Gonzaga nailed UCLA in Honolulu. Michelle Elliott scored 20 as the underdogs stopped a late run; the usually fast-paced Bruins had just 19 in the first half, and Noelle Quinn got held to no field goals and just one point.

Two years ago the Zags went undefeated until the last game of their conference tournament, then lost in a rain of threes to Santa Clara and got left out of the NCAA field, apparently because their nonconference schedule consisted of creampuffs.

Coach Kelly Graves won't make that mistake this year: Gonzaga has already beaten Utah; in the next few weeks they'll play North Carolina, Purdue and Arizona State.