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Zags Fall To Dayton At Maui

Gonzaga found trouble in paradise, in the form of fouls, lack of rebounding, errant 3-point shooting and generally getting beat to most 50-50 balls. Dayton erased a 16-point first half deficit, built a nine-point lead late and then hung to defeat the 11th-ranked Bulldogs 84-79 in the opening round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational in front of 2,400 Monday at the Lahaina Civic Center. Gonzaga (4-1) will face Chaminade (2-1), which lost to Baylor 93-77, today at 1:30. The Flyers (5-0) move into the semifinals against Baylor tonight/Jim Meehan, SR. More here. (AP photo: Gonzaga guard Gerard Coleman (0) gets around Dayton’s Matt Kavanaugh (35) and Dyshawn Pierre, center, to take a shot)

DFO: It seems that Gonzaga has no depth under the basket, which means good teams will beat them by getting Dower & Przemek in foul trouble. They fouled out last night, along with Pangos. This may be a long year for fans who are accustomed to the Zags beating decent teams.

Thoughts about last night's game?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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