If there was ever a time for a collective curse amongst the Gonzaga Bulldogs fanbase, it was in the first half of last night’s game when Jalen Suggs went down, clutching at his ankle, visibly frustrated, tears rolling down his face, and the rest of his teammates shaken. There are no apologies for the listless play that followed afterward. These are just college kids after all.
But what seemed like a game that was slipping out of grasp, and with it, a championship season, was quickly corrected thanks to the play of Andrew Nembhard.
Going into the season, it was largely thought that Nembhard’s services would not be needed, thanks to the combination of Suggs and Aaron Cook.