Like he always does, Gonzaga guard Josh Perkins completed his practice routine of taking a three-point shot for his first shot inside a new arena. “I airballed that one,” Perkins said Friday, “so then I started getting real close.”That might be a good strategy in the Final Four. Next on the Ducks’ agenda is becoming the first Pac-12 team to win a national championship since Arizona in 1997. Forward Maik Kotsar said his parents would arrive from Estonia in time for South Carolina’s game against Gonzaga on Saturday. Steve Alford coached Bryce for the final time last week during the Bruins’ loss to Kentucky in a regional semifinal.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 01, 2017 01:43 UTC