Before Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga-BYU developed into entertaining rivalries, Gonzaga-Pepperdine was the headliner in West Coast Conference basketball. The Zags were still in the process of establishing residency on the national stage early in Mark Few’s coaching tenure in 2002 when the Zags lost 88-79 to a talented Pepperdine squad in Malibu. Nearly a month later in the rematch, Dan Dickau scored 26 points in GU's 91-78 victory at the Martin Centre. The Zags haven’t lost to the Waves since -- an improbable span of 46 games over 22 years.
