PORTLAND, Ore. — The No. 7-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs (11-1) have one final nonconference game remaining, and it’s a meaningful one for the program and head coach Mark Few. The Zags take on Few’s alma mater, the Oregon Ducks (6-5), on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 3 p.m. at the Moda Center, home of the Portland Trail Blazers. The game will be available exclusively on NBC’s streaming platform, Peacock.

This year’s game marks the 27th all-time meeting between the two Pacific Northwest programs, but just the second since 1999. The most recent matchup came during the 2019-20 season at the Battle 4 Atlantis, when then-No. 8 Gonzaga beat then-No. 11 Oregon in overtime, 73-72, after the Ducks rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit. In the 1999-2000 season, the teams met at the Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, where Oregon won 70-64 in the championship round.

About the Zags:

Gonzaga heads to Portland riding a four-game winning streak. The Zags most recently beat Campbell 98-70 last Wednesday, when Braden Huff posted a career-high 37 points on 16-of-18 shooting, marking the most points scored by a Zag since Julian Strawther, the most made field goals in Kennel history, and the most shots made without a miss (13-for-13) in the Few era.

Gonzaga, ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll, enters as the second-ranked team at KenPom, with the sixth-best defensive efficiency rating and the seventh-best offensive efficiency rating. In the NCAA NET, GU is ranked No. 3, with a 4-1 record vs. Quad 1 teams and a perfect mark against Quad 2, 3 and 4 opponents.

Huff leads the Zags at 19 points per game on a blistering 67.8% shooting from the field, the seventh-best percentage in the nation. Huff’s counterpart, Graham Ike, is second on the team at 17 points per game to go along with 8.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists, while Tyon Grant-Foster ranks third at 10.8 points per game.

As a team, Gonzaga averages 92.4 points per game, ranking 11th in the nation, while posting 44 rebounds, 20 assists, 9.1 steals and 10.7 turnovers per game. The Zags are shooting 52.5% from the field, 36.2% from 3-point range and 70.7% from the free throw line.

About the Ducks:

Oregon makes the short 100-mile trip to Portland riding a two-game winning streak after beating Portland 94-69 on Wednesday and UC Davis 104-62 the week prior. The Ducks’ last loss came to UCLA, a 74-63 road defeat — a Bruins team GU beat 82-72 on Dec. 13. Gonzaga and Oregon share one other common opponent in Creighton: The Ducks lost to the Bluejays 76-66, while the Zags boat-raced them 90-63.

Oregon is ranked No. 79 at KenPom, with the 75th-ranked offensive efficiency rating and the 79th-ranked defensive efficiency. In the NCAA NET, UO is ranked No. 117, with a combined 0-5 record vs. Quad 1 and Quad 2 teams and a 6-0 mark against Quad 3 and Quad 4 teams.

The Ducks are led by four double-digit scorers: guard Jackson Shelstad (16.2 points per game), center Nate Bittle (13.7 points, 6.2 rebounds), Kwame Evans Jr. (13.6 points, 7.7 rebounds) and guard Keeshawn Barthelemy (12.5 points).

Oregon plays at a much slower pace than Gonzaga, averaging 77.6 points per game. The Ducks also post 38.4 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 6.5 steals, 4.3 blocks and 13.2 turnovers per game while shooting 42.9% from the field, 33.7% from beyond the arc and 71.6% from the free throw line.

Gonzaga heads to Portland as heavy favorites. While there is no betting line available as of Friday, ESPN’s matchup predictor gives GU a 92.5% chance to beat Oregon.

The Zags and Ducks tip off at 3 p.m. PT on Sunday, with the game streaming on Peacock.

Our SWX team will be in Portland with the Zags and will have postgame reaction and highlights on YouTube (@SWXLocalSports) and on SWXLocalSports.com.