Day after Akron

I posted my game story and notebook last night (see previous posts). Here’s John Blanchette’s column on GU avoiding another first-round departure, S-R photos , some of the game’s key numbers , game stories from Cleveland and Akron , and more from the Seattle Times and News Tribune of Tacoma.

We’ll have much more later today on Western Kentucky, Gonzaga’s opponent in the second round Saturday, but here are a few recaps of the Hilltoppers’ win over Illinois from the USA Today , Chicago Tribune and the Daily News of Bowling Green, Ky.

Oregonian columnist John Canzano offers his opinion on Ernie Kent’s future and the possibility of Mark Few taking over at Oregon.