BYU coach Dave Rose, center, celebrates with fans after BYU defeated No. 1 Gonzaga 79-71 in an NCAA college basketball game in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Editor's note: This story was updated Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, after BYU beat No. 1 Gonzaga 79-71.
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The BYU Cougars did something on Saturday night they have never done before — knock off the No. 1 team in the country.
BYU bounced top-ranked Gonzaga from the unbeaten ranks, beating the Zags 79-71 at McCarthey Athletic Center, the Cougars' third straight win in Spokane, Wash.