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A near-perfect night by Tyler Hansbrough Friday lifted North Carolina to an easy 98-77 win over Gonzaga and a berth in the NCAA South Region final. The Tar Heels became the fourth No. 1 seed to reach a regional final, keeping alive the possibility that the top seeds will all reach the Final Four for the second straight year. That had never happened prior to last season. Hansbrough made 8-of-10 shots from the field and 8-of-9 from the foul line while scoring 24 points. Guard Ty Lawson, who...
Demetri Goodson went the length of the court for the winning shot with one second left Saturday in Gonzaga's 83-81 win over Western Kentucky. Freshman Goodson had just two baskets in the entire game, but his clutch shot moved the fourth-seeded Bulldogs (28-5) to a Friday game against top seed North Carolina in the NCAA South Regional semifinals in Memphis. Matt Bouldin had 20 points and Jeremy Pargo 18 for Gonzaga. Orlando Mendez-Valdez scored 25 points and A.J. Slaughter 24 for the...
Josh Heytvelt scored nine points in a 13-0, second-half run Thursday that carried Gonzaga to a 77-64 NCAA Tournament win over Akron. The Bulldogs, seeded fourth in the South Region, had a battle on their hands before finally ending the Zips' upset bid. Akron did not score a field goal for almost 13 minutes in the second half. Heytvelt finished with 22 points and eight rebounds, boosting Gonzaga to 27-5 for the season. The Bulldogs are coming off their ninth West Coast Conference tourney...
Josh Heytvelt had 12 of his 17 points in the second half Monday when No. 12 Gonzaga beat St. Mary's-Calif. 83-58 to win the West Coast Conference tournament. Matt Bouldin added 14 points for the Bulldogs (26-5), who won their 10th WCC Tournament title. Gonzaga was in the championship game for the 12th straight season but lost to San Diego in the finals last year. Micah Downs had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Diamon Simpson had 19 points and nine rebounds for the losing Gaels...
Josh Heytvelt scored 17 points Monday, keying No. 12 Gonzaga's 83-58 win over Saint Mary's (Calif.) for the West Coast Conference tournament championship. Heytvelt scored 12 of his points in the second half. Matt Bouldin added 14 points for the Bulldogs (26-5), who won their 10th WCC Tournament title. Gonzaga was in the championship game for the 12th straight season but lost to San Diego in the finals last year. Micah Downs had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Diamon Simpson had...
Austin Daye had a career-high 28 points Sunday night to lead No. 14 Gonzaga past Santa Clara 94-59 into the West Coast Conference Tournament title game. Micah Downs had 18 points and Jeremy Pargo scored 16 for the Bulldogs (25-5), who have won eight straight games to finish 14-0 in the WCC and capture their ninth straight regular-season title, and their 11th in the past 12 years. Matt Bouldin finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Steven Gray scored 12 for Gonzaga,...
Matt Bouldin and Andrew Sorenson combined for 31 points as 14th-ranked Gonzaga cruised to a 90-40 win over South Carolina-Upstate. Bouldin finished with 16 and Sorenson with 15. Josh Heytvelt, Micah Downs and Austin Daye also hit double figures for the Bulldogs (24-5), who have won 16 of their last 17 games. Bobby Davis had a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans (9-21), who finished the regular season by losing five of their last seven games. Gonzaga coughed up the ball just...
Matt Bouldin had 15 points Saturday when 17th-ranked Gonzaga posted another perfect West Coast record with a 58-47 win over San Diego. Jeremy Pargo added 12 points and Micah Downs and Josh Heytvelt each had 11 for the Bulldogs (23-5, 14-0 WCC), who earned their 21st straight West Coast Conference regular season win. The Bulldogs finished undefeated in the WCC for a third season. Before Saturday, Pepperdine (1982 and 1992) was the only team other than Gonzaga (2004, 2006) to go unbeaten twice...
Josh Heytvelt keyed a late-game run Thursday night that lifted 17th-ranked Gonzaga to an 81-73 victory over Santa Clara. Gonzaga, having already captured the West Coast Conference regular-season title, remained unbeaten in league play and won for the 15th time in 16 games. The Bulldogs' only loss in that stretch was to No. 4 Memphis Feb. 7. Santa Clara was locked in a 58-58 tie with 6:30 remaining, but Gonzaga went on a 17-7 surge to put the game away. The highlight of the outburst was an...
Josh Heytvelt scored a career-high 28 points and pulled down 11 rebounds Saturday as No. 17 Gonzaga routed Pepperdine 92-58 in Spokane, Wash. The win allowed Gonzaga to repeat as outright West Coast Conference champions after they locked up at least a share of their ninth straight title with by virtue of a blowout of Loyola Marymount Thursday. Matt Bouldin added 16 points for the Bulldogs (21-5, 12-0 WCC), who were already guaranteed the No. 1 seed and a berth in the semifinals in the West...
