SPOKANE, Wash. – There are these red T-shirts popular among Gonzaga students that have the words “Official Sixth Man” stamped prominently across the back. The first time I saw them was walking around campus with my sister during her freshman year in Spokane six years ago. I didn’t get it. I thought the first guy […]
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UCLA defeats Gonzaga 71-66 in The Kennel
When UCLA upset then-No.1 Kentucky just over a week ago, there was raucous celebration in the locker room. When the Bruins topped the No. 20 Gonzaga Bulldogs 71-66 Saturday night, the celebrating was limited to junior guard Bryce Alford pumping his fist at midcourt.
UCLA notches second consecutive upset, tops Gonzaga 71-66
SPOKANE, Wash. – When UCLA upset then-No.1 Kentucky just over a week ago, there was raucous celebration in the locker room. When the Bruins topped the No. 20 Gonzaga Bulldogs 71-66 Saturday night, the celebrating was limited to junior guard Bryce Alford pumping his fist at midcourt. While the Wildcats had embarrassed the Bruins in […]
UCLA trails Gonzaga 32-30 at halftime
SPOKANE, Wash. — UCLA has done its best not to let the raucous crowd take control of this game. Playing in front of their toughest road environment all year, the Bruins (6-3) got out to a 13-5 lead by the 16:37 mark in the first half, silencing a sell-out Kennel crowd that was literally shaking the […]
Bruins enter hostile territory to face Bulldogs
SPOKANE, Wash. – It’s 30 degrees in Eastern Washington, but over at McCarthey Athletic Center the UCLA men’s basketball season is heating up. The Bruins are riding a three-game winning streak into their matchup with the No. 20 Gonzaga Bulldogs. The most significant of those wins made headlines nationwide as UCLA upset then-No.1 Kentucky Dec. […]