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THURSDAY, JAN. 17, 2013

Zags roll to 8th straight win 

Gonzaga dominated Portland 71-49 at the Chiles Center on Thursday for one of the easier wins in its current eight-game streak. The Bulldogs led by 14 in the first seven minutes. They were up 10 at half and then held the Pilots scoreless over the…

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Turnovers loom large in Idaho loss

The Idaho Vandals were once again in the thick of a Western Athletic Conference game down the stretch on Thursday night. And again they were doomed by turnovers. UI dropped a 72-66 decision at Louisiana Tech -- its fourth straight loss. The Vandals (6-10, 2-4)…

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Gonzaga defeats BYU in key WCC game

Sunny Greinacher (17 points) and Shelby Cheslek (16) scored career highs and Taelor Karr added 15 points Thursday night as Gonzaga (14-5, 4-1 West Coast Conference) defeated BYU (12-5, 3-1) 74-59 at McCarthey Athletic Center. Gonzaga led by as many as 27 points before BYU…

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Gonzaga holds huge halftime lead

Gonzaga started the game with a 10-0 run and continued to build its lead on BYU in a key West Coast Conference game at McCarthey Athletic Center on Thursday night. The Bulldogs (13-5, 3-1) lead the Cougars (12-4, 3-0) 37-19 at halftime, their biggest edge…

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BYU comes to McCarthey

West Coast Conference coaches, in their preseason poll, selected Brigham Young as the team to beat during the 2012-13 season. Right behind BYU in the poll was eight-time conference champion Gonzaga. The teams will meet in 20 minutes at McCarthey Athletic Center. BYU is 3-0…

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Did anything happen yesterday? 

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- If you picked yesterday to stay in bed all day with your phone, television and Internet turned off, you've got a lot of catching up to do. You're also our target audience this morning. Sort of. Read on.

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