Gonzaga put together a mature home win against a feisty San Diego team looking for an upset. The short-handed Toreros, who were missing senior guard Olin Carter, acquitted themselves well. However, the Zags never got frazzled and continued to play within the structure of their schemes at both ends of the floor, and that’s what got the job done.
- I was very impressed with San Diego’s defensive discipline. The Toreros did a really nice job of harassing the Zags and clogging their sight lines and passing lanes. Additionally in a stark contrast to what we saw from BYU, USD was really good with its transition defense as organization in the half-court offense.