Julian Strawther returned to form, Chet Holgren was more involved and nine players got double digit minutes as the Zags do some fine tuning before the big trip to Las Vegas to face UCLA and Duke.
1. I think you’ll see this a lot in WCC play (I’m looking at you St. Mary’s and Pacific): Early in the game, Alcorn St. tried to slow the pace and eat the clock. They soon discovered, after a couple of shot clock violations, Gonzaga’s smothering defense isn’t easy to score against in 10 seconds or less. Timme and Holmgren are both fantastic at hedging, mobile enough to return to their man without getting burned while the GU guards are long and quick.