Pepperdine at Gonzaga

Gonzaga remains the #1 team in the nation and sometimes after playing in some challenging games early in the season, the conference just doesn't offer the same challenge most nights. We saw that in their last game which saw them down 7 points at the half, before winning in the second half. It becomes very difficult to provide a full 40-minute effort. Pepperdine certainly doesn't offer much to change that at 7-8. The Waves have however shown the ability to score so the backdoor should be open here. Take Pepperdine.