Gonzaga Storms Into March With a New Look and the Same Old Goal

Drew Timme became Gonzaga’s career scoring leader as his team won its fourth straight West Coast Conference tournament championship.Credit...Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesLAS VEGAS — A hint that this season might be different for Gonzaga’s basketball team came early, when it was thumped by Tennessee in a scrimmage. There have been other periodic reminders: getting walloped by Texas and pounded by Purdue, and losing at home to Loyola Marymount, which ended the Zags’ 75-game home winning streak.

And then there was Tuesday night, when Gonzaga ran out to face St. Mary’s in the West Coast Conference championship game dressed in its road blues, signifying it was the lower seed.

But just as it nears…