They made quite the duo standing next to each other against a wall outside the locker room, 7-foot freshman center Ismaila Diagne and, at a full foot shorter, senior guard Ryan Nembhard.They had just helped the Gonzaga Bulldogs to a clutch 95-76 win against the Broncos,

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 GU’s first Quad 1 win since a mid-November victory over San Diego State at the Viejas Center, snapping a six-game skid in such scenarios.

What Gonzaga needs to do to avoid a season sweep against Santa Clara and keep their name on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble.