Blanchette: Zags Win 30th Despite Funk

Gonzaga’s Kyle Wiltjer (33) looks to pass against San Francisco’s Kruize Pinkins during the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference tournament Saturday in Las Vegas. Gonzaga won 81-72. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Well, look at it this way: the Gonzaga Bulldogs earned yet another game to play through whatever funk it is that seems to have settled over them. Then again, maybe that’s not entirely a good thing. Jim Harrick dropped in on his old league Saturday night – Pepperdine was his stepping stone to a job at UCLA, where he won a national title 20 years ago – and sitting four rows up from the court at Orleans Arena gave the old coach an interesting perspective. “These guys,” he said of the Zags at halftime, “need to get out of the league and play someone else.” In the NCAA tournament, he meant. Maybe. Conceivably, he could have been suggesting relocation to the Big East/ John Blanchette , SR. More here .

• Zags don’t know if Wiltjer will play
• Zags beat San Francisco to move into semi-finals

Question: Will the Zags win their West Coast Conference Tournament?