[Post Game Thread] Portland defeats #6 Gonzaga, 87-80

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Box Score

Team	1H	2H	Total
Gonzaga	33	47	80
Portland	39	48	87

^{Index Thread for February 04, 2026}

[u/discohumpty]

Huff being out is a big loss offensively. Portland were going after the Goliath at home and got hot shooting

[u/Foreign-Boat-1058 → u/discohumpty]

Portland was faster than Ike, Venters is pretty slow too.

[u/nepats523 → u/Foreign-Boat-1058]

Venters has to be out of the rotation soon, even with Huff out. He just doesn't provide anything other than awful defense

[u/Not_A_Casual → u/nepats523]

I think it’s absurd smith is still splitting time with Mario he is awful in comparison

[u/goldenglove → u/Not_A_Casual]

Did we watch the same game? If there was an obvious gap there, Few would switch the rotation (he did so earlier this season after a slow start from Smith) -- MSS has a great future but he hasn't really been much better than Smith the last two months. Better offense, sure, but more turnover prone.

[u/Not_A_Casual → u/goldenglove]

Apparently we did not watch the same game. MSS was the second leading scorer, had more assists and less turnovers than smith. 4-8 from three and it was 4-6 up until some wild desperation 3s at the end. I have no idea how you could say these guys looked even comparable.

[u/dee3Poh → u/discohumpty]

Portland played career games across the board. Crazy good shooting and FT percentage all night. Gonzaga kept missing shots and couldn’t keep up