 under Mark Few in tournaments during the week of Thanksgiving.
- The Zags are 26-3 in the last seven Thanksgiving week tournaments.
- Under Mark Few, GU has won six tournaments during the week of Thanksgiving, and played in nine of the 13
tournament championship games.
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