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Sport | Basketball |
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Teams | |
First meeting | December 16, 1907 Washington State 21, Gonzaga 18 |
Latest meeting | December 2, 2015 Gonzaga 69, Washington State 60 |
Next meeting | January 11, 2025 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 150 |
All-time series | Washington State leads, 98–52 |
Largest victory | Washington State, 58–19 (1938) |
Longest win streak | Washington State, 15 (1936–1942) |
Current win streak | Gonzaga, 5 (2011–present) |
The Gonzaga–Washington State's men's basketball rivalry is an intrastate college basketball rivalry between the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington and the Washington State Cougars men's basketball team of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. The two universities are both located in Eastern Washington and are separated by just 79 miles.
Series overview
[edit]Gonzaga and Washington State have met a total of 150 times dating back to 1907. The two teams last met in 2015, but will renew their rivalry in 2025 and beyond as conference rivals. The Cougars dominated the series up until the end of the 20th century, but Gonzaga has won 14 of the last 17 meetings, dating back to 1998. The Cougars hold a 49–20 lead as the home team, a 46-30 lead on the road, and a 3-2 lead in neutral site matchups.[1] The teams have met once in postseason play, with Washington State defeating Gonzaga 92-73 in the first round of the 1996 National Invitation Tournament.[2]
Hiatus
[edit]Washington State and Gonzaga met every season from 1921-22 to 1962-63 and every season from 1964-65 to 1986-87. The teams met again in each season from 2001-02 to 2015-16, before the series was cancelled indefinitely. In just a little over a decade Gonzaga had ascended from a mid-major Cinderalla in the late 1990s to a perennially ranked team with NCAA Tournament appearances every year.
Renewal
[edit]With the collapse of the Pac-12 after the 2023-24 season, Washington State joined the WCC as a basketball member, renewing the dormant rivalry. The Cougars and Bulldogs will play twice in the 2024-25 season and twice in the 2025-26 season as WCC rivals. WSU and Gonzaga basketball will begin play in a rebuilt Pac-12 in the 2026-27 season, where they will continue to meet each season.[3]
Game results
[edit]Below is a complete list of series results, according to WSUCougars.com. Rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.
Gonzaga victories | Washington State victories | Tie games |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Men's Basketball History vs Gonzaga University".
- ^ "National Invitation Tournament - NIT home". Archived from the original on 2010-03-27.
- ^ "Hoops powerhouse Gonzaga to join Pac-12 in '26". October 2024.
- ^ "https://wsucougars.com/sports/mens-basketball/opponent-history/gonzaga-university/47".
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