Sorry for the delay, but for the first time this season I went home to write instead of staying at the arena (or the Kennel). Anyway, here's a link to my game story and the S-R photo gallery from GU's 62-58 loss to Memphis, which would appear to leave the Zags' with one avenue to make the NCAA Tournament — win the WCC Tournament.

John Blanchette and I had a chance to visit with ex-Zag Matt Bouldin, who was suspended from his pro team in Greece after testing positive for a banned substance. Bouldin, who attended Saturday's game, spoke about the ordeal at length and you can read his side of the story in tomorrow's S-R. I'll post a link in the morning with my day-after post.

Gonzaga and Memphis issued a joint press release at half of Saturday's game stating that the remaining two games in the series have been called off. GU was scheduled to return to Memphis next year with the Tigers visiting Spokane the following season.

With the addition of BYU to the WCC next season, GU will have two more marquee games, one of the reasons the Zags don't feel the need to continue a non-conference series with Memphis.

More here.

Marquise Carter will make his third start of the season, stepping in for Mathin Monninghoff, for the GU-Memphis game. Other GU starters: Goodson, Gray, Harris and Sacre. Tip in a couple minutes.

Head to twitter.com/srjimm for in-game updates.

Pop quiz: Who is Gonzaga's fourth leading scorer after the Big Three of Gray, Sacre and Harris? I was surprised. Answer below.

Here's a link to my GU-Memphis preview that will run in Saturday's S-R. A couple of relevant links: Few mentions that Memphis had the No. 1 recruiting class in the country. More here. Also, Bleacherreport.com earlier this week listed GU No. 4 and Memphis No. 6 in its top eight disappointments in college basketball this season.

Back with a game recap I cobbled together with quotes sent by Gonzaga’s and Memphis’s SIDs. Read on for the unedited version.

I included an A.P. article at the end.

Also, San Diego senior guard De’Jon Jackson is out for the season with a torn ACL. The Toreros visit Gonzaga on Saturday.

Gonzaga added another quality win to its NCAA Tournament resume, holding off Memphis 66-58 on Saturday at the FedEx Forum.

The 17th-ranked Bulldogs (19-4) had gone 0-4 vs.Memphis the last four years. Senior guard Matt Bouldin, who scored just 20 points in three previous games against the Tigers, led Gonzaga with 19 points. He was 4 of 4 at the free-throw line in the last 62 seconds.

Gonzaga led by as many as nine in the second half, but Memphis ran off nine unanswered points to pull even at 49. Willie Kemp’s layup gave Memphis a 53-51 lead with 4:48 remaining, but Elias Harris, who had a tough afternoon at the offensive end, connected in the lane for just his second field goal and Steven Gray drilled a 3-pointer from the wing to give GU a 56-53 lead.

Demetri Goodson’s layup and Robert Sacre’s jump hook helped GU take a 60-55 lead with 1:18 left. Bouldin sandwiched four free throws around a Tiger free throw. Goodson’s two free throws with 43.2 seconds left sealed the win.

Sacre had 13 points and six rebounds and Gray added 12 points and seven boards. Will Foster, two days after setting his career high with six points against Portland, scored eight points. Goodson added six points and five rebounds.

The Bulldogs are 5-2 in road games, with quality wins over Saint Mary’s and Portland. GU also knocked off Illinois in Chicago and won the Maui Invitational on a neutral floor.

Wesley Witherspoon’s 26 points led Memphis (16-7), which made just 14 of 26 free throws.

Back with more in the next 90 minutes or so.

Gonzaga weathered a shaky start offensively, caught Memphis just past the midpoint of the first half and used a late 9-0 run to take a 28-23 lead at intermission.

Matt Bouldin had eight points and two assists, both to Will Foster, who finished with a layup and a dunk. Steven Gray made two 3-pointers and added seven points.

Gonzaga made just 4 of its first 18 shots, but stayed close by keeping Memphis’ offense in check. Later in the half, GU switched to a zone defense and the Tigers committed several of their 10 turnovers.

The Bulldogs hit 6 of their last 9 shots, two of those 3-pointers by Bouldin. Wesley Witherspoon scored 11 points for the Tigers, who made 8 of 22 shots (36.4 percent).

More later.

I’ve put together a short preview of Saturday’s GU-Memphis game. The unedited version is below.

Back with the game story from Gonzaga’s 68-50 pratfall against Memphis in front of 11,339 at the Arena and a national television audience on ESPN.

Read on for the unedited article below and check back for a day-after post on Sunday.

Gonzaga’s nine-game winning streak came to an abrupt end Saturday as Memphis dominated the first 32 minutes, building a 26-point lead before holding off a late GU rally for a 68-50 victory at the Arena.

No. 18 Gonzaga had eight field goals and 11 turnovers while falling behind 40-23 at halftime. The 14th-ranked Tigers continued to pull away in the second half with a 7-0 spurt hiking their lead to 60-34 with 8:38 left.

With starters Jeremy Pargo, Matt Bouldin and Austin Daye essentially relegated to the bench, the Bulldogs scored 13 unanswered points to close within 60-47 with 3:35 left. Ira Brown’s three-point play made it 62-50 with 1:26 left, but the Tigers hit their free throws to seal their fourth win over GU in four years.

Micah Downs led GU with 13 points and Josh Heytvelt had 11. Tyreke Evans, an impressive freshman point guard, had 22 and Robert Dozier added 18 for the Tigers.

Game story in about two hours.

Some reading material for tonight’s GU-Memphis game at the Arena.

Here’s my game advance, John Blanchette’s column, and a preview, column and an update on the dismissal of freshman forward Matt Simpkins from the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Here’s Jay Bilas’  take on the matchup.

Gonzaga and Memphis collide at the Spokane Arena tomorrow in what looks to be a dandy matchup of ranked teams. ESPN’s College GameDay will be on hand and fans are asked to wear black shirts. Much more, and my unedited game preview below.