Gonzaga and BYU are accustomed to hanging conference championship banners. The Bulldogs have won 11 straight WCC men’s basketball titles, a run that will likely require two wins this week and help elsewhere to continue. The Cougars won or shared four Mountain West championships under seventh-year head coach Dave Rose prior to joining the WCC this season. The teams share second place entering Thursday’s clash at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Both are trying to keep their title hopes alive with the winner taking a huge step toward a bye into the semifinals of the WCC tournament in Las Vegas. “One of your goals at the start is you want the last week of the regular season to mean something,” Rose said/Jim Meehan, SR. More here. (AP file photo: BYU Coach Dave Rose during gestures to players during Cougars' 83-73 win over Gonzaga in Provo, Utah, Feb. 2)

Question: Although Gonzaga is in danger of having its consecutive streak of WCC basketball titles broken, do you enjoy the fact that the conference is more competitive than ever?