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No. 10 Gonzaga cruises by Eastern Oregon in tune-up before conference play 120-42

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 28, 2022

Eastern Oregon played an exhibition. Gonzaga put on one.

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Gonzaga sets program record for margin of victory in 120-42 rout of NAIA Eastern Oregon

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 28, 2022

Gonzaga, in the brutally honest words of top scorer and team spokesperson Drew Timme, was “tired of playing barn burner” against a few of the undermatched opponents that came through McCarthey Athletic Center before the holiday break.

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Difference makers: Drew Timme, Anton Watson dominate inside in rout over Eastern Oregon

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 28, 2022

DREW TIMME

Sports > NCAA basketball

Pac-12 MBB projections: Our award winners and all-conference selections

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 28, 2022

Arizona owned the honor roll last season; this could be UCLA’s year to dominate.

Sports > NCAA basketball

Pac-12 MBB projections: UCLA, Arizona heavy favorites to control the conference race

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 28, 2022

USC, ASU, Colorado and Oregon lead a muddled second tier.

Sports > Gonzaga women

No. 19 Gonzaga women resume WCC play at Pepperdine after successful nonconference slate

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 28, 2022

The injury to Kayleigh Truong notwithstanding, the Gonzaga women are in a pretty good place.

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Eastern Oregon’s Justin Jeske returns home to battle Gonzaga’s bigs again

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 28, 2022

For the second straight season, Eastern Oregon’s Justin Jeske was able to enjoy a homecoming of sorts playing at Gonzaga’s McCarthey Athletic Center. The redshirt junior from Spokane started Wednesday in the NAIA Mountaineers’ 120-42 loss to the 10th-ranked Zags, roughly 14 months after a 115-62 setback to Gonzaga last season.

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Key matchup: North Idaho College product Phillip Malatare leading Eastern Oregon in multiple categories

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 27, 2022

Considering he didn’t score in last year’s preseason exhibition between Gonzaga and Eastern Oregon, it might be a surprise to see Phillip Malatare occupying this space ahead of Wednesday’s matchup between the Bulldogs and Mountaineers – a game that will count toward the win-loss column for Gonzage but is an exhibition for Eastern Oregon.

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Rested Gonzaga returns to action against NAIA opponent Eastern Oregon

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 27, 2022

It’s unlikely one of the country’s hottest players will be too cold coming out of a five-day holiday break.

Sports > EWU basketball

‘I think we’ve surpassed expectations’: Eastern Washington women on the rise as conference play begins

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 27, 2022

Joddie Gleason recognized that turning around the Eastern Washington women’s basketball program wasn’t going to be done overnight.

Sports > Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women rise three spots to 19th in AP poll; Brynna Maxwell rises to top 3-point shooter in nation

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 26, 2022

Brynna Maxwell and the Gonzaga women are moving up the national charts.

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Gonzaga rides five-game winning streak back into AP top 10

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 26, 2022

Gonzaga has climbed back into the top 10 in the Associated Press with a five-game winning streak.

Sports > WSU basketball

Utah State uses efficient shooting to take care of Washington State in Diamond Head Classic third-place game

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 25, 2022

Utah State used efficient 3-point shooting to open up a sizable lead late in the first half, and the Aggies' offense stayed sharp after the break, preserving a double-digit lead against Washington State for all but 30 seconds in the second half.

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How pride, patience and persistence have helped Hunter Sallis – Nebraska’s original five-star recruit – settle in at Gonzaga

Sun., Dec. 25, 2022

OMAHA, Nebraska – Over the past two decades, Mark Few and his coaching staff have turned over an assortment of stones to locate prospective Gonzaga basketball players.

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Pac-12 recruiting roundup: Oregon dominates, Utah’s breakthrough class, Colorado lands Hunter

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

The biggest news from the early signing window is the way Oregon closed.

Sports > WSU basketball

‘You can’t leave him open’: Washington State guard Jabe Mullins hits game-winning 3, Cougars top George Washington in Hawaii

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

Washington State’s 3-point sharpshooter was quiet for much of the night, but when it counted most, Jabe Mullins delivered.

Sports > EWU basketball

Former Gonzaga assistant coach Ray Giacoletti catches up with former boss Mark Few

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 22, 2022

Ray Giacoletti sat in the first row behind Gonzaga’s bench for the Alabama game last Saturday at Legacy Arena in Birmingham. He was roughly six feet from seats he'd occupied for 34 years at arenas around the country during a coaching career that included stops at Eastern Washington as head coach from 2001-04 and Gonzaga as an assistant from 2008-13.

Sports > UW basketball

Husky men see struggles vs. ranked teams continue vs. No. 23 Auburn

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

SEATTLE – To snap their three-year winless streak against ranked teams, Mike Hopkins believed the Washington men’s basketball team needed to balance its emotions, execute the game plan and match No. 23 Auburn’s toughness.

Sports > Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women enter holiday break with good cheer after beating Montana 82-67

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

It’s time for a holiday break, and few could use one more than the Gonzaga women.

Sports > Idaho basketball

Joel Murray’s 21 leads Long Beach State to win against Idaho 82-75

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

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No. 10 Gonzaga cruises by Eastern Oregon in tune-up before conference play 120-42

Gonzaga sets program record for margin of victory in 120-42 rout of NAIA Eastern Oregon

Difference makers: Drew Timme, Anton Watson dominate inside in rout over Eastern Oregon

Pac-12 MBB projections: Our award winners and all-conference selections

Pac-12 MBB projections: UCLA, Arizona heavy favorites to control the conference race

No. 19 Gonzaga women resume WCC play at Pepperdine after successful nonconference slate

Eastern Oregon’s Justin Jeske returns home to battle Gonzaga’s bigs again

Key matchup: North Idaho College product Phillip Malatare leading Eastern Oregon in multiple categories

Rested Gonzaga returns to action against NAIA opponent Eastern Oregon

‘I think we’ve surpassed expectations’: Eastern Washington women on the rise as conference play begins

Gonzaga women rise three spots to 19th in AP poll; Brynna Maxwell rises to top 3-point shooter in nation

Gonzaga rides five-game winning streak back into AP top 10

Utah State uses efficient shooting to take care of Washington State in Diamond Head Classic third-place game

How pride, patience and persistence have helped Hunter Sallis – Nebraska’s original five-star recruit – settle in at Gonzaga

Pac-12 recruiting roundup: Oregon dominates, Utah’s breakthrough class, Colorado lands Hunter

‘You can’t leave him open’: Washington State guard Jabe Mullins hits game-winning 3, Cougars top George Washington in Hawaii

Former Gonzaga assistant coach Ray Giacoletti catches up with former boss Mark Few

Husky men see struggles vs. ranked teams continue vs. No. 23 Auburn

Gonzaga women enter holiday break with good cheer after beating Montana 82-67

Joel Murray’s 21 leads Long Beach State to win against Idaho 82-75

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