COUGARS • UPDATED 10:45 P.M. We have a longer post for you tonight, including some notes and quotes along with the unedited version of our game story. The reason is to give you a headstart on your Sunday morning. Read on now and save some…
COUGARSDespite Klay Thompson being held in check and despite struggling from the line, WSU was able to grind out a 65-60 win over Oregon State on Saturday afternoon. Thompson scored a season-low seven points, but Marcus Capers (10 points, 10 rebounds), Reggie Moore (19 points)…
COUGARSIf the score is familiar, how it got to be that way certainly isn't. Washington State held Oregon State to 24 first-half points on 26 percent shooting playing mainly, now sit down before you read this, 2-3 zone. Yes, zone. The Cougars probably played more…
Gonzaga doesn't play another basketball game until next Saturday when it visits Portland. It'll be a nice break from the three-games-in-six-days stretch the Bulldogs just completed. GU went 3-0 in that stretch, capped by a thrilling 85-83 win over Illinois on Saturday.Read on for more.
COUGARS Can the second game of the Pac-10 schedule really be a must win? Maybe not, but this one comes about as close as a possible to that. Read on for our pregame thoughts.
Freshman forward Elias Harris scored on an off-balance 8-footer in the lane with 12.6 seconds left, lifting Gonzaga to a wild 85-83 overtime win over Illinois on Saturday.GU led by 21 in the first half and by eight at halftime, but the Illini (9-5) stormed…
Gonzaga completely dominated, leading 32-11 at one point, but Illinois rallied to close the gap to 43-35 at halftime before a full house at the United Center.The Zags led 10-0 early and kept adding on -- including center Robert Sacre's first 3-pointer on his first…
Some quick links as tip-off approaches for the GU-Illinois game at 10 a.m. (yes, that start time sounds strange). Here are John Blanchette's post-Oklahoma and pre-Illinois thoughts, the Chicago Tribune's quick glance at GU-Illinois and a feature on Illini guard Demetri McCamey, and a preview…
COUGARS Good morning. I hope your hangover from New Year's Eve has passed, and by that I don't mean the kind many people get from over-imbibing, but the one from the Oregon game. After all, that's the past. And in the Pac-10, if you get…
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