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ESPN: Zags are Final Four team

Gonzaga forward Killian Tillie (33) and guard Silas Melson react after Tillie scored against San Francisco during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)
Gonzaga forward Killian Tillie (33) and guard Silas Melson react after Tillie scored against San Francisco during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)

When a player scores a career-high 36 points, all while missing just three shots, grabbing 11 rebounds and handing out six assists, it’s hard to say anything negative. So ESPN’s Adrian Branch didn’t even try. Branch, the former University of Maryland star, teamed with play-by-play man Eric Rothman to deliver Gonzaga’s 95-80 road win over the University of San Francisco to an ESPN2 audience Thursday night. And spent most of the night raving over Nigel Williams-Goss. Why not?/Vince Grippi, SR. More here.

Question: Do you think the 2016-17 Zaga are a Final Four team?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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