Tale of two opponents: BYU set to face WCC’s last-place team, San Diego, and league-leader — and nation’s No. 1 team — Gonzaga

Gonzaga has won 31 WCC regular-season games in a row, tying a streak set by Bill Russell’s San Francisco teams in the 1950s. With a victory Thursday over Santa Clara, the Zags would tie the WCC record of 32 — set by Pepperdine from 1991 to 1993. Gonzaga could set a new record by beating the Cougars this weekend.