The Gonzaga Bulldogs didn’t come back onto the court after halftime in their game against the Memphis Tigers until there were roughly two minutes remaining before the start of the second half. Being down by 10 points in a game in which the opponent has essentially dictated all aspects of play tends to do that to a team.
Gonzaga needed to come out strong or they were at risk of falling potentially into too deep of a hole to climb out. Drew Timme, the brash, mustachioed face of the Gonzaga Bulldogs, suddenly did what all of the college greats did: He elevated in March.