SPOKANE, Wash. — No. 11 Gonzaga (25-2, 13-1 WCC) heads to California for the final WCC regular-season meeting with San Francisco (15-13, 7-8) on Wednesday as the Zags and Dons face off at the Chase Center for an 8 p.m. tip on ESPN2.

Last Time GU and USF Met

The last time Gonzaga and San Francisco met, on Jan. 24 at the Kennel, the Dons rallied from a 14-point deficit and pulled within two in the final minute. Junjie Wang had a chance to win it with a 3-pointer in the closing seconds, but his shot missed, and Davis Fogle grabbed the rebound as Gonzaga held on for a 68-66 victory.

“We had a heck of a game with them up here in Spokane,” Mark Few said. “It was a battle that I don’t think either one of us played great, but both teams played really, really, really hard and it came down to the wire. So I’d expect nothing less.”

Gonzaga went 3 of 18 from 3-point range and shot 44% from the field, with Graham Ike and Braden Huff sidelined. It was the team’s second-lowest point total of the season, but with Ike back, Wednesday’s matchup should look very different.

Since then, San Francisco has dropped four of six, falling to Santa Clara, Loyola Marymount, Saint Mary’s and Oregon State, and is tied for fifth in the WCC. Gonzaga has won four of five and reclaimed first place.

Wednesday marks the 101st all-time meeting between the schools, with Gonzaga aiming for its 35th consecutive win over the Dons, a streak dating back to 2012.

About No. 11 Gonzaga

The Bulldogs enter the Bay Area following a 2-0 week, beating Washington State 83-53 at home before defeating Santa Clara 94-86 on the road last Saturday.

The win over the Broncos moved Gonzaga back to the top of the WCC standings, up one spot to No. 11 in the AP Top 25, and clinched the program’s 19th straight 25-win season. Ike led GU with 21 points and a season-high 15 rebounds on 7-of-12 shooting, a performance that earned him WCC Player of the Week honors after totaling 41 points, 22 rebounds and seven assists in GU’s 2-0 week.

Ike missed the last meeting against USF and will likely be the difference-maker this time. Since returning from his ankle injury, which kept him out from Jan. 17 to Jan. 31, he has been one of the nation’s hottest players. In his last five games, Ike is averaging 26.0 points on 65% shooting, 8.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.0 block.

GU’s only other double-digit scorer is Tyon Grant-Foster, who is averaging 11.4 points on 48.1% shooting along with 5.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.3 turnovers per game.

Gonzaga’s next scorers all average more than 7.0 points per game: Mario Saint-Supery (8.6), Davis Fogle (7.9), Adam Miller (7.7) and Jalen Warley (7.1).

As a team, Gonzaga averages 87.6 points, 41.2 rebounds, 18.5 assists, 8.9 steals and 10 turnovers per game, shooting 51.5% from the field and 34.2% from 3-point range.

The Zags are No. 10 in the KenPom ratings, with the 13th-ranked defense and 19th-ranked offense. GU is No. 7 overall in the NCAA NET, with six Quad 1 wins and one Quad 3 loss.

About San Francisco

The Dons return to action following a 1-1 week, losing to Oregon State 90-63 at home before beating San Diego 92-79 after trailing by five points at halftime.

Sunday’s game against the Toreros marked USF’s highest scoring game of WCC play, putting up 92 points on 58% shooting. Vukasin Masic led the way with a season-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including four 3-pointers; David Fuchs added 21 points and 13 rebounds on 7-of-10 shooting; Guillermo Diaz Graham scored a season-high 17 points off the bench; and Legend Smiley contributed 15 points.

This season, the Dons have been led by Ryan Beasley, who is averaging 13.8 points, 3.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game. Fuchs is the next leading scorer at 11.8 points per game with a team-leading 7.4 rebounds.

USF wing Tyrone Riley has averaged 11.4 points and 5.2 rebounds but missed the last two games and will be a game-time decision on Wednesday.

As a team, the Dons average 75.0 points, 36.8 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 5.1 steals and 10.9 turnovers per game on 43.8% shooting from the field and 34.7% from 3-point range.

San Francisco is ranked No. 123 in KenPom, with the 96th-ranked offense and 193rd-ranked defense. In the NCAA NET, the Dons are 118th overall with a 0-5 record against Quad 1 teams, 3-3 vs. Quad 2, 5-2 vs. Quad 3 and 6-3 vs. Quad 4.

No. 11 Gonzaga vs. San Francisco Betting Preview, Odds, Predictions

No. 11 Gonzaga heads to the Bay Area as big 14.5-point favorites over San Francisco, with the total set at 150.5.

Looking at the score of the last time these two met, USF +14.5 looks like the easy play. However, GU didn’t have Graham Ike in that matchup and San Francisco might be without its third-leading scorer in Tyrone Riley. 

The Dons have had some close matchups with the Zags in recent years, but I don’t see that happening on Wednesday.

The Pick: Give me Gonzaga -14.5. I expect Ike to have another 25+ point monster game, leading the Zags to an easy 20-plus point win at the Chase Center.

How to Watch No. 11 Gonzaga vs. San Francisco: 

San Fransico hosts No. 11 Gonzaga at 8 p.m. PT on Wednesday at the Chase Center. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2. Fans can stream the broadcast live on the ESPN app or ESPN+ with a valid cable subscription that includes ESPN. The game is also available through live TV streaming services that carry ESPN, including YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV (with the appropriate add-on), FuboTV, and others.