The Gonzaga Bulldogs face off against the Xavier Musketeers for the third-place game in the Phil Knight Invitational today, at 4:30 pm.
By virtue of being in the third-place game, both teams are licking their wounds from a loss. Those losses transpired rather differently, however. Xavier played Duke pretty decently, ultimately falling short, 71-64.
Gonzaga, on the other hand, was outclassed and outgunned by a Purdue Boilermaker team intent on making a statement. It was the second big loss for the Zags this season. Last week, they rebounded from the Texas debacle with a calm, collected, and solid win over Kentucky.