To put it simply, the Idaho Vandals looked like they had no business winning for most of Saturday night. Don Verlin said he thought they were going to lose, and most of the 2,679 at the Cowan Spectrum probably felt the same way. But the…
Back with an expanded look at the Gonzaga-Santa Clara matchup in the semifinals of the WCC Tournament and more on John Bryant's record-smashing performance against San Diego on Saturday.More below. (You'll note near the bottom of the unedited version below that Portland will face Saint…
No. 1-seeded Gonzaga will take on No. 4 Santa Clara, which eliminated San Diego 80-69 on Saturday night at the Orleans Arena, in the semifinals of the WCC Tournament on Sunday night. Tip-off is at 6:30.No. 2 Saint Mary's awaits the winner of Saturday night's…
COUGARS We said before the game Washington State had to get at least close to a draw on the boards to have a shot. Well, the Cougars didn't, getting out-rebounded by 12. But they still had a shot coming down the stretch, and that tells…
Eastern Washington's athletic director Bill Chaves said the Eagles will get a monetary guarantee of $40,000 for traveling down to Moraga, Calif., to play Saint Mary's College on Friday.Sorry I didn't post this earlier as I had mentioned, but State B basketball has been taking…
COUGARS Just a quick post because we have to get to the post-game interviews. The Cougars had their opportunities, which is an improvement over earlier in the season. Back then, playing without Klay Thompson in the second half, with an amped crowd that wanted a…
COUGARS It is Senior Day at UW, with Jon Brockman, Justin Dentmon and Artem Wallace honored before tipoff. Brockman is one of the top bigs to ever wear Husky purple, but this year's Pac-10 champions are dependent on their guards. And they are pesky, especially…
Bullpups are facing a long and lanky sweet shooting team from Seattle that scores five deep. 6-6 player Todd Campbell on wing, 6-8 Paul Jorg in post and a 6-4 wing as well. Team was 10-for 16 from the field at one point, operating out…
COUGARS One. That's the number of Pac-10 games Washington State has won when they've been outrebounded. The first Stanford game. Otherwise, against Cal twice, against USC in LA and, of course, the beating on the boards that was the Cougars first game against UW, the…
COUGARS We are in Seattle, where the snow level is expected to plummet this afternoon and evening, which is always fun over here. Ah, well. As long as it's warm in Hec Ed – it will be, in more ways than one – and the…
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