Gonzaga Bulldogs vs Akron Zips

MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - 1ST ROUND AT PORTLAND OR

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Final

	1	2	T
Akron AKR	38	26	64
Gonzaga GONZ	35	42	77

Gonzaga BulldogsGonzagaGONZ

27-5

TIME		AKR	GONZ
19:45	Matt Bouldin made Two Point Layup.	0	2
19:27	Nikola Cvetinovic missed Two Point Jumper.	0	2
19:27	Josh Heytvelt Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:15	Austin Daye missed Two Point Jumper.	0	2
19:15	Nate Linhart Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:54	Steve McNees missed Two Point Jumper.	0	2
18:54	Matt Bouldin Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:30	Josh Heytvelt made Two Point Jumper.	0	4
18:01	Darryl Roberts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikola Cvetinovic.	3	4
17:52	Foul on Chris McKnight	3	4
17:45	Matt Bouldin missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
17:45	Steve McNees Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:28	Darryl Roberts missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
17:28	Jeremy Pargo Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:15	Matt Bouldin Turnover.	3	4
16:56	Nate Linhart made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Nikola Cvetinovic.	5	4
16:34	Foul on Nate Linhart	5	4
16:25	Foul on Brett McKnight	5	4
16:25	Austin Daye missed Free Throw.	5	4
16:25		5	4
16:25	Austin Daye made Free Throw.	5	5
16:15	Anthony (Humpty Hitchens missed Two Point Layup.	5	5
16:15	Austin Daye Block.	5	5
16:12	Austin Daye Defensive Rebound.	5	5
16:10	Micah Downs made Two Point Layup.	5	7
15:53	Nate Linhart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bardo.	8	7
15:39	Micah Downs missed Three Point Jumper.	8	7
15:39	Darryl Roberts Defensive Rebound.	8	7
15:21	Darryl Roberts Turnover.	8	7
15:21	Official TV Timeout.	8	7
15:07	Jeremy Pargo made Two Point Jumper.	8	9
14:51	Brett McKnight missed Two Point Jumper.	8	9
14:51	Austin Daye Block.	8	9
14:45	Brett McKnight Offensive Rebound.	8	9
14:42	Brett McKnight missed Two Point Jumper.	8	9
14:42	Austin Daye Block.	8	9
14:41	Akron Offensive Rebound.	8	9
14:28	Brett McKnight made Three Point Jumper.	11	9
14:01	Austin Daye made Two Point Jumper.	11	11
13:38	Steve McNees missed Three Point Jumper.	11	11
13:38	Jimmy Conyers Offensive Rebound.	11	11
13:33	Jimmy Conyers made Two Point Jumper.	13	11
13:08	Foul on Mike Bardo	13	11
13:08	Josh Heytvelt made Free Throw.	13	12
13:08	Josh Heytvelt made Free Throw.	13	13
12:58	Brett McClanahan missed Two Point Jumper.	13	13
12:58	Matt Bouldin Defensive Rebound.	13	13
12:49	Josh Heytvelt made Two Point Dunk Shot.	13	15
12:25	Chris McKnight Turnover.	13	15
12:23	Steven Gray Steal.	13	15
12:22	Foul on Steve McNees	13	15
12:22	Demetri Goodson made Free Throw.	13	16
12:22	Demetri Goodson made Free Throw.	13	17
12:06	Nikola Cvetinovic made Two Point Jumper.	15	17
11:51	Josh Heytvelt Turnover.	15	17
11:51	Official TV Timeout.	15	17
11:30	Foul on Steven Gray	15	17
11:30	Darryl Roberts made Free Throw.	16	17
11:30	Darryl Roberts missed Free Throw.	16	17
11:30	Micah Downs Defensive Rebound.	16	17
11:17	Matt Bouldin missed Two Point Jumper.	16	17
11:17	Steven Gray Offensive Rebound.	16	17
11:04	Steven Gray missed Two Point Jumper.	16	17
11:04	Anthony (Humpty Hitchens Defensive Rebound.	16	17
10:40	Foul on Ira Brown	16	17
10:40	Chris McKnight made Free Throw.	17	17
10:40	Chris McKnight made Free Throw.	18	17
10:17	Matt Bouldin missed Two Point Jumper.	18	17
10:17	Brett McKnight Defensive Rebound.	18	17
10:03	Foul on Demetri Goodson	18	17
9:49	Anthony (Humpty Hitchens missed Two Point Jumper.	18	17
9:49	Austin Daye Defensive Rebound.	18	17
9:41	Foul on Brett McKnight	18	17
9:31	Josh Heytvelt missed Two Point Jumper.	18	17
9:31	Austin Daye Offensive Rebound.	18	17
9:27	Austin Daye made Two Point Dunk Shot.	18	19
9:17	Brett McKnight missed Two Point Jumper.	18	19
9:17	Micah Downs Defensive Rebound.	18	19
9:10	Jeremy Pargo made Three Point Jumper.	18	22
9:06	Akron Full Timeout.	18	22
8:47	Nate Linhart missed Two Point Jumper.	18	22
8:47	Micah Downs Defensive Rebound.	18	22
8:41	Steven Gray missed Three Point Jumper.	18	22
8:41	Austin Daye Offensive Rebound.	18	22
8:36	Austin Daye missed Two Point Tip Shot.	18	22
8:36	Steven Gray Offensive Rebound.	18	22
8:33	Steven Gray missed Two Point Jumper.	18	22
8:33	Chris McKnight Defensive Rebound.	18	22
8:09	Chris McKnight made Two Point Layup.	20	22
8:09	Foul on Josh Heytvelt	20	22
8:09	Chris McKnight missed Free Throw.	20	22
8:09	Josh Heytvelt Defensive Rebound.	20	22
7:49	Josh Heytvelt missed Three Point Jumper.	20	22
7:49		20	22
7:45	Foul on Austin Daye	20	22
7:45	Official TV Timeout.	20	22
7:33	Nate Linhart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve McNees.	23	22
7:17	Foul on Nate Linhart	23	22
7:17	Micah Downs made Free Throw.	23	23
7:17	Micah Downs made Free Throw.	23	24
6:50	Chris McKnight missed Two Point Jumper.	23	24
6:49	Austin Daye Block.	23	24
6:48	Matt Bouldin Defensive Rebound.	23	24
6:47	Matt Bouldin Turnover.	23	24
6:44	Nikola Cvetinovic made Two Point Jumper.	25	24
6:24	Jeremy Pargo missed Two Point Jumper.	25	24
6:24	Nate Linhart Defensive Rebound.	25	24
5:57	Nate Linhart made Two Point Layup.	27	24
5:28	Matt Bouldin Turnover.	27	24
5:13	Nikola Cvetinovic missed Two Point Layup.	27	24
5:13	Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.	27	24
4:54	Foul on Darryl Roberts	27	24
4:54	Matt Bouldin made Free Throw.	27	25
4:54	Matt Bouldin made Free Throw.	27	26
4:40	Foul on Ira Brown	27	26
4:40	Darryl Roberts made Free Throw.	28	26
4:40	Darryl Roberts made Free Throw.	29	26
4:32	Micah Downs made Two Point Jumper.	29	28
3:55	Chris McKnight made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikola Cvetinovic.	31	28
3:55	Foul on Ira Brown	31	28
3:55	Official TV Timeout.	31	28
3:55	Chris McKnight missed Free Throw.	31	28
3:55	Nikola Cvetinovic Offensive Rebound.	31	28
3:37	Steve McNees missed Three Point Jumper.	31	28
3:37	Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.	31	28
3:18	Josh Heytvelt Turnover.	31	28
2:57	Nikola Cvetinovic made Two Point Layup.	33	28
2:42	Foul on Chris McKnight	33	28
2:42	Austin Daye missed Free Throw.	33	28
2:42	Nikola Cvetinovic Defensive Rebound.	33	28
2:12	Jimmy Conyers missed Three Point Jumper.	33	28
2:12	Austin Daye Block.	33	28
2:06	Steven Gray Defensive Rebound.	33	28
2:02	Josh Heytvelt missed Two Point Jumper.	33	28
2:02	Mike Bardo Block.	33	28
1:59	Josh Heytvelt Offensive Rebound.	33	28
1:56	Josh Heytvelt made Two Point Layup.	33	30
1:42	Darryl Roberts made Two Point Jumper.	35	30
1:34	Steven Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Bouldin.	35	33
0:58	Nikola Cvetinovic missed Two Point Jumper.	35	33
0:58	Josh Heytvelt Defensive Rebound.	35	33
0:48	Foul on Austin Daye	35	33
0:48	Austin Daye Turnover.	35	33
0:23	Nate Linhart made Three Point Jumper.	38	33
0:04	Jeremy Pargo made Two Point Layup.	38	35
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	38	35

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7:25 PM, March 19, 2009

Portland, OR

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Akron	0-0	-	1-0
Ball State	0-0	-	1-0
Bowling Green	0-0	-	1-0
Buffalo	0-0	-	1-0
Central Michigan	0-0	-	1-0
Eastern Michigan	0-0	-	1-0
Miami (OH)	0-0	-	1-0
Northern Illinois	0-0	-	1-0
Western Michigan	0-0	-	1-0
Kent State	0-0	-	0-1
Massachusetts	0-0	-	0-1
Ohio	0-0	-	0-1
Toledo	0-0	-	0-1

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Gonzaga	0-0	-	1-0
Loyola Marymount	0-0	-	1-0
Oregon State	0-0	-	1-0
Pepperdine	0-0	-	1-0
Portland	0-0	-	1-0
Saint Mary's	0-0	-	1-0
San Diego	0-0	-	1-0
San Francisco	0-0	-	1-0
Santa Clara	0-0	-	1-0
Seattle U	0-0	-	1-0
Pacific	0-0	-	0-0
Washington State	0-0	-	0-1

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