Not a lot of positives to takeaway from the game itself, so hopefully this loss functions as the proverbial wake-up call for a Gonzaga team struggling to find its groove to start the year.
- Drew Timme torched Texas for 37 points last season. It was no surprise to see Chris Beard try something different. Rather than lots of 1-on-1 defense, Timme saw a double or triple team nearly every time he touched the ball with the help coming from different angles and with varying delays to keep him off balance. He’s seen that coverage before, of course, but the cohesiveness in the offense isn’t what it was last season either and Texas wasn’t made to pay for committing so much attention to #2.