Gonzaga Bulldogs vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - 2ND ROUND AT PORTLAND OR

Western Kentucky HilltoppersWestern KYWKU

25-9

Final

	1	2	T
Western KY WKU	37	44	81
Gonzaga GONZ	35	48	83

Gonzaga BulldogsGonzagaGONZ

28-5

TIME		WKU	GONZ
19:47	Jeremy Evans Turnover.	0	0
19:36	Austin Daye made Three Point Jumper.	0	3
19:15	A.J. Slaughter made Three Point Jumper.	3	3
19:04	Austin Daye missed Two Point Jumper.	3	3
19:04	Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound.	3	3
18:26	Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper.	6	3
17:57	Austin Daye Turnover.	6	3
17:52	A.J. Slaughter Turnover.	6	3
17:37	Austin Daye made Two Point Jumper.	6	5
17:24	Foul on Micah Downs	6	5
17:24	Sergio Kerusch missed Free Throw.	6	5
17:24		6	5
17:24	Sergio Kerusch missed Free Throw.	6	5
17:24	Josh Heytvelt Defensive Rebound.	6	5
17:15	Micah Downs made Three Point Jumper.	6	8
16:52	A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper.	6	8
16:52	Steffphon Pettigrew Offensive Rebound.	6	8
16:47	Steffphon Pettigrew Turnover.	6	8
16:32	Matt Bouldin missed Two Point Jumper.	6	8
16:32	D.J. Magley Defensive Rebound.	6	8
16:24	Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper.	9	8
16:09	Matt Bouldin missed Three Point Jumper.	9	8
16:09	Micah Downs Offensive Rebound.	9	8
16:05	Micah Downs missed Two Point Jumper.	9	8
16:05	Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound.	9	8
15:59	Foul on Micah Downs	9	8
15:59	Official TV Timeout.	9	8
15:44	Steffphon Pettigrew missed Two Point Jumper.	9	8
15:44	Josh Heytvelt Block.	9	8
15:42	Josh Heytvelt Defensive Rebound.	9	8
15:36	Foul on D.J. Magley	9	8
15:36	Austin Daye missed Free Throw.	9	8
15:36		9	8
15:36	Austin Daye made Free Throw.	9	9
15:15	Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Two Point Layup.	11	9
14:59	Foul on Orlando Mendez-Valdez	11	9
14:43	Jeremy Pargo made Three Point Jumper.	11	12
14:20	Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Three Point Jumper.	11	12
14:20	Steffphon Pettigrew Offensive Rebound.	11	12
14:07	Foul on Austin Daye	11	12
14:07	Steffphon Pettigrew missed Free Throw.	11	12
14:07		11	12
14:07	Steffphon Pettigrew missed Free Throw.	11	12
14:07	Austin Daye Defensive Rebound.	11	12
14:03	Jeremy Pargo made Two Point Layup.	11	14
13:41	A.J. Slaughter Turnover.	11	14
13:39	Jeremy Pargo Steal.	11	14
13:34	Josh Heytvelt missed Three Point Jumper.	11	14
13:34	A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound.	11	14
13:24	A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper.	11	14
13:24	Austin Daye Defensive Rebound.	11	14
13:07	Austin Daye Turnover.	11	14
12:43	Anthony Sally missed Two Point Layup.	11	14
12:43	Josh Heytvelt Block.	11	14
12:43	Western Kentucky Offensive Rebou.	11	14
12:43	Western Kentucky Full Timeout.	11	14
12:37	Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper.	14	14
12:17	Jeremy Pargo missed Two Point Jumper.	14	14
12:17	Jeremy Evans Block.	14	14
12:14	A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound.	14	14
12:11	Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Slaughter.	17	14
11:55	Steven Gray missed Three Point Jumper.	17	14
11:55	A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound.	17	14
11:46	Foul on Josh Heytvelt	17	14
11:46	Official TV Timeout.	17	14
11:46	Jeremy Evans missed Free Throw.	17	14
11:46		17	14
11:46	Jeremy Evans made Free Throw.	18	14
11:25	Matt Bouldin made Two Point Layup.	18	16
11:05	A.J. Slaughter missed Two Point Jumper.	18	16
10:56	Mike Walker Offensive Rebound.	18	16
10:49	Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Slaughter.	21	16
10:40	Ira Brown made Two Point Jumper.	21	18
10:30	A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Jumper.	23	18
10:22	Foul on A.J. Slaughter	23	18
10:16	Demetri Goodson made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Bouldin.	23	20
9:50	Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Three Point Jumper.	23	20
9:50		23	20
9:46	Foul on D.J. Magley	23	20
9:28	Micah Downs made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Demetri Goodson.	23	22
9:11	Sergio Kerusch missed Three Point Jumper.	23	22
9:11	Matt Bouldin Defensive Rebound.	23	22
9:01	Matt Bouldin Turnover.	23	22
8:57	Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Layup.	23	22
8:57	Austin Daye Defensive Rebound.	23	22
8:54	Foul on Steffphon Pettigrew	23	22
8:38	Austin Daye Turnover.	23	22
8:35	A.J. Slaughter Steal.	23	22
8:34	A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Dunk Shot.	25	22
8:09	Matt Bouldin made Three Point Jumper.	25	25
7:42	Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Jumper.	25	25
7:42	Matt Bouldin Defensive Rebound.	25	25
7:26	Austin Daye missed Two Point Jumper.	25	25
7:26	A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound.	25	25
7:02	A.J. Slaughter missed Two Point Jumper.	25	25
7:02	Micah Downs Defensive Rebound.	25	25
6:54	Foul on Austin Daye	25	25
6:54	Austin Daye Turnover.	25	25
6:54	Official TV Timeout.	25	25
6:46	Orlando Mendez-Valdez Turnover.	25	25
6:28	Josh Heytvelt missed Two Point Jumper.	25	25
6:28	Micah Downs Offensive Rebound.	25	25
6:11	Micah Downs Turnover.	25	25
6:10	A.J. Slaughter Steal.	25	25
6:08	A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Layup.	27	25
5:47	Steven Gray missed Three Point Jumper.	27	25
5:47		27	25
5:35	A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Jumper.	29	25
5:22	Micah Downs missed Three Point Jumper.	29	25
5:22	A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound.	29	25
4:56	Jeremy Evans made Two Point Jumper.	31	25
4:47	Gonzaga 30 Second Timeout.	31	25
4:22	Steven Gray made Two Point Jumper.	31	27
4:01	Anthony Sally missed Two Point Jumper.	31	27
4:01	Matt Bouldin Defensive Rebound.	31	27
3:48	Steven Gray missed Two Point Jumper.	31	27
3:48	Demetri Goodson Offensive Rebound.	31	27
3:40	Steven Gray made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Matt Bouldin.	31	29
3:15	Foul on Jeremy Evans	31	29
3:15	Jeremy Evans Turnover.	31	29
3:15	Official TV Timeout.	31	29
2:51	Matt Bouldin missed Two Point Jumper.	31	29
2:51	Jeremy Evans Defensive Rebound.	31	29
2:36	Steffphon Pettigrew made Two Point Jumper.	33	29
2:27	Foul on Steffphon Pettigrew	33	29
2:27	Matt Bouldin made Free Throw.	33	30
2:27	Matt Bouldin missed Free Throw.	33	30
2:27	Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound.	33	30
2:19	Anthony Sally made Two Point Layup.	35	30
2:10	Josh Heytvelt made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Jeremy Pargo.	35	32
1:46	Jeremy Evans made Two Point Jumper.	37	32
1:25	Jeremy Pargo made Two Point Layup.	37	34
1:02	Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Jumper.	37	34
1:02	Steven Gray Defensive Rebound.	37	34
0:54	Jeremy Pargo Turnover.	37	34
0:54	Western Kentucky 30 Second Timeout.	37	34
0:39	A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper.	37	34
0:39	Matt Bouldin Defensive Rebound.	37	34
0:04	Foul on Orlando Mendez-Valdez	37	34
0:04	Matt Bouldin made Free Throw.	37	35
0:04	Matt Bouldin missed Free Throw.	37	35
0:04	Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound.	37	35
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	37	35

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Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Florida International	0-0	-	1-0
Jacksonville State	0-0	-	1-0
Kennesaw State	0-0	-	1-0
Liberty	0-0	-	1-0
Missouri State	0-0	-	1-0
New Mexico State	0-0	-	1-0
Sam Houston	0-0	-	1-0
UTEP	0-0	-	1-0
Western Kentucky	0-0	-	1-0
Middle Tennessee	0-0	-	0-0
Delaware	0-0	-	0-1
Louisiana Tech	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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