Gonzaga drills three-pointer in closing seconds to clinch journey to Elite Eight as Drew Timme goes off

The primary half regarded like UCLA was going to coast to a visit to the Elite 8.

However they don’t name it March Insanity for nothing.

The three-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs overcame the large deficit, and never with out stress on the finish, to win an immediate traditional over No. 2 UCLA, 79-76.

The Bulldogs have been down 46-33 on the half, however one thing was stated within the locker room that made them appear to be a very completely different group when everybody returned to the ground.

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The Bulldogs fought all the way in which again (moderately shortly) turning what appeared like an insurmountable deficit into, nicely, the identical factor – simply the opposite means round. The Bulldogs went on a 20-Three run at one level within the second half to guide by 10 with 2:30 to go.

However UCLA was not useless. They fought all the way in which again to path by two with lower than 35 seconds to go. After Drew Timme missed a pair of free throws, UCLA had an opportunity to win on the ultimate shot.

They did not reserve it for the final second, however Amari Bailey hit a three-pointer to place the Bruins again up one with 12.four ticks to play.

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However the Bulldogs had an opportunity to avoid wasting themselves one closing time, they usually cashed in – Julian Strawther answered again with a 3 of his personal with 7.2 seconds left, and after UCLA turned the ball over, Strawther knocked one other free throw to place Gonzaga up three. The Bruins’ half-court heave on the buzzer bricked off the rim.

Timme could have slowed down towards the top, however for the primary 30 minutes of the competition, he was nothing in need of dominant. He netted 33 of Zaga’s first 56 factors – he completed with 36 factors and 13 rebounds.

Gonzaga bullied the Bruins on the glass, outrebounding them 50-26.

Gonzaga is not going to face fourth-seeded UConn within the Elite Eight on Saturday in Las Vegas after the Huskies’ dominant win over No. Eight Arkansas.

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