The Gonzaga Bulldogs host the BYU Cougars on Saturday evening, welcoming one of the more successful teams in Spokane back into the fold.

Gonzaga has lorded over BYU as of late, but the Cougars have a short and storied history of playing the spoiler in Spokane. The Zags have won five of eight meetings in Spokane.

BYU most recently completely spoiled the day in 2017, beating the Zags on senior night and spoiling the undefeated run. Gonzaga, of course, would go onto the Final Four that year.

The Cougars have looked rather nice in conference play so far. They lost in overtime to Saint Mary’s, but otherwise have handled everything since December. Yoeli Childs is out with a finger injury, so that changes the equation a bit. On the Zags’ side, Anton Watson is out for the rest of the season, so there is that...

Game info

• Time: 7:00 pm PT
• TV: ESPN2
• Radio: Gonzaga IMG Network
• Online: WatchESPN