***Texas vs #17 Gonzaga Game Thread***

[joeywa]

Horns up 9-5 Under 16 1st Half. 

 

[joeywa]

12-8 Texas under 14 and Bamba was playing w/o a shoe for the last minute or so. 

 

[joeywa]

Coleman making some clutch shots early. 

Texas up 14-8

 

[joeywa]

Roach gets a floater in the lane to rattle around and drop. 

Texas ip 16-8 under 12

 

[joeywa]

Zags get a 3, a turnover for 2 and another turnover for 2 & a foul to cut the lead to 1; 16-15. Zags going to the stripe for one when we get back from the time out. 

 

[joeywa]

Out of the TO Zags make the FT. We’re tied. 

Texas promptly makes its 8th turnover. 

Zags commit offensive foul on Tilly, his 2nd 

 

[joeywa]

Zags drain a three off the miss by Jones on the dribble drive. 

Zags up 19-16 under 9

 

[joeywa]

Texas has gone cold. Zags get another 3. Up 23-16

 

[joeywa]

Jones misses an open jumper in the lane.  Zags answer with a 3. 18-0 run for the Zags. Up 26-16 6:34

 

[joeywa]

Another 3 for Perkins from Gonzaga. 21-0 run

Horns turn it over and Zags get a layup and a foul. 23-0 run and a FT coming up when we come back. 

Zags up 31-16

 

[joeywa]

Zags FT is go and they’re up 32-16

Roach drops a 3 to break the run. 

32-19 5:28

 

[joeywa]

Jones fouled on a 3. 

Misses the first. 

Makes the next two; 32-21

Zags with a wide open layup to take the 13 pt lead. 

 

[joeywa]

Under 4, Texas trails Gonzaga 34-21

 

[joeywa]

Zags with a 3 out of the TO

Texas answers with a Jones bank 2

37-23

 

[joeywa]

Yet another 3 for Gonzaga and Texas is in trouble. Down 40-23

Bamba with a 3 try off the mark. 

 

[joeywa]

Young gets a 3 for Texas. 

40-26 56.5 left in 1H

 

[joeywa]

42-26 Horns hold for the last shot. Bamba follows a miss with a dunk at the buzzer. 

At the half, 42-28 Gonzaga. 

Stats

 

[joeywa]

First two minutes of 2H are loaded with turnovers from both teams. 

Gonzaga gets a short hook to fall and extends the lead to 16; 44-28

Tilly for Gonzaga picks up his 3rd foul and sits. 

Big O gets charged with an offensive foul and Zags capitalize with a short layup. Lead to 18; 46-28. 

 

[joeywa]

Two FTs pushes Gonzaga’s lead to 20. 17:11 48-28

Coleman gets a jumper to fall.  48-30

Simms called for a moving pick. 

16:29 2H