On Saturday afternoon, Gonzaga (4-3) faced its second consecutive Big Sky foe in Portland State (3-5), defeating the Vikings 91-52 in front of the McCarthey Athletic Center’s 5,298-person crowd.
Here are five takeaways from the day’s action.
Sloppy play leads to a slow start
GU coughed it up four times in the game’s opening three minutes and trailed 16-10 with 3 minutes and 19 seconds remaining in the first quarter. From there, the Zags embarked upon a 21-0 run in which they turned it over just once during the next seven and a half minutes of action.