No. 1 Gonzaga dominates No. 2 UCLA with a 83-63 victory in Las Vegas. Andrew Nembhard leads the Bulldogs with 24 PTS while freshman Chet Holmgren records 15 PTS, 6 REB & 4 BLK.
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You can really see the impact in the paint by Chet. Just like the Texas game, there was a lot of hesitation by UCLA about going in the paint which resulted stalled drives and kick outs.
He's an animal, game changer for sure and makes a ton of room for Timmie. Natural shot blocker, doesn't take bad fouls and offensively talented for sure. Looks like a special talent.
Since it is the giving time of the year, I think Zion ought to donate some of his daily calorie intake to Holgrem. Zion slims down a little, Chet bulks up a little. It would be a win-win for both players.
lmao
Facts
Freshman Chet makes the Zags even better this year.
Here's what I saw. I saw a Gonzaga team that plays excellence defense, is unselfish, poised, patient, talented, and well coached. Plus they're long, athletic enough to contest everything and their bigs are their best players. Very tough team to beat.
Coach Few always had good Zags teams but this team is scary and definitely deserving number #1 ranking.
Why
@@___Anakin.Skywalker we just beat the number to team by 20
@@___Anakin.Skywalker They are not just beaten teams. They are beaten teams atleast by 20 points. Two highly teams and made them look average. The Zags will play Duke this Friday. Should the Zags beat (20+) them like their previous opponents then it highly unlikely they'll lose a game except by injuries.
@@___Anakin.SkywalkerIf you need an explanation...what's the point I may as well be talking to a tree.
Coach Few is a classy, highly skilled coach and he and his team deserves with God's grace & their talent to earn the number one ranking at the end of the NCAA tournament # 1 ranking ! Pax Christi ! Vivat Jesus !
Glad to see that Rasir Bolton is having a good start to the season. He was so fun to watch at Iowa State. Glad he’s gone to Gonzaga
Happy to see a talented person winning on a great team. Rasir is great.
Yes he a good fit should have a fun year talented kid
Go Cyclones!
I used to watch the Bulldogs play all their home games in The Kennel back when they were the 2nd or 3rd best team in their Conference, WCC, behind Pepperdine, St. Mary's, Loyola Marymount or Portland. I never thought they would become this good. #1 and they dominated #2.
Still gone get beat by an unranked team at some point. Lol
@@slimdigga9100 last year they lost the final game of the season in the Nat'l Title.
you are a liar. the zags weren't 2nd or 3rd when the Kennel was opened in 2004. It was the Martin Center before that.
As a program, Gonzaga isn't Duke, North Carolina or Villanova. I went to college at Spokane Falls Community College and the Bulldogs with Mark Few didn't start off undefeated. It was the start of who they became. I knew some players that played on that team. They were good but not a powerhouse with NCAA championships. As a program, the only memory people will have is of champions, and Gonzaga hasn't won one yeaht, San Francisco has one NCAA Championship, and no one remembers Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble when they played at Loyola Marymount. Everyone remembered the UNLV Running Rebels that year because they won the championship. Gonzaga University is not like Duke ,North Carolina, or Villanova. They are not even like UNLV or the University of San Francisco.
@@planethellgate1278: Small correction, San Fran has 2 NCAA titles. They went back to back in 1955 and 56. Given the choke job by Gonzaga in last year's championship, it's clear that most basketball fans (mainly the fans of blue bloods) aren't ever going to give Few or the Bulldogs credit for anything they do in basketball until they finally win it all.
I always come back to this win. I seriously think this is the year
Chet is a beast
Long as this young buck Chet stay healthy Zags goin all the way this year
Winning a title takes a combination of talent and luck.
Chet home-grown is pretty good
The most significant difference in this team from Zag teams of the past is the depth. This is the deepest team I can remember. I think it could really happen this season. Go Zags!
Chet is extremely unselfish player fits perfectly he can feel multiple roles and lets the game come to him a joy to watch his poise is what most impressed me we already knew he possessed every skill to succeed
I had this game predicted all wrong. UCLA brought everyone back from last year and Gonzaga lost 3 major studs in Suggs, Kispert, and Ayayi to the NBA. Johnny Zujhang didn't play like he did in last years matchup, the Bruins were totally out of sink
And UCLA was without Cody Riley.but no excuses, zags llooked good.
They aren't as good as Gonzaga.
@@LakerDodgerRamKingLA "No excuses"? You just made an excuse. Gonzaga was without three guys they lost to the NBA.
@@profd65 but then they added a top 5 recruit so it’s not like they lost everything without gaining some more major talent plus Timmie stayed who is NBA ready
Gonzaga replaced Kispert and Ayayi with better players. Suggs was the only true loss.
This might finally be the year the zags get it done
Ooooorrrr NOT. Lol
As good a chance as any or better
they will find a way to break hearts again :(
4:17 Oh my.....
Would love to see Zags play Arizona. AZ just demolished #4 Michigan on neutral floor. AZ goes mobile 7'1" and 6'11" starters up front, with 7'0' and 6'10" backups. Michigan could not handle AZ up front. Would be a real test for Holmgren. Not to mention where AZ's current coach hails from ;).
#34 for Gonzaga definitely impressed me. He going to the league for sure with that skill set & height.
Hes top rank
He's nasty
@@gutterbois too nasty bro like kd with defense
duh. thats why Holmgren was the #1 recruit in the country.
@@him.4808 don’t put that on him. He good but let him be him. It’s only 1 kd
1:00 is the nicest swish ever heard
The WCC is legit...Gonzaga...BYU....Saint Marys...San Francisco...Santa Clara...can all play. And everyone should learn how to pronounce Gonzaga...GON...ZAG...GA . Gonzaga Men's Basketball NCAA National Champions 2022. Has a nice ring to it. Doesn't it? Go Zags...Zag Up.
That’s right. WCC keeps climbing the ranks..at #5 now
Bro I looked real quick at the thumbnail and thought Tyler Herro got punched in the face
Drew Timme is destined to play for the Spurs. Imagine having another Timme D to play as PF for the team.
The trio of Holmgren, Nembard, and Timme is unstoppable. Gonzaga has been great in the last half decade, and maybe better this year, but hoping to see more All-Star level Gonzaga Bulldog soon other than Sabonis. Right now, it looks like Holmgren could be the one, but there is still some chance for Rui (Japanese votes could factor in) and Suggs to be at least a one time All-Star.
Dude timmy and chet r a great 1,2 punch on the offensive side and chet is a game changer with his length. He is so long.
Reminds me of that movie The Hoosiers. Gonzaga University used to be in the backseat of their own conference, now they can be on the road to the Final Four.
They're on the road to their 1st ... Mens Basketball NCAA National Championship 2022 ... That's their final destination. Tickets please. Go Zags...Zag Up.
As zags fan of over 25 years i noticed once the zags were up 20 with 8 minutes to go in 1st half Ucla had already conceded giving themselves a reasonable chance off coming back. Ucla chose to slow the game down and then limit transition so zags were content playing slower game. Zags can play any pace you want and still be effective. You notice they were content letting UCLA dribble down low and take contested 2's while guardinging the 3pt line all night and especially juzang. Flash a double team in screen roll everytime with juzang to limit his 3pt shooting. He is basically and iso player so the nba suits him fine. UCLA had the right gameplan but didn't have the depth and rim protection to win once down that many points. Sounds like a team like Purdue would be their greatest threat. Zags have the athleticism to guard the 3 line against anybody. sallis has 6 10' wingspan and all the other guards are decent size. Watson can guard 4 positions on the floor and then you have chet. Even 6 8" kaden perry the freshmen has great hops and can defensive rebound in limited minutes. Final note: good luck trying to trap the zags in the final 6-7 minutes of a game to force turnovers. It won't work this year. If anything they praying someone does that so they then can speed play up again. You can always try strtegically fouling them and see if they miss multiple free throws?
impressive win zags
I guess Gonzaga just can't keep up with the big dogs, right?
Lol they r the big dawgs smh they were undefeated last year they just ran into a buzz saw of a baylor team that was practically unbeatable late in the season last year i havent seen a team play that cohesive on both sides of the ball yet with so much intensity no one stood a chance against them
Yes defense is much better this year and offense is still close as good as last year all around better team I think
@@dimitriosmckay5264 thank you for this comment. Your the one fan I’ve seen that just gave Baylor the credit they deserved instead of using this as a reason to tear apart the Zags. Gonzaga was incredible last year but Baylor was just better and older too. It ain’t GUs fault that media overhyped them coming up to that game but it doesn’t mean that team wasn’t great either just because they lost to not only the best all around team in college basketball but they lost to a team that was playing as good as they possibly could while the Zags were coming off a day of rest from an intense overtime game.
How can that Chet fella have such a frame and yet be such a brick wall when setting those weakside screens. Dude is mad fundamentally sound as well 🤦🏾♂️
Because some guys may seem too skinny when in actuality they are strong af. He'll be fine when he gets to the nba.
@@blinksstayfresh2524 I wouldn't necessarily call him strong, but he knows how and when to set screens so that defenders that are unaware get punished when they run into him. He knows how to maneuver and get into the right position to move people as well, and at will. I also feel like he's going to be the defensive version of KD when he gets into the League. He really is something special. Never quite seen anything like him before.
@@gseric4721 way better defensively than KD. He’s already taller, longer, and stronger
Holy cow.
Chet nice tbt 🔥
can’t wait tell they play duke fri it’s going to be a great game
Man I’m a zags fan but Duke and Banchero are scary. Hope they can show up like they did against UCLA.
Zag Up...Go Zags.
Good job zags. Riley and the rest of my BRUINS hope to see you in the big dance.
Gonzaga boutta go undefeated, 70-1 over two years
If there's any question who is the real #1, it was settled with this beat down. GO ZAGS!!!!
The Bruins coaching staff didn't have their team ready to play at the start of the game. They got down by 20 early and never recovered, after that they played the rest of the game pretty much even.
The fact that chet goes and blocks that shot over his team mate is crazy id be embarrassed 1.59 thats why i love my zags
Look at chet a future spur
This game looked so promising for the zags… I was there go zags
Zags going to be a handful this year
Why they do them like that 😂
Holmgren is unique
He's also injury prone.
I said it last year and I'll say it again (and probably be wrong again) but there's no reasonable reason Gonzaga can lose.
I think GU deserves to considered #1 or at least top 3 right now. Mostly, because they have their defense dialed in ahead of everyone else’s schedule. That will change over the season. There are a lot of great teams that are a defensive mess right now -UCLA being one of them. Look at what happened to Oregon in the past couple weeks. But we know Oregon is a talented team with a good coach who will have them looking a lot different by the time the tourney comes. But we should remember the GU’s defense will improve over time too. 😳
Where is Adem Bona ? Didn't he select UCLA ?
Been a fan since Adam Morrison (2006)
Do you remember Blake Stepp before him, or Dan Dickau?
Great game. They play #5 Duke on Friday. They dominate Duke the way they did UCLA, there is no stopping them.
this aged poorly
@@christians5498 Yes it did. They did not dominate Duke, therefore, you can stop them. Learning moment and hopefully they will meet again in the tournament
Holmgren can pass the rock, too!
Looking forward to Duke match up Friday
As a Duke fan me too. Last year was rough, but I feel good about winning it all in Coach K last year.
Where would Gonzaga rank in the PAC12 this season?
#1. Gonzaga isn't allowed to join because they do not have a football team.
Better question is where would UCLA rank in the WCC. 2nd? 3rd?
@@stardogMLB After seeing this UCLA team, I have no doubts that St Mary’s and BYU would handle them just like Gonzaga. WCC > PAC 12
WCC is good this year maybe better than pac 12
The Zags took it UCLA's piece!
GONZ finally has a legit shot, but They MUST get #34 involved in Their Half-Court O when He's posting up. He's strong thro linky. He's a 7"4" Ralph Sampson/Kevin Durant Combo. Future #1 Pick.
Go Bulldogs! Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Stay focused, study hard.
Dickie v voice brings the excitement to college basketball it's a man jammmmm
Whatever you think of him personally, Vitale is essentially still an 18-year old fan. That's a compliment.
is the floor slippery or something ?!?! Like why UCLA kept slipping.
SOLID UCLA
I meant the Zags took it to UCLA's piece!
If Holmgren is going to become an ABSOLUTE powerhouse in the NBA or college, he will need to gain some muscle. Maybe he should pull an Antetokounmpo. 235 or 240 of pure muscle would be very beneficial. We will just have to wait and see what comes next over the course of the next few years.
Needs to gain weight slowly and get a slight frame, biggest problem with guys like him are those injuries
Or play like KD and dominate the shorter guys and blow by the big players...his size is actually an advantage honestly, combine that with his skills, he is hard to check.
Chet is young he will develop
I agree with his play being mirrored as KD. It’ll be interesting to see what they continue to do with him. I wouldn’t doubt he has 5 more pounds by Christmas.
@@The-Heart-Will-Testify agreed. i was thinking more of a KD path to effectiveness in the NBA...he could be a good mix of KP and KD as well
Chet is the type of skinny dude that's very strong and will surprise u lol. He is not the typical soft and skinny guys, KD is the same....bol bol plays like a skinny point guard, chet plays aggressive for his size and that's a problem
Adam Morrison?
Ratatouille guy so good
Juzang stock wasn’t gonna be any higher than it was after last season. I don’t understand why he stayed
Right? Like, dude why didn't you enter the draft this year.
Here in LA they reported Juzang has bad NBA workouts so that only reason he returned to UCLA. Hasn't played any good since.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS BEATS UCLA BRUINS
GONZAGA BULLDOGS BEATS UCLA BRUINS
Arkansas vs Cincinnati was a better game than this. I expected this one to be real close.
🇲🇽UCLA
Bruh he did an up and down they did not call it 2:54
Lol How is UCla rank number 2?? I could see the Memphis state tigers beating them by double digits too.
Wish he played power 5 conference instead of these early non conference TOP games. BC GONZAGA HAS AN TOURNEY ADVANTAGE… while power 5 schools BEAT ON EACH OTHER AT THE HIGHEST POINT OF SEASON
SO THEY PLAY THEY HARDEST EARLY IN SEASON BC THEY HAVE A HUGE BREAK IN THEIR CONFERENCE TO REST FOR TOURNAMENT BC OTHER SCHOOL HAV TO SAVE ENERGY FOR THEIR POWER CONFERENCE
They are destroying top 5 schools😂
@@JJJJ-he8bz yea u cant read bud
@@JJJJ-he8bz HOW ABOUT DESTROYING THEM IN CONFERENCE PLAY. WHEN GAMES MEAN ALOT MORE AND TEAMS FOUND THEY CHEMISTRY GONZAGA KEEP SENIORS… SO CHEMISTRY ALREADY BUILT WHEN SEASON STARTS
@@as-iy1vo what’s the difference😂 if they clap Duke and Alabama they will have crushed 2 more top 10 teams they playing everybody
I mean you aren’t beating a team with 2 five star top 25 players on the bench
imagine Holmgren guarding Shaq or Wilt or Jabbar
You are not seeing the whole picture here.......Ok Imagine Holmgren in his 5th year in the NBA and those 3 guys as college players......... Sorry to say Chet has the potential to out do them all. Those three Great players you mentioned could NOT handle the ball like Holmgren. Holmgren at 18 yrs old has Incredible court sense, very HIGH basketball IQ, is a Great passer and could set records for shots blocked this year and every year in the NBA...ALSO Holmgren can shoot threes like a shooting guard . NONE of the guys you mentioned were effective more than 12 feet from the rim !. If Holmgren stays healthy he will be a Monster in the NBA.
gonzaga staying ranked another week.
Thumbnail looks like a goofy Tyler herro
God. I still wish Chet would have signed to Michigan.
or emoni for that matter lol.... and if i remember right he pulled out of his MSU committment for Memphis lol
Johnny Zujhang hasnt played any good since the NCAA's. Dude had terrible NBA workouts so he returned to UCLA and just has not found his shooting stroke since..
Big Men can shoot 3's t w o.
Ok right now gonzaga is the favorite but until I see it happen in the championship game I'm still skeptical.
As you should be. Anyone who makes championship predictions this early is a fool.
anu kaya pagmagkasama c HOLMGREN at WEMBANYAMA sa SAGZ😰🥵😇
Yikes. As a Duke fan all I can say is yikes. I hope this Gonzaga team doesn't show up Friday. Yikes.
Zags play no one they say 😂
Zags can’t keep up with the big teams they say 😂
Not true...That's simply an tired argument used by those who don't know much about Mens college basketball...the WCC or Gonzaga...Their schedule this year playing Texas...UCLA...and Duke all in Nov. is reflective of the challenging schedule they play every year and have for decades. Zag Up....Go Zags.
Gonzaga has a heavy front-loaded schedule every year. They schedule tough out of conference games on the road or on neutral courts to compensate for their conference being relatively easy. The argument that they "dont play anyone" has never been true. They just play all their difficult games early, which I actually thinks hurts them come tourney time because they forget how to grind out wins against tough opponents after coasting to blowout wins the last month and a half of the season.
Absolutely zero UCLA highlights 😅
#34 - Kevin McHale reborn! He'll be nice in the NBA, put some meat on them bones though - he'll be aight
Wow the refs did a awesome job for Duke tonight was it me or did Duke get every call in the paint Zags couldn't sneeze without getting a foul
first time I see basketball court in America with all advertising above court like Europe, I don't like it, and with double three-point line, disaster, America I don't recognize you
Glad they lost dam bums didn't have cheating reffs time difference wasn't an issue and it was a mutual site unlike the Nova game smh
Jennifer Walters has entered the chat and she is angry. 😡
Campbell is still hellbent on looking like bobo the clown it seems.
he traveled the very first play
Reading the comments reinforces that most casual fans don't watch and understand the game of basketball. UCLA was missing their starting center Cody Riley. They were forced to play his backup extended mins and also had to play their 4th string big against argubably the best frontline in the naton. That isn't gonna cut it. UCLA played poorly, the refs were horrible and it just wasn't their night. No excuses but all of this talk of UCLA being overrated is beyond ridiclous. They beat a top 5 team in Vilanova earlier this season. Gonzaga was trapping UCLA's high pick and roll all night long because the UCLA bigs were no offensive threat. You can't do that with Riley on the floor. Missing him threw off the spacing and the Bruins player began to press and play hurried offensively. UCLA will be fine. They should be a 1 or 2 seed in the tourney and will challenge for a PAC 12 title. I really want a rematch in the tourney with a healthy UCLA sqaud.
Excellent analysis. Note also that after falling behind 30-10 early, UCLA adjusted and played Gonzaga essentially even for the remainder of the game. They just couldn't make up the initial 20-point deficit.
the officiating favored UCLA for sure. The first seven fouls called in the 2nd half were against the zags. The officials did everything to give UCLA a chance. UCLA conceded by having jacquez take it inside everytime. You can't beat gonzaga unless you shoot a high volume of 3's and make alot. The zags have alot more athleticism and length than any team they have put on the floor so guarding the 3 was easy. UCLA attempted only 12 and made 2 or 3 of them. Also you can't trap this team and expect to force enough turnovers to come back. That would speed play up and that is exactly what the zags. Kudos to UCLA for slowing game down to at least them play them about even in 2nd half and avoid being beat by over 30. Texas tried the same thing but, couldn't force turnovers with nembard on floor 40 minutes. BTW, he played 40 in this game.
That still would have got wrecked. One mediocre player doesn’t change anythiNG
@@caseyhouser9839 Yeah it is clear you don't understand basketball and didn't watch the UCLA-Gonzaga game last season. It also obvious that you have no idea that Kenneth Nwuba should never see the floor against a team like Gonzaga. Great rebutal tho...
@@alanfoster6589 Thank you. That's a good point. You can't spot Gonzaga 20 points. They are way too good
UCLA OUTRIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 🔒
The Bruins just couldn't keep up with the top players....Cinderella run last year got them overhyped this year
@@f.r.etling6226 5-0 before this game.
Early in the year but it looks like UCLA got exposed
It’s just a matter of time before Zags get exposed, like last year vs UCLA and Baylor.😄
im sorry but Gonzaga needs to be forced to join the pac 12 or something, its a joke they get a bye to the tourney every year and thats prolly why they never win the title because they go 3 months without being challenged. I know they play tough non conference games, does ya no good when they are aLL IN november and december and ya go the tourney without a tough game in 3 months.
BYU is tough though, but yeah other than them its a cakewalk…Gonzaga can’t join the pac 12 having no football program
BYU + St Mary would be top 3 PAC 12 teams this year. BYU might actually be better than any PAC12 team this year... Look at that Oregon game.
No point joining a different conference. Gonxaga has won the most tournament games of any school in the last decade, they’re getting deep into the tournament consistently and they’re landing top recruits and getting players to the NBA. Whatever they’re doing, it works. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”
Good idea, force them to join a Power 5 even though they don't have a football team!!! Maybe the Big East even, who cares if they're on the west coast. Maybe the Mt. West, because, you know, UNLV and Nevada! It's horrible seeing competition for P5 teams outside of their conference because that never made anyone better. How about the P5 conferences step up like the WCC is? Make those coaches and athletic directors do their jobs instead of relying on illegal Adidas scholarships and bribes. Yeah, it's GU's conference that's the problem, practice, hard working defensive, high output offense, and hard working recruiters is the problem. Built from nothing, a team that almost dropped out of D1 athletics. This conference argument is a joke and contradicts with your reasoning as to why they don't win title. Keep your excuses, nothing is ever good enough for the spoiled, entitled P5 fanboys.
WCC is better than the PAC12
Chet "the Bone Cracks" Holmgren is overrated.
He's skilled like Porzingis but gets injured a lot just like Porzingis.
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
So Gonzaga blew out UCLA but most of the highlights was showing UCLA…..
what game highlights? looks more like zag highlights! Can Vitel shut up?
Duke is going 40-0. BOOK IT!!!!
@@brycedeeney343 Hey Bryce I wasn't a math major, but I don't think Duke lost by 15. Maybe my math is off.
So players don’t know how to shoot anymore?
Gonzaga shot 56%, which is better than you would shoot in a game of HORSE. Maybe you were watching a different game.
This announcers voice is so awful lol
The climate crisis is more important than basketball
Basketball is not harming the climate
The climate crisis?
Both these teams overrated af
Compared to…?
@@boardhead6720 ucla was an average team last year and had a miracle run in the tourney that should have never happened if Michigan state didn’t choke in the 1st round. UCLA has zero elite talent and people think because juzang had 5 good games last year that he’s some kind of superstar. The fact that they are ranked 2nd in the country is pure comedy. Gonzaga will finish first like they do every year because they play the softest schedule in college but that team is significantly worse than last year but people will continue to peg them as champs every though we’ve seen this same story year after year, they’re completely reliant on scoring 90 a game but that doesn’t happen against good teams come tourney time
@@boardhead6720 but to answer your question Purdue, Memphis and Arizona are all complete teams that ucla and Gonzaga would both lose to. And if Gonzaga played a power 5 conference schedule they wouldn’t be unanimous number 1 throughout the year like they are every year
Gonzaga isn't over rated kiddo. Tonight proves it.
@@truthhurts7624 they beat an overrated UCLA team… that proves nothing. UCLA will be unranked after the pac 12 schedule