Gonzaga’s Final Exhibition Ends in 91-59 Rout Over Lewis-Clark State

Sometimes life’s unfortunate circumstances are much bigger than basketball. This charity exhibition with NAIA’s Lewis-Clark State Warriors from Lewiston, Idaho, came together through the help of the Innovia Foundation and Spokane Region Long Term Recovery Group to help Spokane wildfire victims.

For Gonzaga Bulldogs coach Mark Few, along with the help of the Lewis-Clark State coaching staff, to put this together shows how much basketball in the Pacific Northwest can unite two schools and communities from the neighboring states of Washington and Idaho.

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Few had this to say postgame about the experience:

“As time goes on, the support starts waning and dissipating. I wanted to make another statement that there is still need out there right now. These are people who watch us on TV every game, come to watch us play and are wanting to meet us. It’s important that we stepped up.”

As for the college basketball action inside the McCarthey Athletic Center, sophomore wing Davis Fogle made his return to the Gonzaga starting lineup after the 76-72 exhibition loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks back on Oct. 24. Fogle was sidelined with a left leg injury in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The starting lineup from this matchup is what should be expected going forward: Fifth-year point guard Xaivian Lee, sophomore shooting guard Isiah Harwell, Fogle, redshirt senior power forward Braden Huff, and sophomore center Massamba Diop. Fifth-year forward Chauncey Wiggins is still ineligible for the Zags and was in street clothes on the bench.

Wiggins, a Florida State Seminoles transfer, is now attempting to join the 5-in-5 lawsuit in Waco, Texas, after withdrawing from the state of Georgia case before the game. The Spokesman-Review’s Theo Lawson reports that the court hearing in Texas will take place starting on the morning of Oct. 29.

With an exhibition like this, it’s hard to really pinpoint takeaways that will truly translate into Gonzaga’s upcoming first true test. Here are a somewhat noticeable…

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