10:35 pm
November 13

#5 Texas @ #1 Gonzaga

Who will WIN this matchup?

#5 Texas Longhorns (1-0)

@ #1 Gonzaga Bulldogs (1-0)

 

Current odds:

Texas Longhorns: (+270)

Gonzaga Bulldogs: (-340)

 

• The spread for the game is Gonzaga by 7.5 points.

• The fifth-ranked Longhorns crushed Houston Baptist 92-48 in the season opener Tuesday with six players reaching double-digit scoring, but will face a much more difficult test Saturday when they meet No. 1 Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash.

• In the frontcourt, Timmy Allen (Utah) was a first-team Pacific-12 selection and led the Utes in scoring (17.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.4), Dylan Disu (Vanderbilt) led the Southeastern Conference in rebounding (9.2), Christian Bishop (Creighton) averaged 11 points and 6.4 rebounds and Tre Mitchell (UMass) was a first-team Atlantic 10 pick with 18.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. In the frontcourt, Timmy Allen (Utah) was a first-team Pacific-12 selection and led the Utes in scoring (17.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.4), Dylan Disu (Vanderbilt) led the Southeastern Conference in rebounding (9.2), Christian Bishop (Creighton) averaged 11 points and 6.4 rebounds and Tre Mitchell (UMass) was a first-team Atlantic 10 pick with 18.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.

• The Zags added three of the nation’s top 25 high school recruits in ESPN’s rankings, including 7-footer Chet Holmgren, the top overall prospect who has been called a “unicorn.” In Gonzaga’s opener, a 97-63 victory against visiting Dixie State on Tuesday, Holmgren had 14 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and tied a school record with seven blocked shots.

• Julian Strawther, making his first collegiate start, scored a team-high 17 points and added 10 rebounds as Gonzaga won its 52nd consecutive home game, a program record. The team’s last home loss was Jan. 18, 2018, to Saint Mary’s. Transfer Rasir Bolton (Iowa State/Penn State) added 15 points and Drew Timme, the reigning Karl Malone Award winner as the nation’s top power forward, scored 11 in limited minutes.

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#1 Gonzaga Bulldogs
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