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It took the better part of 30 minutes, but the Gonzaga Bulldogs finally put together a long, decisive run and pulled away from Akron, 77-64, at the Rose Garden on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
Trailing 52-51, Gonzaga scored 13 straight points and went on a 19-1 run to take command at 70-53 with 4:05 remaining. Akron went nearly 13 minutes without a field goal before Darryl Roberts connected on a 3-pointer with 2:08 remaining.
The fourth-seeded Bulldogs (27-5) were led by Josh Heytvelt’s 22 points. MIcah Downs had 15 points and Matt Bouldin added 12 points and five assists. Jeremy Pargo scored nine points and chipped in five assists. Roberts paced the Zips with 19 points.
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MikeSequim on March 19 at 7:59 p.m.
It appeared for 30 minutes and 13 seconds that the Zags thought the Zips were just lucky and weren’t willing to turn it up a notch! Thank you Josh and Micah for the next 17 points and Meech for some great leadership and defense. She weren’t looking good up until then were it? HMMMM? Nice win Zags, the tough one is gone now so keep it up.
Mike
poulsbozagfan on March 19 at 8:02 p.m.
I must admit I was a little worried as the second half began, but delighted the team pulled it together….congrats to all. Let’s get ready for Saturday…..good luck GONZAGA!!!!!!!
Ken, Pouslbo