The Gonzaga men's basketball team cruised to a 109-52 victory over NAIA-foe Warner Pacific in an exhibition game on Wednesday night in Spokane. Turnovers and a
Turnovers and a lack of rhythm had the Bulldogs out of sorts for the first few minutes of the friendly. Gonzaga missed 14 of its first 21 field goal attempts and led by just two points near the midway point in the first half. The Knights, meanwhile, came out firing from deep, as they connected on four 3-pointers in the first seven minutes to hang around with the No. 6 team in the country.
In need of a spark, Mark Few and the coaching staff dialed up the intensity on the defensive end of the floor with a full-court press. The attempt to throw Warner Pacific out of whack did exactly that, as what was once a tightly-contested battle soon became a blowout, as the Zags started sticking their hands in passing lanes and intercepting errant passes.
“It was much, much better ,” Gonzaga head coach Mark Few said of his team’s defensive effort Wednesday. “I thought, obviously different level of competition, but it was much, much better. More active, more of doing what we want to do.”On Nolan Hickman’s 19-point first half performance: “He shot the ball well all through camp, you know, so I don't think anybody was surprised. were really going under , trying to pack the paint. He really made him pay for that, which is definitely what he can do. I thought he was much more active in his defense.”“We’re just shuffling, like I talked about it . Guys are kind of bunched together, and depending on what night, everybody’s level is different than just trying to reward them for all their hard work and all that.
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