E-X-H-A-L-E. Take a few breaths. It wasn’t easy, at times it didn’t seem likely, but the Gonzaga Bulldogs earned their place in a seventh straight Sweet 16 with a 82-78 win over a VERY tough Memphis Tigers squad that deserved a place in the next round, if they hadn’t had the misfortune of playing the #1 team in the country.
Gonzaga faced a halftime deficit in each of its three losses this season. As a result, the Zags faced questions about their toughness—both physically and mentally—and those questions were on the table once again against a Memphis squad that didn’t play like a 9-seed.