College basketball is a beautiful beast and a wild one at the same time. For all of the ills, wrongs, and errors this Gonzaga Bulldogs squad has made throughout the season, none of it matters if they pull off a win tonight over the Saint Mary's Gaels. And of course, Gonzaga and Saint Mary's in the WCC Championship game was how it was always supposed to be.
The narrative from the national media probably reads something along the lines of how Gonzaga is at risk of missing the NCAA Tournament and Saint Mary's swept them for the first time in years.