No. 1-seeded Gonzaga meets No. 11 Xavier in the West Region final at 3:09 p.m. Saturday at SAP Center in San Jose, California. The winner will advance to the Final Four.
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Mark Few’s team is an Elite Eight win against Xavier on Saturday from advancing as a No. 1 seed out the West Regional and to Phoenix next week.
The state basketball tournament is being held at Cox Pavilion, a 2,500-seat gymnasium on UNLV’s campus and a logistical nightmare for the most significant week of the prep season.
The Wildcats play Santa Clara in the Las Vegas Invitational at Thursday at Orleans Arena, an event Ray Smith undoubtedly pointed to when embarking on this season, what would have been his first competing at the college level.
The Pac-12 might have stunk up the bracket during this NCAA Tournament, but the one remaining representative appears more than capable of atoning for the sins of its brethren. It appears capable of winning the whole darn thing.
Not every day of the NCAA Tournament is a surprise party. It is possible for teams to continue to advance in March without much stress or sweat.
Eric Musselman hugged one player and high-fived another and chest-bumped another. He ran over to the edge of one baseline inside the Lawlor Events Center on Saturday night, one side of his dress shirt untucked, and waved his arms up and down at a raucous student section.
UNLV beat No. 3 Arizona at the Thomas & Mack Center by playing with a level of emotion and desire not seen yet this season. For once, Rice can say it following a win and the notion more than holds up. UNLV beat a terrific team.
The Ball Up all-stars concluded their season at Cox Pavilion on Saturday night. What they do is play street ball — what some of us old-timers once called playground basketball.
Even the Duke haters have to admit Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski showed class when he stopped by the Mercer locker room to congratulate the Bears on their victory.