{"id":74033,"date":"2025-12-07T02:16:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T02:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/74033\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T02:16:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T02:16:07","slug":"no-11-gonzaga-vs-north-florida-game-preview-zags-look-to-keep-momentum-rolling-at-home-gonzaga-mens-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/74033\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 11 Gonzaga vs. North Florida Game Preview: Zags look to keep momentum rolling at home | Gonzaga Men’s Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPOKANE, Wash. \u2014 Coming off arguably its best win of the season, considering time and place, the No. 11 Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-1) return home to host North Florida (2-6) on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. The game will air locally on KAYU-TV Fox28 and stream on SWXLocalSports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs head back to Spokane after handing No. 18 Kentucky its worst loss since 2008 \u2014 a 94-59 rout in which Gonzaga held the Wildcats to 27% shooting while Graham Ike and Braden Huff combined for 48 points.<\/a><\/p>\n

North Florida, of the Atlantic Sun Conference, comes to the McCarthey Athletic Center with just two wins this season, both against non-NCAA Division I opponents: a 111-67 win over Trinity College last Saturday and a 122-67 win over New College (Fla.) earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

The Ospreys most recently lost to SIU Edwardsville 72-63 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Gonzaga and North Florida have met once before, when the Zags picked up a 104-63 win at home on Nov. 7, 2022.<\/p>\n

Following the win over Kentucky, Gonzaga sits at No. 3 overall at KenPom, with the fourth-best defensive efficiency rating and seventh-best offensive efficiency rating. GU is also No. 2 in the NCAA NET rankings with a 2-1 record against Quad 1 opponents and a 2-0 mark across Quad 2, 3, and 4 teams.<\/p>\n

North Florida ranks No. 335 out of 365 teams at KenPom, with the 361st defensive rating and 240th offensive rating, and sits at No. 319 in the NCAA NET.<\/p>\n

The Zags are led by three double-digit scorers: Ike, averaging 16.4 points and 8.1 rebounds; Huff at 16.2 points per game; and Tyon Grant-Foster at 11.2.<\/p>\n

As a team, Gonzaga is averaging 91.1 points, 44.4 rebounds, 19.8 assists, 8.9 steals and 10.3 turnovers while shooting 51.1% from the field and 33.8% from 3-point range.<\/p>\n

The Ospreys also have three players averaging double figures: 6-foot-3 senior guard Kamrin Oriol (17.5), 6-foot-2 guard Kent Jackson (12.5), and 6-foot-8 freshman forward Try Cady (10.3).<\/p>\n

North Florida averages 83.6 points, 31.5 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 7.3 steals, and 13.6 turnovers while shooting 47% from the field and 37.1% from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

With Gonzaga\u2019s size, depth, and experience, this should be a runaway win for the Bulldogs at home.<\/p>\n

Gonzaga and North Florida tip off at 6 p.m. Sunday on Fox 28 Spokane, with streaming available at SWXLocalSports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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