Saint Mary’s At Gonzaga

Tipoff: Gonzaga (18-6, 9-3 in West Coast Conference) takes on the Gaels (11-13, 4-8) in a WCC match at 7 p.m. in the Martin Centre.

At a glance: Saint Mary’s was the last visiting team to win in the Kennel, with the Bulldogs taking 16 straight at home since then. The Bulldogs scored an 81-71 win over the Gaels on the road in January. The Bulldogs might be tempted to look past the Gaels to Saturday’s meeting with Santa Clara in the potential shootout for the WCC title. “One thing our players have been really good about is they have a lot of respect for the other people in this conference and they’re totally focused on Saint Mary’s,” said GU coach Dan Fitzgerald. Six-foot-9, 295-pound center Jumoke Horton serves as the Gaels’ prime threat.

Key players: Gonzaga - Paul Rogers, 16.2 ppg; Rogers, 8.1 rpg; Kyle Dixon, 5.8 apg. SMC Jumoke Horton, 12.4 ppg; Horton, 8.2 rpg; Kamran Sufi, 6.0 apg.

Radio: KJRB (790 AM) with Dick Wright 15 minutes before tip-off. , DataTimes