That’s three wins against a Power Five conference’s (the conference of champions) best teams, two on the road and one on a neutral court. Gonzaga is the undisputed best team in the west.
1. Arizona’s offense never seemed to get going and I like to think it was because of the defense played by Ryan Woolridge and Joel Ayayi on Nico Mannion. Yes, Mannion had 10 assists, but several of them depended on great individual plays by Josh Green and Zeke Nnaji. Missing 17 of 20 shots is a strong indicator of Mannion’s level of frustration.