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# WATCH: Evaluating Gonzaga's Exhibition Games, Multiple Zags Impress in Season Ramp-Up
- URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/evaluating-gonzaga-bulldogs-exhibitions-zags-impress-season-ramp-up/
- Published: 2026-10-30T20:40:41.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-30T20:40:41.000Z
- Description: Losing a close one to a ranked team on the road and then cruising to victory against an NAIA foe, the framework for Gonzaga's ceiling is is in place. What are the reasonable conclusions to draw after the Zags' two exhibition games?
- Author: Howard Woodard
- Tags: Video, Gonzaga, Isiah Harwell, Izan Almansa

The Gonzaga Bulldogs split their two exhibition games, [falling to No. 12 Arkansas](https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/takeaways-from-gonzaga-bulldogs-tight-exhibition-loss-against-arkansas/) on the road before [trouncing Lewis-Clark State](https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/gonzaga-bulldogs-trounces-lewis-clark-state-91-59/) at home. With only three returners to the roster, it's reasonable that the Zags both looked disjointed at times while also flashing their immense talent and depth.  
  
Emerald City Spectrum reporter Howard Woodard measures the takeaways from GU's preseason showing and provides an eligiblity update on the team's best 3-point shooter just days before Gonzaga's regular-season opener against Purdue.