UCLA Bruins (7-2, 2-0 Big Ten) vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (9-1)
Seattle; Saturday, 11:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 25 UCLA and No. 8 Gonzaga square off in Seattle, Washington.
The Bulldogs have a 9-1 record in non-conference games. Gonzaga leads the WCC with 28.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Graham Ike averaging 6.2.
The Bruins are 5-2 in non-conference play. UCLA scores 77.2 points while outscoring opponents by 12.2 points per game.
Gonzaga’s average of 7.8 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.4 more made shots on average than the 7.4 per game UCLA allows. UCLA averages 7.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 fewer makes per game than Gonzaga allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Braden Huff is scoring 17.0 points per game and averaging 5.0 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Steele Venters is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers.
Tyler Bilodeau is scoring 15.6 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Bruins. Skyy Clark is averaging 12.7 points and 2.7 rebounds.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.