For the first time in 16 years, the Gonzaga Bulldogs will be joined in the men's basketball NCAA Tournament by their neighbors from just down U.S. Route 195, the WSU Cougars.
FOX announcer Gus Johnson shared his fondness for Seattle, talked about possibly calling Sonics games when they return, and his iconic "cold blooded" call.
No. 21 Saint Mary’s led nearly the entire way to beat No. 17 Gonzaga 69-60 on Tuesday night and interrupt the Bulldogs’ stranglehold on the WCC Tournament title.
Portland shocked No. 14 Gonzaga in the WCC Tournament title game for a second-straight year, ending the Bulldogs’ school-record 24-game winning streak.
Nolan Hickman scored 20 points and No. 17 Gonzaga pulled away in the second half to beat San Francisco 89-77 and extend its streak to 27 years of making the WCC Tournament title game.
Eliza Hollingsworth had 20 points and 12 rebounds and No. 14 Gonzaga defeated Pacific 72-61 in the WCC Tournament semifinals for the Bulldogs’ 24th straight win.
Seven teams from the state of Washington are looking for basketball conference championships this week, led by the WSU men, Gonzaga men and women, and both EWU squads.
Koren Johnson scored 23 points, and the UW Huskies knocked off the No. 18 WSU Cougars 74-68 in the final Pac-12 Conference matchup between the cross-state rivals.