Rose said they will need to find that chemistry quickly, because Thursday's game against much-improved Loyola Marymount (9-9, 2-5 WCC) suddenly looks more difficult than it did a week ago. The Lions won games at San Francisco and Santa Clara last week, their first Bay Area road sweep in 24 years. Tipoff is at 9 p.m. MST at Gersten Pavilion.
"We've got our hands full," Rose said. "They are a good team that plays well at home, especially, and just got two big road wins. I am sure they have a lot of confidence right now."
Point guard Kyle Collinsworth played well against Gonzaga with 20 points on 9-for-18 shooting and just two turnovers, but struggled against the Pilots, going 4 of 17 from the field and losing the ball five times.