The Gonzaga Bulldogs narrowly upset the reigning champion Stanford Cardinal in Spokane, ultimately falling short, 66-62.
Throughout the first 10 minutes, it looked like the Zags had easily figured out the vaunted Stanford defense. The Zags consistently attacked the Stanford post, scoring eight points in the post and earning five more at the charity strip.
Of course, the Cardinal defense wasn’t going to crack that quickly. Stanford locked it down, forcing the Zags into contested shots. After shooting 8-of-14 in the first quarter, that plummeted 4-of-13 in the second quarter, 4-of-12 in the third, and 4-of-15 in the fourth.