Credit Washington’s third-year coach Mike Hopkins for reviving the Huskies and pumping a little life into the UW-Gonzaga rivalry that’s been dominated by the Bulldogs for over a decade.
For the second straight year, the Huskies pushed the Zags to the brink before falling in the final seconds and suffering a heartbreaking 83-76 defeat in front of a capacity crowd of 9,268 at Alaska Airlines Arena.
The defeat knocked then-No. 22 Washington (7-2) out of the Associated Press top 25 poll and moved Gonzaga (9-1) up three spots to No. 6.
Here are three impressions from the game.