This is one GU should win
BULLDOGS, 16-14
There is no reason GU should lose tonight. The Zags are better.
The Pilots don't have the quickness to break down Gonzaga with the dribble, they don't have the size to consistently attack inside and they don't seem to have a 3-point threat that can get hot and cause GU stress.
What the Bulldogs need to show tonight is an ability to blow out a West Coast Conference team they should blow out, to blow out a home team and keep them blown out, if that makes sense. Keep putting the pedal down through the end.
Because, from the first 10 minutes tonight, it looks like the only team that can defeat GU tonight is GU.
If the Zags are careless with the ball, selfish on offense, lose continuity and effort on defense – all of which have happened already to a slight degree – then the Pilots will have a shot. Of course there are variables, and one of them just cropped up with Josh Heytvelt picking up his second foul, so he will sit the rest of the half.
Otherwise, I don't see it.
What about you? You see anyway they could lose this one?