I don't know if Zag teams in recent years could've won a game like tonight. If their offense stunk and they were playing a good opponent (especially on the road), they had little chance to win because of their poor defense.
It was an ugly game in a hostile atmosphere. Martelli did the same thing that Red Sweater did: he clogged the middle, dared GU to shoot from the perimeter, and tempted Pargo/Bouldin into doing too much. Gonzaga's offense just looked absolutely terrible at times. But no matter what, GU defended. Maybe not brilliantly, but they did defend with effort.
The defense and the complete domination of the boards in the 2nd half is what won this game. Pargo/Bouldin/Downs had 21 boards between them.
Boy, it would be a nice thing to beat UConn on Saturday and sweep the roadtrip....but I just don't know. But I like GU's chances of doing it a lot more now because they won the first game. The atmosphere in Boston on Saturday won't be anything like it was tonight.
It was an ugly game in a hostile atmosphere. Martelli did the same thing that Red Sweater did: he clogged the middle, dared GU to shoot from the perimeter, and tempted Pargo/Bouldin into doing too much. Gonzaga's offense just looked absolutely terrible at times. But no matter what, GU defended. Maybe not brilliantly, but they did defend with effort.
The defense and the complete domination of the boards in the 2nd half is what won this game. Pargo/Bouldin/Downs had 21 boards between them.
Boy, it would be a nice thing to beat UConn on Saturday and sweep the roadtrip....but I just don't know. But I like GU's chances of doing it a lot more now because they won the first game. The atmosphere in Boston on Saturday won't be anything like it was tonight.
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