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Gonzaga, Portland ready for second matchup in three days

Sun., Jan. 22, 2017

Time will tell if the scouting reports need updating for Gonzaga and Portland, even though the two teams just met Saturday in Spokane. The teams tangle again Monday at the Chiles Center, a meeting that was supposed to take place Jan. 7 but was postponed due to inclement weather.

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UCLA’s loss should benefit Zags’ pursuit of top seed

Sun., Jan. 22, 2017

Selection Sunday is 50 days away. Chatter about bracket projections and seeding started picking up volume after the college football season ran its course. College basketball will occupy center stage following the Super Bowl in a couple of weeks.

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Bumpy ride as Gonzaga pulls away from Pilots for 73-52 win

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 22, 2017

Don’t let that final score – Gonzaga 73, Portland 52 – fool you. No. 4 Gonzaga spent most of Saturday’s game in that gray area where it wasn’t really in jeopardy of losing but it wasn’t comfortably ahead of a short-handed opponent.

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Nigel Williams-Goss exits late in Zags win

Sat., Jan. 21, 2017

Most of Gonzaga’s games have been relatively stress-free and their injury list has been fairly short. It seemed like that would continue Saturday when the fourth-ranked Zags’ lead soared into to the 20s late in the second half against the stubborn Portland Pilots. And then Nigel Williams-Goss landed awkwardly on his left hip with just under 5 minutes left.

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Portland senior point guard Alec Wintering sidelined

Sat., Jan. 21, 2017

Portland received devastating news Saturday before their game with Gonzaga when an MRI confirmed that senior guard Alec Wintering had suffered a torn ACL during Thursday’s loss at San Francisco.

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Unbeaten Gonzaga entertains struggling Pilots

Fri., Jan. 20, 2017

Portland at Gonzaga, two teams speeding in opposite directions, collide Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center before squaring off two days later in the rescheduled game in Portland.

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Alec Wintering, Jazz Johnson lead Portland

Fri., Jan. 20, 2017

The key matchup to watch when Gonzaga hosts Portland in a WCC men’s basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.

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Josh Perkins shrugs off ‘DUI’ taunts from Santa Clara student section

Fri., Jan. 20, 2017

It started during pre-game warm-ups. A small group of Santa Clara students chanted “DUI, DUI, DUI” at Josh Perkins, in reference to the Gonzaga sophomore guard’s arrest in October for physical control of a vehicle while under the influence.

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Gonzaga’s defense shuts down another foe in win over Santa Clara

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 20, 2017

Santa Clara forward Emmanuel Ndumanya took a pass from KJ Feagin and dunked home two points in the final minute of the first half. The significance? It finally gave Santa Clara more field goals (eight) than airballs (seven).

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GU-SCU notes: Inside job as Gonzaga pounds smaller Broncos

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 20, 2017

As good as Santa Clara senior guard Jared Brownridge was on the perimeter, it was no contest inside. No. 4 Gonzaga worked over the smaller Broncos in the lane and cruised to an 88-57 victory Thursday in front of full house of 4,738 at the Leavey Center.

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Gonzaga tangles with Herb Sendek-led Santa Clara

Wed., Jan. 18, 2017

Herb Sendek’s background indicates he’s quite familiar with chasing and sometimes catching the traditional powers in a conference. He’s been coach of the year in three different conferences.

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High-scoring Jared Brownridge leads a potent Santa Clara backcourt

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 18, 2017

The key matchup to watch when Gonzaga visits Santa Clara in a WCC men’s basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 19.

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Nigel Williams-Goss and Josh Perkins are both on point as Gonzaga again shows that two guards are better than one

Tue., Jan. 17, 2017

Josh Perkins started every game last year at point guard for Gonzaga.

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Gonzaga moves to No. 4 in AP, USA Today polls

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 16, 2017

There isn’t a consensus at the top of the college basketball polls but there is on Gonzaga.

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Gonzaga isn’t going to be top dog … at least not yet

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 15, 2017

The Baylor Bears were promoted to No. 1 for the first time in program history last Monday. One day later, Baylor was flogged 89-68 by No. 10 West Virginia in Morgantown. That leaves a vacancy at the top to be filled by … not Gonzaga.

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Zags keep their guard up in victory over Saint Mary’s

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 15, 2017

Saint Mary’s offense starts with guards Joe Rahon and Emmett Naar. It may finish with a Calvin Hermanson 3-pointer or Jock Landale operating on the low block, but the two veteran guards orchestrate nearly every play. The pair had one of the worst nights of their standout careers as the fifth-ranked Zags rolled to a 79-56 victory in a showdown of WCC powers.

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GU-SMC notes: Transfers Nigel Williams-Goss, Johnathan Williams take lead role in Gonzaga’s win over Saint Mary’s

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 15, 2017

Nigel Williams-Goss and Johnathan Williams watched from the bench last year when Saint Mary’s beat Gonzaga in the McCarthey Athletic Center.

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Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s clash in WCC first-place showdown

Fri., Jan. 13, 2017

Silas Melson didn’t mince words. The Gonzaga junior guard offered a blunt assessment of Saint Mary’s two regular-season wins last year over the Zags, particularly the Gaels’ victory at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

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The Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s main event: Jock Landale vs. Przemek Karnowski

Fri., Jan. 13, 2017

The key matchup to watch when Gonzaga hosts Saint Mary’s in a WCC men’s basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 14.

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Gonzaga could benefit if analytics becomes part of tourney criteria

Fri., Jan. 13, 2017

Advanced metrics years ago found a role inside most college basketball programs. Next they could influence the way the NCAA tournament selection committee scrutinizes teams under consideration for the field of 68, considered a positive development for Gonzaga.

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How sweet it is: Gonzaga blows out LMU in second half, reaches 16-0

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 13, 2017

First it was Pepperdine. Then it was Pacific. Followed by San Francisco.

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Gonzaga at Portland rescheduled for Jan. 23, two days after Zags host Pilots

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 13, 2017

Gonzaga and Portland will become quite familiar with each other in the next 11 days. The teams’ basketball game postponed on Saturday in Portland due to inclement weather has been rescheduled for Monday, Jan. 23, at 5 p.m. That comes two days after Gonzaga entertains the Pilots at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

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Gonzaga worrying about LMU first, then Saint Mary’s

Wed., Jan. 11, 2017

It’s the game before the game, and that can sound an alarm for worrywart coaches. Gonzaga entertains Loyola Marymount on Thursday at the McCarthey Athletic Center, two days before a showdown against Saint Mary’s on national television. It’s a trap-game scenario but GU coach Mark Few’s fret level hasn’t changed one bit.

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Gonzaga freshman Zach Collins making most of his minutes

Tue., Jan. 10, 2017

When Przemek Karnowski was a freshman, he played 10.7 minutes per game behind Kelly Olynyk, Elias Harris and Sam Dower. When Domantas Sabonis was a freshman, he came off the bench behind Karnowski and Kyle Wiltjer. Zach Collins is in that pipeline now, carving out quality minutes as a freshman while in line to be Gonzaga’s next big thing.

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3 in the key with Gonzaga forward Zach Collins

Tue., Jan. 10, 2017

Gonzaga freshman forward Zach Collins sits down for a series of questions.