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Xavier 74, Gonzaga 56

Gonzaga's Vivian Frieson, center, is double teamed by Xavier's Amber Harris, background and Ta'Shia Phillips right, during the first half of an NCAA Sacramento Regional semifinal college basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
Gonzaga's Vivian Frieson, center, is double teamed by Xavier's Amber Harris, background and Ta'Shia Phillips right, during the first half of an NCAA Sacramento Regional semifinal college basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

 Gonzaga's Vivian Frieson, center, is double teamed by Xavier's Amber Harris, background and Ta'Shia Phillips right, during the first half of an NCAA Sacramento Regional semifinal college basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday. Gonzaga, which trailed by only 1 at halftime, couldn't handle Phillips in the second half as they fell 74-56 to lose a chance to move onto the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. ESPN game story and boxscore here. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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