After losing to the Loyola Marymount Lions at home, a painful and stinging loss, the smart gamble would have been to put the Zags’ rebounding with a strong performance and getting back on track.
The 99-90 win in Stockton was anything but. Sure, the Zags got the win, but against the most mediocre of offenses, the Zags’ defensive struggles, the same issues that have been plaguing the team all year, were highlighted in perplexing ways.
The math and the algorithms reflected that. Leading into the game against Pacific, KenPom ranked the Zags’ defense at No. 71. After the game, the Zags’ defense had its largest drop of the season, falling to No.