Zags 'D' stifles Pepperdine
Gonzaga shut down Pepperdine, holding the Waves to just 20 first-half points, and coasted to an easy 82-56 victory on Thursday. My unedited game story is below. I'll have a day-after post up in the morning.
THURSDAY, FEB. 7, 2013
Tale of the tape: USC 72, WSU 68
COUGARS FROM LOS ANGELES -- Washington State's basketball season is starting to feel like something of a Bill Murray movie. You can probably guess which one. Read on for our recap of Thursday's 72-68 loss at USC.
Eagles continue recent surge by slowing down Hornets
Lexie Nelson, Kylie Huerta and Carrie Ojeda combined for 42 points on 17-for-34 shooting from the floor Thursday night in Eastern Washington's 63-49 win over Sacramento State in Big Sky Conference play at Reese Court. EWU avenged an 85-70 loss to the Hornets four weeks…
Gonzaga beats Pepperdine 82-56
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered the GU home game against Pepperdine. Check out a big picture gallery of his photos.
Vandals drop another close game
More than halfway through the WAC season, it's clear Idaho can hang with the best the WAC has to offer. But this much is also true: The Vandals can't beat the conference's upper echelon teams. At least they haven't been able to yet. Idaho rallied…
Anyone still awake? WSU, USC tipping soon 1
COUGARS FROM LOS ANGELES -- We've arrived at the Galen Center, one of the finest basketball facilities in the Pac-12. It's also usually one of the emptiest. We'll see how tonight's 8:30 p.m. tip affects that. We have other thoughts, so read on.
Eastern defeats Sacramento State
Lexie Nelson scored 17 points, Kylie Huerta had 13 and Carrie Ojeda added 12 Thursday night as Eastern Washington defeated Sacramento State 63-49 in Big Sky Conference play at Reese Court. Huerta had 10 second-half points and a game-best seven assists. Ojeda added a game-best…
Eastern leads Hornets at halftime
The Eastern Washington women have hit 4 of 7 3-pointers to lead Sacramento State 30-26 at halftime in Big Sky Conference play at Reese Court on Thursday. Sacramento State, a run-and-gun team, has hit just 2 of 11 from long range. Lexie Nelson leads EWU's…
Eastern women welcome Hornets
We're 10 minutes away from a key Big Sky Conference game between visiting Sacramento State (12-8, 7-4) and Eastern Washington (12-9, 8-4). EWU is tied for third place with Montana State, one-half game behind Northern Colorado, which hosts first-place Montana tonight. The Eagles are looking…
Twitter-verse kind, cruel to Zags
Athletes deal with something that athletes a decade ago didn't have to: Twitter. It's a barstool for fans, but the chatter there often reaches the athletes they're praising or ripping. Gonzaga isn't immune to those tweets, so we checked in with 4-5 players to find…
Well, it's a catchy tune
A GRIP ON SPORTS I wonder how many men in America are humming "Cats in the Cradle" at work this morning? After last night's "Modern Family," I can't get the tune out of my head. But there is one line from the song that's appropriate…
Signing day links and more 3
COUGARS FROM SPOKANE -- By the time this posts, we'll already be at the airport, headed to Los Angeles for Washington State's trip to USC and UCLA. But it just wouldn't be Feb. 7, 2013 if we didn't recap yesterday's signing festivities. Read on.
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