MBB Faces LSU in Bad Boy Mowers Series - Gonzaga University Athletics

#14/12 Gonzaga (2-0) vs. LSU (3-0)
SATURDAY, NOV. 14 | 12:30 PM | SPOKANE | NUMERICA VETERANS ARENA
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SCOUTING THE TIGERS
- LSU improved to 3-0 on the season with a dominant 90-50 victory over Louisiana Tech on Nov. 9 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge.
- The Tigers have won each of their first three games by at least 40 points, marking the first time in program history LSU has recorded three consecutive victories by 40 or more points.
- LSU shot 56.4 percent from the field (31-of-55) against Louisiana Tech, its third consecutive game shooting better than 50 percent.
- Junior forward Michael Ružić led all scorers with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and added five rebounds.
- Guard Abdi Bashir Jr. scored 16 points and knocked down four three-pointers, while forward Mo Dioubate contributed 15 points and a game-high six rebounds.
- Guard Donovan Dent added 12 points and led LSU with five assists, five steals and two blocks.
- The Tigers dominated defensively, forcing 23 turnovers and converting them into 38 points. LSU also recorded 16 steals and held Louisiana Tech to 31.6 percent shooting from the field and 2-of-16 from three.
- Ružić leads the Tigers in scoring at 15.7 points per game, while Saliou Niang averages a team-best 10.3 rebounds per game.
- Dent leads LSU with 8.3 assists and shares the team lead in steals at 3.3 per game with Niang. Abdi Bashir Jr. leads the Tigers with 11 made three-pointers, shooting 37.9 percent from beyond the arc.
- Ružić leads the Tigers individually, shooting 77.8 percent (21-of-27), followed by Niang at 71.4 percent and Dioubate at 65.2 percent.
- LSU enters the 2026-27 season under Head Coach Will Wade, who returned to Baton Rouge for his second stint leading the Tigers after previously coaching the program from 2017-22. Wade was named head coach on March 26, 2026, after leading NC State to a 20-14 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2025-26.
- LSU's roster features several experienced transfers, including Dent, fifth-year guard Skyy Clark, senior forward Mo Dioubate and fifth-year center Brice Dessert. Dioubate transferred from Kentucky after averaging 8.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in 2025-26, while Dessert is a 7-foot center.

ABOUT THE SERIES
- This is the first all-time meeting between GU and LSU.
- Gonzaga owns 20 wins over current Southeastern Conference programs during Head Coach Mark Few's tenure. The Bulldogs have won seven of their last nine matchups against current SEC members.
- During that stretch, GU picked up wins over Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Auburn, including last season's 94-59 victory over Kentucky and 95-85 win over Alabama.

ZAGS IN THE SPOKANE ARENA
- Gonzaga has created several memorable moments inside Numerica Veterans Arena, including last season's 83-68 win over Southeastern Conference member Oklahoma in the Bad Boy Mowers Series.
- The Zags also opened the 2024-25 season with a 101-63 win over No. 7 Baylor in a battle of Top-10 ranked teams at the Arena. GU has won its last seven games inside Spokane Arena.
- Early in the 2022-23 season, GU earned an 88-72 victory over Kentucky in the Numerica Veterans Arena. The Top-5 matchup drew 12,333 fans, the largest crowd ever for any event in the history of the Arena.
- The Bulldogs are 15-6 all-time in games played inside the Numerica Veterans Arena since it opened in 1995.

UP NEXT
- Gonzaga hosts Montana State Nov. 17 at 8 p.m.
- The Zags lead the all-time series 36-35, winning 25 of the 32 meetings in Spokane.
- The programs have not met since a 91-76 GU win in Spokane on Dec. 11, 1996.
- MSU and the Bulldogs first met in 1914, a 29-16 Bobcat victory in Bozeman.
- Montana State enters the 2026-27 season as the preseason favorite in the Big Sky Conference, topping both the coaches and media polls for the first time since 2022-23.
- Montana State returns several key contributors from last season, including three All-Big Sky honorees: fifth-year guard Jed Miller (First Team), senior forward Christian King (Honorable Mention) and fifth-year guard Jeremiah Davis (All-Defensive Team).
- Miller earned unanimous First-Team All-Big Sky honors after leading the Bobcats in scoring (14.9 ppg), rebounding (5.7 rpg), assists (2.9 apg) and steals (1.6 spg) in 2025-26. He was also named to the 2026-27 Preseason All-Big Sky Team.

FOGLE NAMED PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- In the first edition of the honor this season, Gonzaga's Davis Fogle was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week Monday.
- Fogle scored 22 points in the season-opening win over Purdue in Las Vegas, and then another 22 points in the home victory over New Mexico State. Both were new career-high scoring performances. During the week, he added eight assists, including six versus NMSU.
- Fogle totaled nine rebounds and four steals, while shooting 45 percent from the field. The sophomore made 12-of-14 from the free throw line, including 9-of-10 versus Purdue.

ZAGS ROLL PAST NEW MEXICO STATE
- Gonzaga won its 33rd straight home opener cruising past New Mexico State, 109-68. Davis Fogle and Isiah Harwell each scored 22 points, Braden Huff added 20. Javon Bennett had 13 points. Xaivian Lee dished out 10 assists.
- GU shot 61% from the floor while holding the Aggies to 44%. The Bulldogs made 13 three-pointers in the win.
- The Zags held NMSU without a field goal for the final 11:23 of regulation.

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Javon Bennett

Davis Fogle

Isiah Harwell

Braden Huff

Xaivian Lee

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