Who's got the edge when the Arizona Wildcats face Gonzaga?
- Alec White/Arizona Daily Star
Alec White
Digital Sports Producer & Reporter
Zags still winless in Tucson
UpdatedThe No. 15 ranked Arizona Wildcats welcome No. 6 Gonzaga to Tucson for the first time since 2014 in what will also be the first ranked matchup at McKale Center since the Wildcats faced ASU in 2017.
Two of the West Coast's top programs head into the game ranked 10-1 with Gonzaga coming off a road win at Washington while the Cats are fresh off a 50-point win over Omaha.
The Zags have won the previous two matchups but have never beaten Arizona inside McKale. So who holds the edge in tonight's matchup?
Vegas favors Arizona
UpdatedThe Wildcats are a 2-point favorite over the Bulldogs.
Under Sean Miller, Arizona is 4-1 at home when playing opponents ranked in the AP top 10 and the Cats are also 101-8 in their last 109 home games.
KenPom.com
UpdatedOverall ranking
Gonzaga: No. 7
Arizona: No. 14
Offensive efficiency
Gonzaga: No. 6
Arizona: No. 13
Defensive efficiency
Gonzaga: No. 39
Arizona: No. 36
Team statistics
UpdatedPoints per game
Gonzaga: 85.9 (11th in NCAA)
Arizona: 85.5 (8th in NCAA)
Field goal percentage
Gonzaga: 49.9% (13th)
Arizona: 51.2% (8th)
3-point percentage
Gonzaga: 38.3 (T-32nd)
Arizona: 40.6% (T-16th)
Offensive rebounds per game
Gonzaga: 12.4 (T-57th)
Arizona: 9.5 (T-228th)
Defensive rebounds per game
Gonzaga: 29.5 (T-25th)
Arizona: 27.4 (T-101st)
Leaders in scoring per game
UpdatedGonzaga
Filip Petrusev: 15.8 ppg
Corey Kispert: 13.7 ppg
Killian Tillie: 13.7 ppg
Arizona
Zeke Nnaji: 15.9 ppg
Nico Mannion: 14.9 ppg
Josh Green: 12.9 ppg
Leaders in field goal percentage (15+ min per game)
UpdatedGonzaga
Drew Timme: 58.7%
Anton Watson: 57.1%
Ryan Woolridge: 52.5%
Arizona
Zeke Nnaji: 70.7%
Chase Jeter: 63.6%
Nico Mannion: 47.8%
Leaders in 3-point percentage
UpdatedGonzaga
Ryan Woolridge: 58.8%
Corey Kispert: 41.5%
Killian Tillie: 40.7%
Arizona
Jemarl Baker: 48.6%
Dylan Smith: 46.3%
Nico Mannion: 41.7%
Leaders in rebounding per game
UpdatedGonzaga
Filip Petrusev: 8.5
Joel Ayayi: 6.6
Drew Timme: 5.5
Arizona
Zeke Nnaji: 6.7
Chase Jeter: 5.8
Josh Green and Ira Lee: 5.1
Alec White
Digital Sports Producer & Reporter
More information
- Scouting report: No. 15 Arizona Wildcats vs. No. 6 Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Consistent Gonzaga brings rebuilt roster, string of Pac-12 success into McKale for Saturday showdown
- The Wildcast, Episode 236: What to expect when the Arizona Wildcats host No. 6 Gonzaga at McKale Center
- Georgetown transfer James Akinjo reportedly to visit Arizona this weekend
- Greg Hansen: Gonzaga has become West's big 'Dog since first tussle with UA in 2000
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