On a night honoring Dan Dickau by hanging his jersey in the rafters, Gonzaga defeated the San Francisco Dons 99-81. Gonzaga was led my Dons killer Rasir Bolton with 23 points and 6 assists, Drew Timme added 21 despite sitting the last 16 minutes of the game. Anton Watson had a double/double with a team leading 10 rebounds to go with his 15 points, 2 assists and four steals. The Dons were led by Khalil Shabazz 25 points and the sub 6-footer also had a team high 7 rebounds.
In one of the weirdest starts to a game in recent memory, USF started the contest by committing 4 fouls in 56 seconds, ending the first half with 12 personal fouls.