After an inauspicious start, Gonzaga returned to their dominating ways defeating the Merrimack Wizards 80 - 55. Gonzaga was led by Drew Timme who scored 22 points on a perfect 8 for 8 from the field with Chet Holmgren adding 15 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks. Anton Watson also had an outstanding game with 9 points, 10 rebounds, a team leading 5 assists and 3 steals. Merrimack was led by Jordan Minor with 17 points and 7 rebounds.
As expected, Merrimack played a tough zone defense throughout the game and it gave the Zags problems in the first half.