In a college basketball landscape filled with uncertainties and skepticism, one thing fans can always count on is for Gonzaga and UCLA to deliver a thrilling ballgame whenever they meet on the hardwood.
Saturday’s top-25 matchup between the Bulldogs and Bruins at the Intuit Dome played all the hits from the previous four head-to-head matchups — physical defense, hard-hitting fouls, big-time shots from both sides and, of course, another close finish.
This time around, however, it was the Bruins who prevailed down the stretch to stun the Bulldogs in a 65-62 final from Inglewood, California.
Gonzaga had won the previous four meetings with UCLA, including three that were decided by four points or fewer. Despite what history would suggest, though, the reality is that the 2024-25 Zags haven’t come out on the right side of a close game yet this season. They’re 0-3 in games decided by six points or fewer, and that’s not including the 8-point loss to West Virginia in overtime, when the Bulldogs squandered a 5-points in the final 25 seconds of regulation at the Battle 4 Atlantis…