NCAA basketball

Idaho’s offensive efficiency waned down the stretch, and UC Davis rallied for a 79-75 win in a nonconference game Thursday at ICCU Arena in Moscow, Idaho.

From staff reports

From staff reports

Gonzaga seniors Graham Ike and Ryan Nembhard were named to the preseason watch list for the John R. Wooden Award, presented annually to college basketball’s most outstanding player. Ike, Nembhard and former Mt. Spokane standout Tyson Degenhart, a senior forward at Boise State, are among 50 on the watch list.

With so many new faces joining an unproven core that remained from last year’s Big Sky Conference champions, this year’s Eastern Washington men’s basketball team entered Reese Court on Wednesday night as something of an unknown group to the 1,492 in attendance.

Gonzaga showed off its depth and multi-faceted offense in Monday’s 101-63 blowout over No. 8 Baylor. Perhaps the more important stats in the season opener came on the defensive end.

Even without their full roster, the Gonzaga Bulldogs present a difficult matchup.

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Ben Gregg played 1 minute of mop-up duty in Gonzaga’s 2021 national championship loss to Baylor, played 17 minutes off the bench in a 2022 neutral-site loss against the Bears in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and had a much bigger say in how things played out during a third career meeting with Scott Drew’s program Monday night at the Arena.

Gonzaga coach Mark Few said several times leading up to Monday’s season opener against Baylor there’s not much difference between the Zags’ starters and top reserves.

Here are three observations from No. 6 Gonzaga’s 101-63 win over No. 8 Baylor on Monday night at Spokane Arena.

PULLMAN — David Riley gathered his assistants in a small circle near the free-throw line at Beasley Coliseum. In their first games as Washington State coaches, they all sported white polos with the crimson WSU logo stitched in the top-right corner, and early in the second half of Monday’s season-opener against Portland State, they began to put their heads together.

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PULLMAN – The Eastern Washington/Washington State women’s basketball game proved one critical thing Monday: Both teams will be good.

MOSCOW, Idaho – To hear Idaho coach Jason Eck, anyone considering a prop bet on points when the his Vandals play Portland State on Saturday in Hillsboro, Oregon, might want to take the over.

Follow along with this thread for updates throughout the night. Tipoff is set for approximately 8:30 p.m. on ESPN2.

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College basketball tends to start the season with ranked teams offering up appetizers against overmatched opponents while college and NFL football are foremost in the minds of many sports fans. So chew on this: No. 6 Gonzaga vs. No. 8 Baylor in Monday’s lid-lifter at the Spokane Arena.

In showdowns between top-10 teams, there are often multiple choices for the key matchup. That’s certainly the case for No. 6 Gonzaga and No. 8 Baylor in Monday’s season opener.