The Gonzaga Bulldogs narrowly avoided an upset by the Pacific Tigers, barely hanging on for an 81-78 victory on Thursday.
Gonzaga led by as many as 16 points through the first three quarters of the game. However, midway through the third quarter, Pacific started to chip away. They continued to keep on chipping away, and exploded in the fourth quarter to make this more of a game, taking the lead at 74-73 with three minutes remaining.
Yvonne Ejim grabbed the offensive rebound and the putback to give the Zags a 75-74 lead. Kaylynne Truong hit a couple of free throws and Ejim scored another bucket for the Zags to lead by five points with just under two minutes remaining.