Northwest Notes Oct. 2, 2020
Gonzaga, Baylor scheduled for matchup in Indianapolis on Dec. 5
INDIANAPOLIS – Two of college basketball’s top teams entering the 2020-21 season, Gonzaga and Baylor, are scheduled to meet Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. PST at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis.
The game will be televised on CBS.
Gonzaga and Baylor are ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in CBS Sports' Top 25. Additionally, either Baylor or Gonzaga was the No. 1-ranked team in the AP poll for nine consecutive weeks (Gonzaga from Dec. 23 to Jan. 19; Baylor from Jan. 20 to Feb. 23) last season.
Baylor, which won 26 games and recorded its best overall winning percentage in program history (.867) in 2019-20, returns its top three leading scorers in All-America candidate Jared Butler, Davion Mitchell and MaCio Teague, along with Naismith Defensive Player of the Year finalist Mark Vital.
This is the sixth all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Baylor. The Zags have won all five of the previous meetings, four under coach Mark Few. This will be the fifth meeting on a neutral court. In the latest meeting between the programs, GU knocked off the Bears, 83-71, in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament in Salt Lake City. Corey Kispert is the lone Zag that appeared in that game, scoring 16 points. Vital led Baylor with 17 points and eight rebounds.
The game in Indianapolis will be played with no fans in attendance.
The 2021 Final Four is scheduled for Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Mountain West announces
2020 football schedule
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Mountain West announced its 2020 football schedule on Thursday, with each team scheduled to play eight games.
Subject to approval from state, county and local officials, the schedule will begin on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Boise State is scheduled to open at home vs. Utah State. The Broncos are slated to play seven conference games, as well as a nonleague game vs. BYU on Nov. 7.
Not all teams will play the same amount of conference games.
The top two teams with the highest conference winning percentage will face off in the Mountain West championship game on Saturday, Dec. 19.
The schedule is comprised of 46 Conference matchups playing out over nine weeks with no divisional delineation.
Mountain West national television partners CBS Sports and FOX Sports will now initiate a selection procedure which will include the shifting of several games to Thursdays and Fridays. Additional announcements on television selections will be made in the near future. All games the first week will be played on Saturday, Oct. 24.
BOISE STATE SCHEDULE
October
24 — vs. Utah State. 31 — at Air Force.
November
7 — vs. BYU. 14 — vs. Colorado State. 21 — at Hawaii. 28 — vs. San Jose State.
December
5 — at UNLV. 12 — at Wyoming.