There’s been an answer and a question, two questions actually, in that order, hanging over Gonzaga all season, shadowing it game after game after game, after a mountain of wins and especially after a handful of losses.
Certainly, they did against No. 9-seeded Baylor on Saturday in the second round of the West region of the NCAA Tournament at Vivint Arena, beating the Bears by the count of 83-71. The game was tight — for a few minutes, anyway. And then, like drips of water seeping out of a loose faucet before blasting out with force, top-seeded Gonzaga flowed forward, hitting shots, tightening its defense, rebounding and running hard, getting into transition, putting the answer after the questions.