Gonzaga is on the doorstep of joining one of college basketball’s most exclusive clubs.

After Saturday’s buzzer-beater shot to send Gonzaga to the national championship game, neighborhoods around Spokane erupted into cheers. But a few hours later, the celebrations took a rowdy turn.

You could hear synchronized hoots and groans carrying through the streets Saturday night. 

Ryan Nembhard, younger brother of Gonzaga junior guard Andrew Nembhard, helped Montverde (Florida) Academy claim another Geico National boys basketball championship.

Gonzaga sophomore Drew Timme on Saturday was named the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year, according to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Gonzaga's Corey Kispert added another prestigious award to his growing collection.

As has often been the case this season, top-seeded Gonzaga (30-0) faces another clash of styles, pitting its high-powered offense against the methodical, defensive-minded Bruins (22-9). Tipoff is at 5:34 p.m. PT at Lucas Oil Stadium.

When Lucas Oil Stadium opened in 2008, the first game in the state-of-the-art facility featured Noblesville High vs. Fishers on Aug. 22, 2008.

Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert has been named a Senior CLASS Award first-team All-American.Kispert was one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, presented annually to a Division I senior with notable achievements on and off the court.

Gonzaga’s Mark Few, who has guided the Zags to the Final Four with a 30-0 record, has been named Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

John Jakus and Rem Bakamus have an on-going discussion about Gonzaga’s 2017 team and the current Zags.

Quinn Buckner, point guard on Indiana’s 1976 undefeated national championship team, hears the question every time a team gets reasonably close to a perfect season.

USC guard Tahj Eaddy is about to cross paths with Gonzaga again in a basketball career that has covered most of the country.

It’s perhaps the most intriguing matchup of the season to this point. That’s saying something since Gonzaga’s Drew Timme has already gone up against Iowa’s Luka Garza, the probable player of the year.

This game was originally scheduled for Nov. 17 at the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, but it joined a long list of games canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Claude Nembhard is quite familiar with Gonzaga’s and Creighton’s programs.

Creighton has a balanced offense, but it revolves around Marcus Zegarowski.

Gonzaga’s and Creighton’s Zoom press conferences earlier this week ended in a draw as coaches Mark Few and Greg McDermott exchanged lavish praise on the other’s high-powered offense.

Avery Steer can't totally lose when Gonzaga takes on Creighton in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen battle between two-small-private Jesuit schools separated by half a country but connected by nearly everything else.