After the 40-point setback versus Michigan, the Zags head to Nashville needing a strong response against the Wildcats.

An 8-0 Alabama run has given the Crimson Tide a one-point lead with a little over 11 minutes remaining. Labaron Philon is now up to 25 points to lead all scorers, while Gonzaga has three players in double figures, but have gone cold offensively. The Crimson Tide currently own a 19-15 scoring edge in the second half

Gonzaga is 7-1 this season, having beaten the likes of Alabama, Creighton and Oklahoma. Braden Huff is the leading scorer for the Bulldogs, averaging 15.8 points per game. Graham Ike averages 15.0 points per game and leads the team in rebounding at 7.9 per contest. Pope knows that Gonzaga is a very talented team.

The No. 12 Gonzaga Bulldogs faces the No. 7 Michigan Wolverines in the Players Era Championship on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Yaxel Lendeborg had 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 7 Michigan routed No. 12 Gonzaga 101-61 to win the Players Era Championship.

Kentucky has been down two projected starters for three games now, and have been without one of them for all but two games this season. That’s, right now, trending to be the case again for Jaland Lowe and Mouhamed Dioubate in the Wildcats’ next matchup tomorrow night against Gonzaga in Nashville.