THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Sorry, no stunners around here

Upsets have been washing over college basketball.

Not on Thursday night, however. At least …

Not within a couple hours’ driving distance.

(OK, if you want to nitpick, I suppose in this era of lightning global communication, you could be reading this, say, in Detroit — just down the road from Ann Arbor, where Michigan rumbled No. 3 Purdue.)

By the way, if you ARE reading today’s Press in Detroit, I have some urgent advice.

Come home, soonest.

Although, as we were trying so cleverly to suggest, you didn’t miss any buzzer-beating thrillers.

Yeah, there were some legit reasons to think there might be a couple of tight ones in Spokane and Pullman on Thursday evening — remember, Pacific almost stunned No. 21 USC earlier in the week, and Washington State had won five straight.

But …

Nah.

GONZAGA never let Pacific even have a breath, let alone any real hope, in an 89-51 blitz.

The Zags put on a routine clinic, but did have to wait until very late to provide a true moment of drama.

A local fast-food establishment offers everyone in attendance free tacos whenever Gonzaga connects on 10 3-pointers.

The kids lift the Kennel roof with the prospect of post-game guacamole, so there’s pressure on whatever group of backups and walk-ons have to hunt that last critical 3-ball.

Not to worry, though, as freshman Hunter Sallis (who is, ironically, working diligently to improve his outside shot) drained the Zags’ 10th long ball with a couple of minutes left.

Starving students were saved.

The Zags actually finished 11 of 28 from distance, which must have seriously dispirited Pacific.

The Tigers truly needed a rash of 3-pointers to stay in Gonzaga’s area code, but they hit just 3 of 21.

Meanwhile, down in Pullman …

Wazzu had a 3-point issue, too, missing all 12 tries in the first half — not the kind of thing you can do against a team like No. 4 Arizona.

So, despite scrambling and scratching against the Wildcats’ array of giants (in this case, take that word literally), Washington State’s middle-of-the-pack group got thumped 72-60 by the Pac-12’s outright leader.

That final score actually flattered the Cougs, who trailed 33-20 at halftime and spent the whole night trying to get off any kind of decent shot against Arizona’s defense – which is quick of foot and hand in the open court, plus massive and gifted around the bucket.

REUNIONS kept the night from being just a yawner, though.

Naturally, there was great anticipation over the return of Arizona boss Tommy Lloyd, who worked alongside Mark Few for two decades, and finally …

Tommy got to come back.

The Cats spent Wednesday night in Spokane, and worked out at the Zags’ practice facility on Thursday before heading to Pullman.

This won’t be the first time you’ve heard such a thing, but Lloyd’s Arizona gang played so much like Gonzaga that it’s almost eerie to watch them.

On the personal front …

Tommy’s chance to see his old pals again, even just briefly, was a lot of fun.

AND, AS a matter of fact…

There was another prodigal Zag who wandered into the building on Thursday.

Last season’s point guard (and No. 4 pick in the NBA draft) Jalen Suggs took advantage of a night off to enjoy something he never got to experience as a player — a full and rocking Kennel.

Suggs couldn’t help but grin through every second of a courtside interview with CBS reporter Jamie Erdahl, and admitted it was almost a permanent expression.

“I’ve just been smiling all night,” said Suggs, who was hugged by approximately half of the 6,000 celebrants on hand — not to mention his high school teammate Chet Holmgren.

All in all, there were some pretty cool get-togethers on area courts Thursday.

Just no surprises on the scoreboards.

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Steve Cameron’s “Cheap Seats” columns appear in The Press on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. He also writes Zags Tracker, a commentary on Gonzaga basketball which is published weekly during the season.

Steve suggests you take his opinions in the spirit of a Jimmy Buffett song: “Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On.”