Freshman guard Jalen Suggs scored 10 of his 23 points in the final eight minutes to lift top-ranked Gonzaga to an 88-78 victory over BYU in the WCC championship game.
Sam Gordon
Reporter: UNLV
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Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
The Pac-12 tournament features a top NBA prospect, productive seniors who have been around the block and two familiar faces who are returning to Las Vegas.
Forward Drew Timme scored a game-high 18 points to spark top-ranked Gonzaga in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference basketball tournament Monday at Orleans Arena.
Top-seeded Stanford rolled to victory over third-seeded UCLA on Sunday at Mandalay Bay Events Center to win its second Pac-12 women’s tournament title in three years.
Brink played one of her best all-around games of the season Friday night, powering No. 4 Stanford past Oregon State and into the Pac-12 tournament championship game.
The Rebels open the season Sept. 2, and conclude Nov. 27. The schedule features two games against Power Five opponents.
Senior forward Sam Thomas has excelled on and off the court during a stellar four-year career at Arizona.
Jenkins scored a career-high 16 on Wednesday in a victory over Arizona State at Michelob Ultra Arena in the first round of Pac-12 tournament play.
Top Rank on Tuesday announced that Jose Ramirez will fight Josh Taylor in May for the undisputed 140-pound championship. The fight will likely be in Las Vegas.
Junior wing Bryce Hamilton had 17 points and 12 rebounds to help UNLV overcome a woeful offensive performance and claim a road victory over San Jose State.
Oscar Valdez punctuated a perfect performance with a brutal left hook, sending Miguel Berchelt to the canvas to win the WBC super featherweight championship.
UNLV will meet San Jose State on Sunday at Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, California, in the second game of their two-game series.
Freshman forward Devin Tillis started for the first time for UNLV and played his best game this season, scoring 14 points in the Rebels’ victory at San Jose State.
WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez will meet Saturday night in perhaps the most tantalizing matchup between Mexican fighters since 2004.
Bishop Gorman basketball star’s involvement in an automobile collision that left a man dead has him facing felony charges of DUI resulting in death and reckless driving.
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