Santa Clara (14-14) at No. 5 Gonzaga (24-2) 9:00 pm EST
| Gameday Matchup |
|
W-L |
PF |
PA |
HOME |
ROAD |
STK |
| SCU |
16-16 |
65.7 |
66.6 |
12-6 |
4-10 |
L1 |
| GONZ |
27-2 |
82.3 |
65.9 |
16-0 |
11-2 |
W19 |
| School Info |
|
SANTA CLARA |
GONZAGA |
| Conference |
West Coast |
West Coast |
| Nickname |
Broncos |
Bulldogs |
| Type |
Private |
Private |
SPOKANE, Washington (Ticker) -- Fifth-ranked Gonzaga will close
out its stay at The Kennel on Saturday as it seeks to complete
its first unbeaten West Coast Conference schedule in the
regular-season finale against Santa Clara.
Gonzaga (24-2, 13-0 WCC) enters on a school-record 17-game
winning streak as it plays its final game at its cozy 4,000-seat
gymnasium. The Bulldogs will move into a bigger facility next
season.
Saturday will mark the final home game for Gonzaga four-year
seniors
Blake Stepp,
Kyle Bankhead and
Cory Violette. Transfers
Tony Skinner and
Richard Fox will also take the floor in
Spokane for the final time.
Stepp needs one 3-pointer to break Richie Frahm's school record
of 280 in his career. He nailed eight - all in the second half -
and scored 24 points in Thursday's 97-78 rout of San Diego.
Gonzaga is 160-15 at The Kennel since 1991.
The last team to go unbeaten in the WCC was the 1991-92
Pepperdine squad, which was 12-0.
Santa Clara (14-14, 6-7) ended a four-game slide with a 55-54
victory at Portland on Thursday.
Doron Perkins scored 17 points
to lead the Broncos.
Gonzaga owns a six-game winning streak over Santa Clara, posting
a 79-63 road win on January 31 behind Stepp's 21 points.
Violette added 14 points and nine rebounds.
Santa Clara 64, 
(2) Gonzaga 80