The 17th-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs will square off against the Clemson Tigers in the first round of the Old Spice Class Thanksgiving night at 9:00 pm ET.
After barely being tested in their first three contests this season, the Bulldogs (3-0) are the favorites in a field that also includes West Virginia, Vanderbilt, Davidson and Oklahoma. No other team at this tournament received a vote in this week's AP poll.
The Bulldogs are coming off an 84-50 victory over the West Virginia Mountaineers on Sunday. Six Gonzaga players are averaging at least 11.0 points, led by 7-foot-1 Polish reserve Przemek Karnowski at 16.0 per game.
Gonzaga is No. 1 in the country in scoring, averaging a mark of 94.3 points per game and have shot a stellar 54.3 percent from the field in its three wins.
Meanwhile, the Tigers have gotten off to a great start to the season, as they are draining better than 51 percent of their field goal attempts, and their performance at the defensive end has been even better as their opponents average just 49.5 ppg.
Their last game was against intrastate rival Furman on Nov.16 in which the Tigers emerged victorious, 72-55. The win brought the Tigers to 2-0 after they won their opener at home over Presbyterian, 77-44.
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