Friday, January 14, 2005

Gonzaga Tournament Resume

Gonzaga (26-4, 12-2, 1st West Coast Conference)
Seed: #3 Albuquerque
How they got here: Won West Coast Conference tourney
Against the Field (6-2):
W Montana 78-62
L (N) Illinois 72-89
W Washington 99-87
W (N) Georgia Tech 85-73
W @Oklahoma St. 78-75
L @St. Mary's 81-89
W St. Mary's 68-63
W (N) St. Mary's 80-67

Tournament Games:
(3) Gonzaga 74 - (14) Winthrop 64

The good: 2-1 vs teams seeded #1 and #2. Great shooting team (over 50%). Played one of the toughest non-conference schedules of any tourney team. 5-2 vs Top 50 RPI. 12-4 Road/Neutral record. 10-0 last 10 games.

The bad: Depth. Do they have the depth to make a deep tourney run? Looked tired after brutal non-conference schedule which resulted in a 3-2 conference start. Eventually won the next 11 straight games. Game against Illini looking more like a fluke, but it makes you wonder if the Zags can overcome a poor shooting night and if they can win against a defense that defends the perimeter well.

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