Thursday, March 23, 2023

Gonzaga Goes To Sweet Eight

I am not sure what they  call the final
eight teams in the NCAA men's  basketball 
tournament  however  Gonzaga is there
after beating  UCLA 79-76.

It didn't  look for sometime the Zags would
pull it out. UCLA  was up by 13 at the end
of the first half.

UCLA  went cold for a while  putting the
Zags  ahead. In fact Gonzaga was ahead 
by ten around two minutes.  UCLA  did some 
fouling letting the Zags not run down the clock.

UCLA  were up by one with about ten seconds 
when Julian Strawther hit a three pointer to
put the Zags  up by two. He then stole a ball
and was fouled with 1.1 seconds remaining in
the game. UCLA  tried to make a shot at the buzzer 
but couldn't. 

Julian Strawther had 16 points  on the night but
his last four were the most important  or they
would have gone home  with a loss. Drew Timme 
led the Zags with 36 points and 13 rebounds.

Now Gonzaga  takes on University of  Connecticut 
on Saturday to see who goes to the final four
next week. 

The Washington Huskies and Washington  State 
Cougars need to find a way to go to the tournament 
more  often.  If Gonzaga  can they should  too.
Go  Bulldogs!

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