Gonzaga couldn't do it against SMU, and in the end, that is what spelled their doom.
When Gonzaga went into halftime only down by three on the road against SMU, I was actually excited. Considering that Kyle Wiltjer, our leading scorer, was on pace for the worst game of his career, the fact that we were only down three instead of down by 20 was huge.
So going into the second half, I still had hope that the Bulldogs could pull off the upset. But then, as the second half started to unravel, one thing became pretty clear: Gonzaga looked pretty gassed.