Back with my game story from Gonzaga's hard-fought 71-67 victory over San Francisco. Crazy game, wild conclusion. The unedited version is below. Check back in the morning for John Blanchette's column and Chris Anderson's photo gallery.
Quick game story and gotta run for quotes. By Jim Meehan jimm@spokesman.com, (208) 765-7131 LAS VEGAS – Gonzaga set up a third showdown with Saint Mary’s, but it wasn’t easy. The second-seeded Bulldogs built a 10-point halftime lead, then repelled numerous second-half comebacks by No.…
The Vandal men's basketball team had a much more successful year than most expected, and as a result two key players were recognized Sunday in WAC postseason awards. Sharpshooting guard Jeff Ledbetter was a second-team selection and post Kyle Barone was an all-WAC honorable mention.…
Top-seeded Saint Mary's knocked off No. 4 Santa Clara 73-64 in the semifinals of the WCC men's tournament Sunday. The Gaels will take on the winner of the Gonzaga/San Francisco game. That will tip in about 30 minutes. SMC's Mitchell Young had 17 points, Stephen…
The WCC will grow to nine teams next year with the addition of BYU. A nine-team configuration will obviously impact scheduling and the conference tournament format. Those topics, and several others were addressed when a handful of reporters sat down with WCC commissioner Jamie Zaninovich…
No. 2 Saint Mary's held off No. 7 San Diego 71-68 to advance to Sunday's WCC women's title game against Gonzaga. Danielle Mauldin's three-point play with 42.9 seconds left gave Saint Mary's the lead and Kate Gaze made four free throws as the Gaels (19-11)…
Back with the game story from Gonzaga's 96-71 victory over Portland in the WCC women's tournament semifinals. I waited to post the link until the other semifinal was over (No. 2 Saint Mary's outlasted No. 7 San Diego 71-68). Gonzaga hammered Saint Mary's twice in…
Gonzaga pounded Portland 96-71 on Sunday to advance to the WCC women's basketball tournament championship. Read the game story here. Gonzaga will face No. 2 Saint Mary's in the title game. Saint Mary's beat No. 7 San Diego, 71-68.
Good morning from Las Vegas. About 15 minutes from tipoff of the Gonzaga-Portland semifinal at the WCC women's tournament at the Orleans Arena. Zag fans probably 2,000-2,500 strong on hand and a small cluster of Pilots backers. GU starters, for the 30th time in 31…
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