Gonzaga Struggling In WCC, Lose To Upstart U. of San Francisco

Gonzaga has been the baddest team in the West Coast Conference for 15 years now but it appears the Bulldogs aren't so bad this year.

The Bulldogs are 3-2 in the West Coast Conference play, tied for 3rd, with St. Mary's and San Francisco ahead of Gonzaga in the standings.

Saturday night Gonzaga lost an overtime thriller to San Francisco 96-91 in a tough physical game that saw elbows flying.

Here's the highlights from USF. (Thanks USFDonsAthletics)



San Francisco is 4-1 in the West Coast Conference for the first time since 1981-82. Dons head coach Rex Walters believes now USF has set themselves up to get everyones "A" game.

Respect the Dons

Arizona Opening Is Few's "If He Wants It..."

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Multiple sources told CBSSports.com that Arizona used third-party representatives to gauge the interest of Few as early as November at the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, and that informal conversations continued this past weekend, right after North Carolina eliminated Gonzaga from the NCAA tournament.

One source put it simply: "This is Few's job if he wants it."

But does Few want it?

A source told CBSSports.com that Few is intrigued by the tradition of Arizona, but that he would have reservations about taking over a situation that could be similar to what Tom Crean inherited at Indiana. In other words, Few has never done anything but win in 10 seasons at Gonzaga, and so losing game after game next season because of a program that has been decimated by departures and a lack of recruiting is something he might balk at.

Also, Few could be hesitant about taking over at Arizona given that there's an ongoing NCAA investigation.

But sources insisted he'll listen, and that Arizona is talking.

Gonzaga To The Next Round...

This was your nailbiter from Saturday...
So, you think you've tied the game...???
The Zags' Demetri Goodman channels Ty Edney...
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PSU Downs Gonzaga in the Kennel

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SPOKANE, Wash. - The Portland State Vikings had to travel almost two days around a snow storm to make it to Spokane to play #7 Gonzaga in what was supposed to be a bounce-back win for the Zags after a tough OT loss to #2 UConn on Saturday. Gonzaga players and coaches walk off the floor after their loss to Portland State on Tuesday night.

Rather than turning in a road-weary performance, the Vikings (9-3) showed great hustle and got huge plays by the smallest player on the floor, 5'6" Jeremiah Dominguez, to allow the Vikings to walk away with one of the bigger upsets of the college basketball season as they beat Gonzaga 77-70 Tuesday night at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

Dominguez killed the Zags from beyond the arc, using his hair trigger release to score 25 points on 7-10 three-point shooting.

The Vikings also used their superior hustle in their drive-and-dish offense to score 27 second-chance points to Gonzaga's two second-chance points in only the third game Gonzaga has ever lost in the four year history of the McCarthey Athletic Center.