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Tanisha Smith scored 20 points, and Tyra White added 18 to help No. 13 Texas A&M beat Gonzaga 80-76 on Sunday night in the Las Vegas Hoops Classic.

Any time I have to drag out the reading glasses, it means bad news for somebody - Gonzaga or Gonzaga's opponent.

Gonzaga could have a hard time beating Duke even with star Matt Bouldin in the lineup.

Gonzaga coach Mark Few got the news three hours before tipoff. Matt Bouldin, the senior guard who happens to be the Bulldogs' scoring leader, assists leader, steals leader, minutes leader, 3-point shooting leader, free-throw shooting leader and floor leader, had been reduced to a yell leader for the Battle in Seattle game on Saturday against ...

No word on the condition of the officials' throats after this one. Davidson was whistled for 34 fouls resulting in 54 Gonzaga free throw attempts Saturday during the Battle in Seattle which the Bulldogs won 103-91 even without star Matt Bouldin.

Davidson vs. Gonzaga at KeyArena, When the 2009-10 college basketball season began, Gonzaga's string of 11 straight NCAA tournament appearances looked vulnerable.

After ending November with a whimper by losing to William & Mary at home, Wake Forest started December with enough of a bang to be leading at No.

Bragging rights in the Evergreen State are up for grabs tonight, as the 17th-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs and the undefeated Washington State Cougars clash at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane.

Gonzaga's Steven Gray, left, and Cincinnati's Larry Davis dive for a loose ball.

The Maui News had a couple of nice photos - one a Zags team gathered on the court after the victory on the front page, one of Rob Sacre hoisting the trophy on the front of the sports section and another of Cashmere Wright's last-second runner in mid-air on an inside page.

LAHAINA, Hawaii - The University of Cincinnati basketball team made an unexpectedly strong showing in its first appearance in the EA Sports Maui Invitational with two straight wins over ranked teams.

LAHAINA, Maui The Gonzaga men's basketball team is this years Maui Invitational champions after beating Cincinnati 61-59 in overtime.

's 18 points, four players scored in double digits and Gonzaga advanced to the championship game of the Maui Invitational with a convincing 74-61 victory over Wisconsin on Tuesday night.

Gonzaga head coach Mark Few loves the Maui Invitational for all the reasons you might think - location, weather - and several others that probably wouldn't cross the mind of the average fan.

Demetri Goodson, flying past IPFWa s Jeremy Mixon for a layup, picked up the pace for the Bulldogs on Friday.

Gonzaga coach Mark Few is not given to easy praise for his team, but he could find little to criticize after Friday's 90-55 win over IPFW.

EAST LANSING - Prime time came early for Michigan State this season, and for much of Tuesday evening it looked like the Spartans weren't quite ready for it.

Gonzaga senior guard Matt Bouldin scored 15 points and passed for four assists in a 75-71 loss to Michigan State.

Whatever issue Gonzaga has with being called a "mid-major basketball program" goes double for Michigan State.

They are who Gonzaga men's basketball coach Mark Few thought they would be. As might be expected with seven players making their GU debuts, the Bulldogs looked sharp at times and sloppy at others as they opened the regular season with a 92-74 victory over Mississippi Valley State in front of 6,000 Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center.