Before edging San Francisco 83-79 on Sunday, Gonzaga had defeated its previous six opponents by an average of 31.7 points. Gonzaga (23-1, 9-0 West Coast Conference) has beaten the Lions 22 straight times, including an 87-62 win on Jan. 11. Dunlap will be counting on junior Eli Scott and his JC transfer Ivan Alipiev to carry the load on both offense and defense as LMU faces an uphill battle on the road against the highest scoring team in the country. Scott gave the Bulldogs fits in the first meeting, going 9 of 13 from the field and scoring 20 points. Gonzaga enters play averaging 88.6 points a game while the Lions score just 65.5 points.

Source: National Post February 06, 2020 01:30 UTC