Gonzaga Coach Mark Few holds the West Region final trophy that signifies the top-seeded Zags are going to their first Final Four. Yes, the Gonzaga Bulldogs were bulldozing their way through the competition, beating the likes of Arizona, Florida, Iowa State — and Saint Mary’s three times. Saturday, the Zags forcefully proved they were with an 83-59 thumping of Xavier in the West Region final, a win that gave the program its first trip to the Final Four. “I give a lot of credit to Gonzaga,” Xavier Coach Chris Mack said. The 54-year-old continued to exhort his charges right until the game’s final minute, failing to take anything that was about to happen for granted.

Source: Washington Post March 26, 2017 00:45 UTC