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Zags have their work cut out tonight against Cougs

GONZAGA, COLLEGE BASKETBALL

There is nothing better than to be in a meeting with a bunch of managers and …

Be able to ignore them and work.

The Zags will have to work tonight when they travel to Pullman for what-has-become-a-showdown game.

When the schedule came out, no one knew how good either team would be, Gonzaga because of the player losses, the Cougars due to Tony Bennett taking his father's place at Wazzu.

Now we know. The Zags are ranked 18th. The Cougars are 7-1, with their first loss coming last Saturday in Utah.

Glenn Kasses advances tonight's game (7 p.m.; KHQ; 1510-AM, 920-AM) framing it around how it falls so early in GU's tough December.

Bud Withers of the Times also had an advance this morning.

We will be on-line prior to the game, during the game and afterward with a game story and commentary. Go ahead and click on comments if you have a question or comment. We'll get to them.

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The Huskies breezed past Southern Utah – you might remember the Thunderbirds as the team that recently routed Idaho twice – 87-72 at home. Those last two words are key, because UW hasn't left the Bank of America Arena for a game this year.

The Huskies will on Saturday when they visit McCarthey Athletic Center.

Here are the stories from Monday night, with the P-I, Times and the News Tribune.

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Dave Trimmer takes a quick spin around the Inland Northwest's world of women's basketball, with an emphasis on the impact of the new faces.



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