Gonzaga's passing gets passing grade in blowout of New Mexico State | Rewind
Four days after scoring 18 points against Purdue, Lee put on a passing clinic versus New Mexico State, totaling 10 assists and just one turnover in 28 minutes on the floor.
Key points
- Quick and under control Gonzaga had varying levels of success distributing the ball in two exhibition games and Monday's season opener, dishing out 13 assists against Arkansas, 23 against NAIA Lewis-Clark State and 15 against Purdue.
- Fifth-year addition Xaivian Lee has been Gonzaga's starting point guard through the exhibitions and both regular-season games.
- Nobody on Gonzaga's roster had more than one turnover and two starters, Braden Huff and Massamba Diop, didn't account for one.
The 15th-ranked Zags struggled in all three areas during the first half of Saturday's home opener against New Mexico State, but a halftime message from Few kicked the hosts into gear, allowing them to pull away for a 109-68 victory at McCarthey Athletic Center.
Additional details
- Lee has impressed despite a short runway to learn Gonzaga's system and personnel after committing in late August.
- I think we all started taking it for granted." There's no Nembhard on this roster, but there is a point guard who hails from the Toronto area and one who, ironically enough, made the same move Andrew Nembhard did by transferring from Florida to Gonzaga.
- It's unclear to what extent Few's advice helped, but it probably didn't hurt as Valparaiso made one buzzer-beater at the end of the first overtime period and another in the second to claim a victory that could be in the….
- On Saturday, there was finally some movement in the turnover column — the right kind — for a team that hit on all cylinders offensively while eclipsing 100 points with 4 minutes, 19 seconds to play.
- Powell phoned Few at some point during the week to discuss strategy and inquire about anything that could help the Beacons in a game they entered as 19 1/2 -point underdogs.
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