Adapting to life on the perimeter without Nigel Williams-Goss and Jordan Mathews will be a significant test this season for No. 17 Gonzaga.
Gonzaga coach Mark Few expects to see more zone defenses in attempt to throw his team's production from outside the lane off kilter. He knows Utah State will use a zone defense Saturday night at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash., like what Howard used Tuesday in Gonzaga's 106-69 victory.
The game pitting Gonzaga (2-0) against Utah State (2-1) is a non-bracketed contest of the PK80 Invitational in Portland that will be played Nov.