This past weekend gave the Gonzaga men's basketball team a feel for how life in the West Coast Conference is going to look for ... "This league is going to be a lot tougher this year," Gonzaga head coach Mark Few said after the WSU game.

The next three weeks could indicate a lot about whether the West Coast Conference will send multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament this season. The league's bigg

Gonzaga trailed most of the extra session and fell 97-89, prompting Oregon State students to storm the court after the final buzzer. It was another agonizing, close setback for the Zags, who have dropped three overtime games and five overall by a combined 26 points.

Defending WCC champion Saint Mary’s, which is 2-0 in Quad 1 but 1-3 in Quad 2, has the second strongest resume in the conference. The Gaels are generally projected as a double-digit seed or among the first 4-8 teams on the outside looking in. Oregon State has the third highest NET (59) but is 0-4 in Quad 1.

This past weekend gave the Gonzaga men's basketball team a feel for how life in the West Coast Conference is going ... this year," Gonzaga head coach Mark Few said after the WSU game.

13—After opening with four West Coast Conference wins as heavy favorites ... "This league is going to be a lot tougher this year," Gonzaga coach Mark Few said after Saturday's 88-75 home ...

There isn't much history on the hardwood between Gonzaga and Oregon State, though that's set to change for the foreseeable future on Thursday night when the two

Washington State guard Tara Wallack scored 12 points Saturday in the Cougars' 69-61 home loss to Gonzaga. Washington State could have taken over sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference with a win but instead are in a five-way tie atop the standings.

Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle and Gonzaga counterpart Mark Few go back nearly three decades. They first met when Tinkle, playing professionally in the 1990s after a standout career at Montana, helped at then-GU head coach Dan Fitzgerald's camps.

The top of the standings in West Coast Conference women’s basketball could not get much more crowded. Over Wayne Tinkle’s tenure at Oregon State, the Beavers are 22-91 in true road games.

After the first few months of the season ... 500 and in the conversation for a top-six spot in the conference. However, a recent West Coast trip that saw them go 1-4 was proof Atlanta still ...

Oregon State sits at No. 59, behind Gonzaga (No. 10) and St. Mary's (No. 33), but ahead of Santa Clara (No. 66), Washington State (No. 75) and San Francisco (No. 77). The rest of the conference is outside the top 150.