A special make-up game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Gonzaga Bulldogs was a good test for the Zags, but not nearly as close as recent games against one of the nation’s top teams have been, with Gonzaga falling 66-50.
The Zags have traditionally played Stanford rather close, losing this year by four points this season and by six points in overtime in Nov. 2019. The Zags last beat the Cardinal in Dec. 2018. This afternoon, that would not be the case.
As expected, from the get-go, it was a defensive grinder from both squads, with the Stanford defense quickly establishing the upper hand in the first quarter.