No. 2 Gonzaga dominated almost every facet of the game against BYU on Saturday night, handing the Cougars their fourth straight loss, 90-57.
Gonzaga forward Anton Watson goes to the basket as BYU forward Fousseyni Traore defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Provo, Utah. • Two hours before the BYU men’s basketball team faced off against the Gonzaga Bulldogs, the ROC student section already started to fill in. Fans camped outside of the Marriott Center in anticipation for this game, like they do practically every time the Bulldogs come to town.
BYU scored the first five points of the game but was then hit with a tidal wave after that en route to a 90-57 loss Saturday. It marked four straight losses for the Cougars, who played without guard Te’Jon Lucas due to injury precaution and started Seneca Knight in his place. Beating Gonzaga is about as difficult a task in college basketball as there is, so no one would realistically blame the Cougars for dropping both contests this season. The issue lies in what led up to Saturday’s blowout loss.lost games against Santa Clara and Pacific