The extremes of life in Bubble Town, USA, can leave anyone with whiplash. A resume that looks to be on the rise one week can quickly crumble, and an ailing team can suddenly flip its NCAA Tournament outlook with a seismic win or two.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Gonzaga came up with one defensive wrinkle and stumbled on another in its effort to stymie hot-shooting Santa Clara in a 95-76 win on Tuesday at the Leavey Center.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara’s eighth 3-pointer rattled into the basket with just under nine minutes remaining in the first half. Graham Ike’s second foul came just two minutes later and Braden Huff’s third arrived moments after that.
The Best of the West offers fans a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country – a collection that includes the Mountain West and the former Pac-12 schools now scattered across the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and West Coast Conference.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Down the stretch of the West Coast Conference season, we try to take a few data points into consideration when evaluating key matchup options.