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The Gonzaga Bulldogs can greatly improve their at-large NCAA Tournament resume on Thursday when they take on the San Francisco Dons at the Chase Center.

Gonzaga (22-6, 12-2 WCC) has a chance to pick up its second Quad 1 win of the season and secure a top-two seed in the West Coast Conference Tournament with a season-sweep of San Francisco (22-7, 11-3 WCC).

Many bracketology experts have the Bulldogs on the bubble to make the NCAA Tournament, as ESPN's Joe Lunardi and CBS Sports' Jerry Palm have Mark Few's program in their "Last Four In" group. Gonzaga is 21st in the NET Rankings with a 3-6 record in Quad 1 and 2 games combined, in addition to an 18-0 record between the other two quadrants.

The Bulldogs have won six-straight and 11 of their last 12 games. Since their loss at Santa Clara on Jan. 11, they've gone from 33rd in the country in offensive efficiency to 10th according to KenPom while averaging 88.5 points.

The Dons have kept pace in the WCC race with seven wins in their last eight games since their 77-72 loss to the Bulldogs in Spokane. San Francisco is second in the league in points per game (79.0) and field goal percentage (49.7%), both of which trail Gonzaga.

Jonathan Mogbo paces the team with 14.9 points per game, sixth in the WCC, and is second in the country in field goal percentage at 66.2%.

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This article first appeared on Gonzaga Bulldogs on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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