Overview
- Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. PT Saturday on ESPN at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
- FanDuel lists No. 8 Gonzaga as a 9.5-point favorite over No. 25 UCLA with a -610 moneyline and a 154.5 over/under.
- UCLA’s Mick Cronin criticized the late national start time as “ridiculous,” questioning the benefit to viewers and teams.
- Bruins officials say neutral-site guarantees route directly to the Men of Westwood collective and have totaled more than the $1 million Players’ Era festival would have provided.
- Gonzaga expects forward Graham Ike to return after missing the last game, and coach Mark Few recently notched his 750th career win.