Zags agree to home and home with SDSU
IAN BIVONA | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 5 months AGO
The Gonzaga Bulldogs agreed to a home-and-home series against San Diego State, the school’s athletic department announced on Wednesday.
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Ian Bivona serves as the Columbia Basin Herald’s sports reporter and is a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys the behind-the-scenes stories that lead up to the wins and losses of the various sports teams in the Basin. Football is his favorite sport, though he likes them all, and his favorite team is the Jets. He lives in Soap Lake with his cat, Honey. | July 26, 2023 3:17 PM
SPOKANE – The Bulldogs agreed to a home-and-home series against San Diego State, the 2023 NCAA Tournament’s runner-up, according to a release by Gonzaga Athletics on Wednesday.
The first game, hosted on Dec. 29 at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, will be the fifth time the schools have faced off on the court. A date for the matchup in the 2024-25 season hasn’t been set, but the Zags will travel to the Viejas Arena in San Diego.
Gonzaga won the first meeting in 1959, a 72-69 win over the Aztecs in the City of Roses Tournament in Portland. SDSU won the second matchup 79-76 in Spokane in 2010, and Gonzaga won the third game 69-48 in Spokane in 2016. The Aztecs won the most recent meeting, a 72-70 win in the 2017-18 season in San Diego.
SDSU finished 32-7 last season with an appearance in the national championship game against UConn.
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