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SPOKANE, Wash. -- With the exception of bitter league rival Saint Marys, no team has bedeviled No. 8 Gonzaga more than No. 16 Arizona in recent years.Gonzaga has won only one of seven games against the Wildcats, all played since Mark Few became head coach of the Bulldogs in 2000. The Zags will get another chance when two of the premier programs in the West play Saturday at Hoophall LA in Los Angeles.Weve had some great games with them in the last couple of years, Few said. Weve ended up on the short end. Maybe we can turn that around.Coming into the season, Fews .808 winning percentage was the highest of any active Division I coach. Of Fews 111 career losses, nine have come at the hands of No. 12 Saint Marys. Arizona comes in second with its six victories over Gonzaga, including two in the NCAA Tournament.Weve had a great series and relationship with the University of Arizona, Few said. I cant think of a program I have more respect for, and a head coach I have more respect for than Sean (Miller).The feeling is mutual.Miller said hes pleased to be playing an opponent of Gonzagas caliber in the non-conference season. Its the right thing to do when you consider the history of both of our programs, he said.Both teams are among the nations best again this year.Gonzaga (6-0) just won the AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando, Florida, beating No. 24 Florida and No. 19 Iowa State in the process. The Zags play Mississippi Valley State (0-8) on Thursday before heading to Los Angeles.Despite losing Domantas Sabonis and Kyle Wiltjer from last years Sweet Sixteen team to the NBA, the Zags have not missed a beat. They are starting three new transfer students -- Nigel Williams-Goss, Jordan Mathews and Johnathan Williams -- plus veterans Przemek Karnowski and Josh Perkins. Freshman Zach Collins and Killian Tillie are giving them quality minutes off the bench.Were trying to filter in seven or eight new guys, Few said. Were very much a work in progress.The Wildcats talent level, athleticism and focus on defense are tough to overcome, Few said.They can create a lot of adversity for you, Few said. Its hard to create offensive success that you can sustain.Arizona beat Gonzaga 68-63 last season in Spokane. Gonzagas lone victory in the series was 71-60 in 2011 in Seattle.Arizona (5-1) also is a work in progress. Because of injuries, Miller is giving big minutes to three freshmen -- Lauri Markkanen, Kobi Simmons, and Rawle Alkins.We wouldnt be 5-1 if we didnt have all three of them, Miller said. Lauri is as good as any freshman in the country.Arizona was ranked No. 8 before losing to Butler last weekend in the title game of the Continental Las Vegas Invitational.Miller is wary of the Zags.They always have a tremendous front line, Miller said. 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MINNEAPOLIS -- Carson Palmer, still in full pads and uniform, sat motionless in front of his cubicle deep inside Minnesotas stadium long after another disheartening defeat.The Arizona Cardinals, coming off an NFC runner-up finish with all kinds of star power on both sides of the ball, have stunned themselves with their underperformance in this steadily spoiling season.Xavier Rhodes took back one of his two interceptions 100 yards for a touchdown and Cordarrelle Patterson returned the second-half kickoff 104 yards for a score for the Vikings in a 30-24 victory over the Cardinals on Sunday that stopped their four-game losing streak.We have some situations where we made it a lot tougher on ourselves, said Larry Fitzgerald, the Minneapolis native who fell to 0-5 in his hometown. The mindset is not going to change. Were still in the thick of it.The schedule isnt going to get easier. The Cardinals (4-5-1) have four road games remaining.Palmer, who passed for 198 yards and two scores, was off the mark for much of the afternoon and had no time to find anyone on the final two possessions. The Vikings sacked him four times and the Cardinals netted only 27 yards after halftime.Youre on the road in a tough environment, Palmer said, and this one we really wanted, really needed.The Vikings (6-4) faced the same urgency, though. They held onto their first-place tie with Detroit in the NFC North, with a rematch against the Lions looming in four days. After scoring twice each on defense and special teams during their NFL-best 5-0 start, the Vikings failed to produce a return touchdown over their last four games until this breakthrough.The Cardinals climbed within six with David Johnsons third-down catch with 7:24 remaining. The Vikings revved up their pass rush, though, and sealed the critical victory.I dont know if its an exhale. It definitely gives you a little bit of confidence, gets things back feeling normal a little bit, defensive end Brian Robison said. We needed that one.Takeaways from the game:DUAL-THREAT DAVID: The Vikings have been vulnerable against versatile running backs, and Johnson is as good as they get. He rushed for 103 yards and a score and tacked on 57 yards and a touchdown receiving, giving him 10 straight games with 100-plus yards from scrimmage.Johnson was resting on the sideline in favor of Andre Ellington during the drive late in the second quarter that ended with the end-zone interception by Rhodes.He had just had two long drives, coach Bruce Arians said. Andre needs to play too.ABOUT THAT INTERCEPTION: The Cardinals argued to no avail that John Brown was being held bby Captain Munnerlyn before Rhodes picked off Palmer .dddddddddddd Brown said Palmer made a great throw that he wouldve caught without the contact, but he had barely turned around when the ball was in the air.Im sure well turn that into the league, Palmer said, and Im sure theyll come back and say it was holding.While Arians was not in the mood to discuss the officiating at all after the game, his son Jake -- who kicked for the Buffalo Bills in 2001 -- sent out a tweet with an obscenity directed at the NFL and its officials.SPECIAL PERFORMANCE: In addition to the touchdown from Patterson , the fifth of his career to match Percy Harvin for most in team history, the Vikings also benefited from a 72-yard punt from Jeff Locke that pinned the Cardinals at their 13 with 2:20 left, a 23-yard punt return by Marcus Sherels that set up their first touchdown and three extra points and a 27-yard field goal from new kicker Kai Forbath.That was enough to render moot a blocked extra point.Pattersons celebration wasnt quite as smooth as his return. He accidentally knocked a fans drink over in the process of jumping into the seats.Im going have to owe that person, Patterson said. So if he finds me, just let me know. Two beers next time I see him.The Vikings are the first team since the 1962 Dallas Cowboys to have a 100-yard interception return touchdown and a 100-plus yard kickoff return touchdown in the same game. The Cowboys Amos Marsh had a 101-yard kickoff return touchdown and Mike Gaechter had a 100-yard interception return touchdown in Dallas 41-19 win over Philadelphia.MORE THAN A THIELEN: Sam Bradford went 20 for 28 for 169 yards and no interceptions for the Vikings, with a touchdown pass on their first drive to Adam Thielen that was originally ruled incomplete but overturned when the Vikings successfully challenged that he landed both feet in bounds.With Patrick Peterson following Stefon Diggs, holding him to 35 yards on five catches, Thielen and Patterson became the go-to targets for Bradford. Thielen, who went undrafted out of NCAA Division II Minnesota State, has become a sure-handed safety blanket in Bradfords first season with the Vikings with 518 yards and three scores. Asked if hed heard of Thielen before arriving in Minnesota, Bradford blushed.Can I choose not to answer that one? he said, smiling.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Dave Campbell on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DaveCampbellAP ' ' '