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Arizona-Gonzaga officially set for Dec. 17

The Arizona-Gonzaga basketball game has been on the tentative schedule for months, but this news release Thursday made it official.

Zags to Face Arizona in 2011 State Farm Battle in Seattle

Bulldogs and Wildcats to Square off December 17th in Seattle’s KeyArena

Spokane, Wash. – Idol Sports & Entertainment announced this morning that Gonzaga will take on the University of Arizona on December 17th in the State Farm Battle in Seattle.

The event will take place at KeyArena and will feature two of the most successful programs on the West Coast, both of whom won their conference titles in 2010-11. Arizona is coming off a trip to the Elite 8, nearly reaching the Final Four.

The Seattle event will be the fourth all time meeting between the teams, with Arizona winning all three of the previous contests. The two teams last faced each other Dec 14th 2008 in Phoenix, AZ with the Wildcats defeating the Zags 69-64.

Tickets for the State Farm Battle in Seattle will go on sale Sept. 17th at all Ticketmaster outlets. The Spokane only pre-sale will take place on Sept. 10th through Spokane-area Ticketmaster outlets.

2011 will mark the 9th contest in the history of the event. The State Farm Battle in Seattle games have been the largest college basketball games in the state of Washington since 2003. In 2008, the game set the State’s attendance record for a regular season college basketball game with a sold out crowd of 16,763 when the Bulldogs played against the Connecticut Huskies.
Mark Few and company have a 4-4 record in State Farm Battle in Seattle games. The Bulldogs have scored victories over Missouri (2003), UMass (2004), Oklahoma State (2005), and Davidson (2009).

For more information visit www.battleinseattle.com.

WHAT: Men’s NCAA Division 1 basketball, 2011 State Farm Battle in Seattle

WHO: Gonzaga University Bulldogs vs. University of Arizona Wildcats

WHEN: December 17th, 2011 – Time TBA

WHERE: KeyArena
305 Harrison Street
Seattle, WA 98109

TICKETS: Ticketmaster general on-sale date is scheduled for September 17th. Spokane only pre-sale is scheduled for September 10th.

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