The Cougars are actually 2-0 SU in conference play on their home floor, with nice wins over Oregon State and Loyola Marymount. Washington State hasn’t beaten the Bulldogs since in 2010, but Gonzaga has been sloppy of late in conference play. Three of the last four conference games have been decided within 12 points, or less. Washington State have covered nine of the last 12 against the Bulldogs. Gonzaga is the team better in every way but the Cougars can to stay within the number. Washington State must keep the Bulldogs off the glass and they’re, currently, 4th in the country in defensive rebounding. Washington State needs to protect the ball and limit the runs by the Bulldogs.
In the Battle of the Palouse, keeping pace with the nearby Zags and their 92 ppg offense might be a chore for Wazzu in Pullman...but the Cougs likely try. WSU is scoring better than 80 ppg its last three, with frosh G Ace Glass (19 ppg that stretch) emerging, and the two meetings last season had a familiar look, double-digit Gonzaga wins as the Zags scored at an 86 ppg clip. If anything, this season's Gonzaga plays with a sharper edge thanks to late transfer add G Tyon-Grant Foster, and it's a tough matchup for WCC foes against Mark Few's frontline punch of 6-9 Graham Ike and 6-10 Braden Huff (both 17.8 ppg). Play Gonzaga-WSU Over.
