Zags fight Tarheels to last seconds

North Carolina guard Theo Pinson slam dunks on Gonzaga center Przemek Karnowski, Mon., April 3, 2017, in the NCAA national championship game, in Glendale, Az. (Dan Pelle/SR photos)

• Also: North Carolina takes title by making key plays late /Jim Meehan, SR

So the confetti that fell will end up in a landfill and not on some Gonzaga entrepreneur’s eBay page.

So Nigel Williams-Goss’ No. 5 won’t adorn the clocktower for the next month.

So there won’t be any newborns at Sacred Heart this spring who will go home with the name Przemek.

OK, maybe there will.

But Spokane will not forget these Gonzaga Bulldogs because of one loss – one heartbreaking, head-banging loss. Not after the leisurely four-month joyride they took their peeps on, followed by the mad sprint through March that made history and made bonds and made people take notice.

Nor will the Zags forget that journey.

But they won’t forget the loss, either/John Blanchette, SR. More here.