It's unlikely Gonzaga players will forget the emotions they experienced while watching Oregon State's students storm the court at Gill Coliseum as they celebrat

It might have been a sign when Oregon State’s bus conked out at their team hotel Tuesday night. The Beavers had to get a fleet of Ubers to transport players, coaches and staff to McCarthey Athletic Center for their game against Gonzaga.

Gonzaga players may not have been around for a decades-long run of futility against Oregon State – a stretch where the Bulldogs accumulated just two victories compared to 25 losses over 80 years – but all were on hand 12 days ago in Corvallis when the Beavers erased a late six-point deficit and rallied for an upset win in overtime,