Gonzaga lost at home to Arizona today, 68-63

[UPitt '89]

Wiltjer and Sabonis combined for 51 of Gonzaga's 63 points.

At least it doesn't hurt our RPI, since our game against Gonzaga never actually happened.

 

[Zaratoughda]

Their starting perimeter averaged over 30 PPG last year and they all graduated. The players that replaced them, not so much.

Yeah... I got into a discussion with a Zag fan over on TOS on this and... came up with the three new players being a distributor, a defensive standout, and a team player. Not exactly 30 PPG and the most any of them had averaged last year was 4.5 PPG.

 

[DC_Area_Panther]

Yes, and Purdue, at home, struggled a bit with New Mexico (rated a couple of points below Pitt by Sagarin) only winning 70-58 after being up by only single digits for much of 2nd half.

 

[Pittnerski]

Good I enjoy every Gonzaga loss

 

[Pittx9]

Wiltjer is one of the best players in the country. Gonzaga though, and I've been saying it for years, is always overrated. I just don't think they would compete in the big conferences.

 

[mo cheeks]

Yes, and Purdue, at home, struggled a bit with New Mexico (rated a couple of points below Pitt by Sagarin) only winning 70-58 after being up by only single digits for much of 2nd half.

Purdue was 3-20 from behind the arc. If they had done that against pitt, Pitt wins by 10

 

[DC_Area_Panther]

Game to game vagaries. Three point shooting is typically like that.