The result gives Gonzaga (22-8, 13-4) a two-game cushion on Santa Clara (19-11, 11-6) in the West Coast Conference standings, now guaranteeing the Zags won’t finish any worse than third place. It was ...

95-76 against the Broncos, as they fight for the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament and to quell talk about being on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Nembhard had 12 points to go with his 15 assists.

The 18-year-old’s emergence was arguably the most important — and easily most unexpected — development of Gonzaga’s 95-76 win over Santa ... boards and forced Bronco turnovers.