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SUNDAY, DEC. 7, 2014

Day after Arizona 

Measured against the 23-point blowout loss to Arizona in last year’s NCAA tournament, Gonzaga has clearly gained ground on the Wildcats but not enough to move the outcome into the win column. GU needed a play or two in the closing minutes to claim what…

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Morning links: WSU romps past UTSA

A thunderous dunk was the grand finale to a 3-pointers parade yesterday as the Cougars made easy work of UTSA. Texas-San Antonio never had a chance with the way Washington State shot the ball on Saturday, and the final insult came when the Roadrunners ended…

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SATURDAY, DEC. 6, 2014


Three more Riverside recruits headed to WSU

WSU's defense could look markedly different next season. In fact, it could look a lot like the one at Riverside CC. Following yesterday's news that Riverside's Treshon Broughton will play at Washington State rather than Oregon State, today three of his teammates decided to follow…

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Zags struggle late, fall to Arizona 

A great game between two great teams in a great atmosphere, but it didn't have a great ending for Gonzaga. GU struggled with late-game possessions offensively and couldn't hold off No. 3 Arizona, which claimed a 66-63 overtime win Saturday at the McKale Center, one…

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WSU hosts UTSA, plus morning links

Today at noon the WSU men's basketball team will try to get back on the winning track against Texas-San Antonio. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks and is the last home game for WSU (3-4), until its Dec. 21 matchup against San…

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FRIDAY, DEC. 5, 2014


Top 10 clash for Gonzaga, Arizona

West powers Gonzaga and Arizona hook up Saturday at McKale Center for one of the best non-conference matchups of the college basketball season. Both teams are 7-0. GU is No. 9; Arizona No. 3. Both have Final Four ambitions. The winner could have a decided…

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Darryl Monroe leaves the Cougars 

Darryl Monroe entered last season as the spokesman of the Washington State defense. Well-spoken and a two-year starter heading into his junior season, Monroe was WSU's defensive representative at Pac-12 Media Days and was asked to further engage with fans by conducting video walkthroughs of…

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Morning links: WSU women win again 

Washington State's women's basketball team won again, 81-55 over UC Santa Barbara, to improve to 6-2. The Cougars received a combined 45 points from Lia Galdeira and Tia Presley (Gonzaga Prep). On the men's side we have a blog post to pass along explaining why…

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THURSDAY, DEC. 4, 2014


WSU basketball: posts need to step up 

Josh Hawkinson has been Washington State's best basketball player in 2014 and continued his strong play yesterday. The 6-foot-10 forward scored 16 points and collected 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. Hawkinson played 33 minutes in WSU's 77-71 loss to Idaho on…

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Morning links: Idaho defeats WSU 

If only the Cougars had made 7 of 30 3-pointers, the game would have gone to overtime. Instead, Washington State his just five of their attempts from behind the arc and fell to their Big Sky opponent, Idaho, 77-71. Before the game we held our…

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