The Gonzaga Bulldogs opened West Coast Conference play last week, and the early results helped them inch just a little up in the latest Associated Press men's basketball poll.
Khalif Battle scored 21 points, Braden Huff added 19 points on 9-of-10 shooting and No. 19 Gonzaga beat Pepperdine 89-82 in the WCC opener for both teams.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs lost yet another close game to a ranked opponent on Saturday, resulting in a big drop for the third time this season in the Associated Press' weekly men's basketball top 25 poll.
Gonzaga coach Mark Few hadn’t been off the court long over the weekend when the focus turned to preparing for the 14th-ranked Bulldogs’ matchup with a ranked opponent days after Christmas.
Tennessee is the new No. 1 in men’s college basketball after a massive shakeup in the AP Top 25, while the Gonzaga Bulldogs only had a small slide after a collapse.
Khalif Battle led a balanced attack with 16 points, Ryan Nembhard had a double-double and No. 3 Gonzaga used a first-half blitz to beat No. 14 Indiana 89-73.