NCAA basketball

PULLMAN – Ace Glass had to do his best gymnastics impression to score his first basket on Wednesday night. It came early in the second half, when Washington State was looking to build its lead on visiting Pacific, and the Cougars were exiting a timeout.

Graham Ike paced Gonzaga once again, but San Francisco also had trouble with about six of his teammates during Wednesday’s rematch at the Chase Center. 

Three takeaways at the buzzer from Gonzaga’s 80-59 West Coast Conference win over San Francisco on Wednesday at the Chase Center.

From wire reports

SAN FRANCISCO – When “the streak” is brought around Gonzaga’s basketball program, it usually demands a follow-up question.

A Whitman County judge has issued a full protection order for a woman against Washington State basketball player Emmanuel Ugbo, who has been suspended for the past four games over what coach David Riley has called a violation of team rules.

Mark Few was adamant Graham Ike’s play in recent weeks warranted more national attention and perhaps an All-American honor or two at the end of the season.

SAN FRANCISCO – David Fuchs might be the only person affiliated with San Francisco’s basketball program relieved to see Graham Ike back on the floor for Wednesday’s matchup with Gonzaga at the Chase Center (8 p.m., ESPN2).

SAN FRANCISCO – Gonzaga was still running an up-tempo offense 30 minutes after the final buzzer sounded Saturday night at the Leavey Center.

Former Gonzaga center Richard Fox and yours truly discussed the offensive efficiency and possible tweaks to the starting five/rotation in the latest Zags Insiders Podcast.

Ninety seconds into Saturday’s game at Reese Court, Cole Scherer got his hand in a passing lane, secured the basketball and dribbled the length of the court for a layup.

Kelly Olynyk's impact on the San Antonio Spurs this season probably shouldn't be measured in minutes.

The NCAA Tournament selection committee will step into the spotlight this weekend with the annual early reveal of the top 16 seeds at this point in the season. Where will Gonzaga land? The Zags are an interesting case on two fronts.

Gonzaga took a step toward returning to the Associated Press poll’s top 10 and the NET’s top five.

Gonzaga still isn't ruling out a return to the court for Braden Huff, but it'll be at least four more weeks before the junior forward is able to suit up again as he continues to recover from a left knee injury.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – It was a streaky night for Gonzaga, but in the best way possible.

Gonzaga takes over first place in West Coast Conference after road win against Santa Clara.

OGDEN, Utah – Eastern Washington guard Ella Gallatin's contested layup bounced off the rim as the buzzer sounded in overtime, and the Eagles absorbed an agonizing loss to the Big Sky Conference's bottom team.

POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho overcame an uncharacteristically inefficient offensive performance and maintained its spot atop the Big Sky standings, winning a road rivalry game against one of the conference's other top programs.