NCAA Tournament: Gonzaga and Xavier media day

Gonzaga and Xavier talk to reporters, Friday, March 24, 2017. The two teams meet for their Elite Eight NCAA game Saturday.

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Fri., March 24, 2017

Gonzaga guard Jordan Mathews (right) and teammates answer media questions Friday.

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Gonzaga coach Mark Few enters the interview stage on Friday as the Zags prepare to play Xavier on Saturday afternoon in the Elite 8 in San Jose.

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Gonzaga Coach Mark Few answers question from the media in front of TV cameras, Friday, March 24, 2017, at the SAP Center in San Jose.

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Gonzaga center Przemek Karnowski, left, fingers his beard during a press gathering, Friday, March 24, 2017, at the SAP Center in San Jose. Johnathan Williams is center with Jordan Mathews at right. The Zags will play Xavier on Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Elite 8.

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Gonzaga coach Mark Few listens to questions from reporters, Friday, March 24, 2017, at the SAP Center in San Jose. The Zags will pay Xavier in the NCAA Elite 8 on Saturday afternoon.

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Gonzaga guard Nigel Williams-Goss whispers to Zags center Przemek Karnowski during a press conference, Friday, March 24, 2017, at the SAP Center in San Jose. Gonzaga will play Xavier in the NCAA Elite 8 on Saturday afternoon.

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Gonzaga forward Killian Tillie does a TV interview in the locker room at the SAP Center, Fri., March 24, 2017, in San Jose, California.

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Gonzaga guard Rem Bakamas left, and forward Jeremy Jones, goof around in the locker room after a closed practice at the SAP Center, Fri., March 24, 2017, in San Jose. The Zags face Xavier in the Elite Eight game Saturday afternoon.

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Gonzaga guard Josh Perkins wait for reporters to enter his breakout interview room, Friday, March 24, 2017, at the SAP Center in San Jose. Perkins and the Zags will play Xavier on Saturday in the NCAA Elite 8.

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Gonzaga center Przemek Karnowski, left, and guard Jordan Mathews answer questions from reporters in their separate breakout interview rooms, Friday, March 24, 2017, at the SAP Center inSan Jose. The Zags will play Xavier on Saturday in the NCAA Elite 8.

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Xavier head coach Chris Mack speaks to the media, Fri., March 24, 2017, at the SAP Center in San Jose. The Mountaineers face Gonzaga in the Elite Eight game on Saturday.

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Xavier forward RaShid Gaston answers question in the locker room, Friday, March 24, 2017, at the SAP Center in San Jose. The Mountaineers will play Gonzaga on Saturday in the NCAA Elite 8.

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Xavier University student and Musketeers men's basketball program assistant Alex Poedtke is keeper of a makeshift urn that contains the ashes of the team’s challenging February schedule.

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