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Zags answer a lot of questions against EWU

Posted by Vince

Nov. 10, 2006 8:38 p.m. • 0 comments

GONZAGA, EASTERN

When GU coach Mark Few walked into the Arena tonight, two small boys in tow, the security guard stopped him.

“Welcome guys,” the guard said. “Who are you with?”

After Few explained he was the Gonzaga mens basketball coach, the guard stepped aside. But the question remained.

Who was Few with? What type of team would he put on the McCarthey Athletic Center court Friday night? And who would survive the intra-county brawl with Eastern Washington University?

The answers came pretty early in the Zags’ 90-75 win over the Eagles. About 10 minutes in, in fact. That’s when the Bulldogs went on a 16-2 run, effectively destroying EWU’s chance to break its long losing streak to GU (at 21 consecutive games with no end in sight).

But the run was not an aberration. It was the norm for a Gonzaga team that is looking for an identity. And it looks like they may have been perusing the old Jeff Brown-era team pictures for a clue.