Overview
- Tipoff is set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. PT on ESPN2 at the Golden State Warriors’ Chase Center.
- Gonzaga is 25-2 (13-1 WCC) and favored by about 14.5 points as it pushes to lock down the conference tournament’s top seed.
- Senior forward Graham Ike, now healthy after an ankle sprain, averages 19.8 points and 8.7 rebounds and returns as the focal point after missing the two-point Zags win on Jan. 24.
- USF is 15-13 (7-8) after a 92-79 road win at San Diego and expects forward David Fuchs (11.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg; seven double-doubles) to take the primary assignment on Ike.
- Gonzaga’s Braden Huff will be out until at least the NCAA Tournament, while USF wing Tyrone Riley IV is day-to-day with a knee issue.