WSU vs. Gonzaga

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Wed., Dec. 5, 2007

In front of a wall of quiet Gonzaga fans, Kyle Weaver of Washington State drills a long jumper with a hand in his face during the first half of the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. WSU won 51-47. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Gonzaga's David Pendergraft reacts in frustration after a play in the second half against Washington State in a college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at McCarthy Athletic Center, in Spokane, Wash. Pendergraft led Gonzaga with 15 points, but Washington State beat Gonzaga 51-47. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ORG XMIT: WAG121

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Jeremy Pargo, right, tries to drive and score against Derrick Low of WSU in the closing minute of the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. WSU held on 51-47. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Washington State's Robbie Cowgill (34) and Gonzaga's Larry Gurganious, right, battle for a loose ball as Gonzaga's Austin Daye, left, and Jermy Pargo, upper right, look on in the second half of a college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at McCarthy Athletic Center, in Spokane, Wash. Washington State beat Gonzaga 51-47. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ORG XMIT: WAG123

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Gonzaga's Will Foster turns a tiny bump from WSU's Aron Baynes into a charge foul in the second half of the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. WSU won 51-47. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Gonzaga's Abdullahi Kuso reacts after his team lost to Washington State, 51-47, in a college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, at McCarthy Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash. It was only Gonzaga's first-ever loss at home while ranked. (AP Photo/Ingrid Barrentine) ORG XMIT: WAG118

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Washington State's Robbie Cowgill, left, Daven Harmeling, center, and Kyle Weaver, right, celebrate their 51-47 win over Gonzaga in a college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at McCarthy Athletic Center, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ORG XMIT: WAG117

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Gonzaga's Larry Gurganious bemoans a call that goes against his team in the second half of the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Gonzaga coach Mark Few protests a call to an official in the first half of a college basketball game against Washington State Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at McCarthy Athletic Center, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ORG XMIT: WAG111

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Washington State coach Tony Bennett signals to his team in the first half of a college basketball game against Gonzaga Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at McCarthy Athletic Center, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ORG XMIT: WAG110

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Waiting for a rebound, Robbie Cowgill of Washington State, left, and Austin Daye of Gonzaga get tangled and head to the floor during the first half the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Gonzaga's Austin Daye, left, blocks Washington State's Aron Baynes in the first half of a college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, at McCarthy Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Ingrid Barrentine) ORG XMIT: WAG108

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Washington State guard Taylor Rochestie, left, and Washington State forward Daven Harmeling (32) try to contain Gonzaga forward Larry Gurganious as he drives to the hoop in the first half of a college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at McCarthy Athletic Center, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ORG XMIT: WAG107

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Washington State's Robbie Cowgill takes a shot over Gonzaga's David Pendergraft in the first half of a college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, at McCarthy Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Ingrid Barrentine) ORG XMIT: WAG109

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Caleb Forrest, left, of Washington State takes a charge from Gonzaga's Chris Pontarolo-Maag in the first half of the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Robbie Cowgill, facing, and Kyle Weaver hug at midcourt after the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. WSU won 51-47 and it was only the second loss for GU at home. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Washington State center Aron Baynes, leaves the court for treatment of a cut above his right eye suffered during a college basketball game against Gonzaga in the first half Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at McCarthy Athletic Center, in Spokane, Wash. Baynes had to be treated by a trainer for the cut. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ORG XMIT: WAG106

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Washington State center Aron Baynes, left, winces from a cut above his right eye as Gonzaga guard Matt Bouldin reaches for the rebound in the first half of a college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at McCarthy Athletic Center, in Spokane, Wash. Baynes had to be treated by a trainer for the cut. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ORG XMIT: WAG105

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Robbie Cowgill, right, and Kyle Weaver (back turned) of WSU celebrate as time runs out on the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. WSU won 51-47 and it was only the second loss for the Bulldogs at home. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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WSU's Aron Baynes, left, is handily blocked by Gonzaga's Austin Daye in the first half of the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Robbie Cowgill, facing, goes to hug teammate Kyle Weaver as time expires on only the second loss of the Gonzaga Bulldogs in their home gym after the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. WSU won 51-47. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Aron Baynes of WSU is forced to leave with a facial cut during the first half of the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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The Bulldog faithful bounce in time with the music in the opening minutes of the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night, Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Gonzaga's Jeremy Pargo tentatively celebrates a basket as Gonzaga closes on WSU near the end of the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Washington State guard Kyle Weaver reacts to a play during the first half against Gonzaga in a basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ORG XMIT: WAG104

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Unable to slow himself, David Pendergraft of Gonzaga falls on Derrick Low of WSU, though no foul was called in the first half of the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night, Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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GU fans can't believe that the Bulldogs come roaring back in the second half of the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Washington State guard Derrick Low, left, passes around Gonzaga guard David Pendergraft in the first half of a college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at McCarthy Athletic Center, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ORG XMIT: WAG103

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John Henry Winter-Nolte, left, and Andrew Williamson tout the home court advantage of the Gonzaga Bulldogs with homemade signs at the Washington State/Gonzaga game Wednesday night, Dec. 5, 2007 at the McCarthy Athletic Center. JESSE TINSLEY THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Gonzaga center Robert Sacre puts up a shot over Washington State forward Caleb Forrest in the first half of a basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ORG XMIT: WAG102

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