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BASKET.
SCORES!
>> Dave: DELLAVEDOVA'S HEAVE AT
THE END DOESN'T COUNT.
THEY TAKE A NINE-POINT LEAD TO
THE LOCKER ROOM.
>> Sean: A GREAT TRAIN
UNDERNEATH BY DOWER CREATED THE
LANE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HARRIS
TO FINISH AT THE IRON AS HE
DUCKED INTO HIS DEFENSIVE PLAY
JERE ZAGS FANS ARE HAPPY.
HALFTIME SCORE, NUMBER ONE
GONZAGA 38, ST. MARY'S 29.
WE WILL SEND IT TO CHRIS AND
SETH WITH THE BUFFALO WILD WINGS
HALFTIME REPORT.
ES,HI THEY SCORE 27
POINTS.
DOWER AND HARRIS, AS TOUGH
MATCHUPS AS THERE IS IN THE
COUNTRY.
HE HAS THE BURDEN OF CATCHING IT
IN THE HIGH POST.
RIP IT THROUGH AND GET TO THE
FRONT OF THE RIM.
SAM DOWER COMING OFF THE BENCH,
A FOURRTH YEAR JUNIOR.
THE ABILITY TO PUSH HIS DEFENDER
UP THE LANE AND CREATE SPACE.
HE IS IT A NICE JOB OF TARGETING
OVER THE TOP OF THE DEFENSE,
CATCHES IT AND FINISHES IN THE
BASKET AREA.
WHEN YOU BRING A GUY LIKE SAM
DOWER OFF THE BENCH AND HE CAN
CONTRIBUTE, EVEN THE LAST PLAY
OF THE FIRST HALF, DOES A NICE
JOB OF DUCKING IN, OCCUPYING THE
DEFENDER SO HARRIS CAN RIP IT
AND GET TO THE RIM.
DEFENSIVELY THEY DID A TERRIFIC
JOB OF CONTAINING MATTHEW
DELLAVEDOVA.
ESPECIALLY ON THE ON-BALL
SITUATION.
KELLY OLYNYK, THEY STRING IT OUT
AND DO A NICE JOB.
MATT HEART, THE UNSUNG HERE OWE.
HIS ABILITY TO FIGHT THROUGH
STRINGS.
EARLY IN THE SEASON THEY
STRUGGLED DEFENDING THE BALL IN
THE PERIMETER.
MATT HART HE DOESN'T SHOW UP IN
THE BOX SCORE, HE HELPS BY
HELPING THEM WIN A HE'S A
LOCK-DOWN DEFENDER.
>> THEY FINISH THE HALF WITH
JUST THE TWO FOULS AND HIS TEAM
WITH A NINE-POINT LEAD GOING TO
THE BREAK.
ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE COMING UP HERE ON THE
BUFFALO WILD
>> APGREAT RIVALRY ON DISPLAY
AGAIN HERE TONIGHT.
WELCOME BACK.
THE WCC CHAMPIONSHIP BROUGHT TO
YOU BY ***'S SPORTING GOODS.
WE ARE BACK INSIDE THE ORLEANS
ARENA.
THIS GAME HAS THE EXTRA
DIMENSION.
NOT JUST THE GREAT RIVALRY, THE
LEAGUE TITLE ON THE LINE BUT THE
ZAGS TRYING FOR THE NUMBER ONE
SEED.
AFTER THE OFFICIALS 20 MINUTES
DO THEY LOOK WORTHY?
>> Sean: 64% SHOOTING FROM THE
FLOOR WHILE HOLDth DEFENSE ON
THE FLOOR TO JUST 18% FROM
BEHIND THE ARC.
FOR THE GAELS TO FIND SUCCESS IN
THE SECOND HALF THEY HAVE TO BE
ABLE TO KNOCK DOWN THEIR
PERIMETER SHOT, OTHERWISE THE
ZAGS WILL RUN AWAY WITH THIS
THING.
>> Dave: GONZAGA OUT IN
TRANSITION.
YOU POINTED IT OUT VERY EARLY
ON.
WHEN THE ZAGS ARE PLAYING FREE
AND EASY, WHEN THEY ARE OUT AND
RUNNING THEY ARE A DANGEROUS
TEAM.
>> IT ALL STARTS WITH THE
DEFENSE ON THE FLOOR.
MIDWAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF IT
WAS A ONE-POINT GAME AND ALL OF
A SUDDEN THE ZAGS SAID WE ARE
GOING TO LOCK YOU UP
DEFENSIVELY.
WE ARE GOING TO HARD TRAP AND
MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE BEAT US.
IN DOING SO THEY WERE ABLE TO
GET OUT ON THE FLOOR AND GET
TRANSITION POINTS.
GREAT JOB BY PANGOS LAYING OUT,
STEALING THE BALL AND GARY BELL
JR. OUT IN TRANSITION, RUNNING
THE FLOOR HARD.
KELLY OLYNYK WITH THE THREE.
THEY CONTINUE TO DRAW THE TRAP
AND TAKE AWAY ANY OFFENSIVE
LOOKS FOR HIM.
IN THIS ONE, A BEAUTIFUL
TEAMWORK.
A LITTLE ONE-ON-ONE, BACK AND
FORTH.
THEY GO TO THE RIM AND THE ZAGS
ARE FEELING GOOD RIGHT NOW.
THEY SHOULD.
YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND IT
TELLS YOU THE STORY.
>> THE SHOOTING NUMBERS
OBVIOUSLY A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
THE 3-POINT SHOOTING FOR ST.
MARY'S HAS TO GET BETTER.
AND, SHAWN, THERE'S ONE NUMBER
TO ME THAT STICKS OUT, DIGGING
DEEPER, MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA, ONE
ASSIST THE FIRST HALF.
THEY DID WHAT GONZAGA WANTED TO
DO, DIDN'T FOCUS ON DELLAVEDOVA,
THEY WANTED TO LIMIT HIS
ASSISTS.
AND OLYNYK'S DEFENSE, HELPING
OUT WITH THE SCREENS LIKE WE SAW
IN THAT LAST HIGHLIGHT, THAT WAS
A DIFFERENCE MAKER.
>> Sean: OLYNYK, YOU ARE RIGHT,
HE HAS THE ABILITY TO TAKE AWAY
MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA.
THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF
THAT.
THEY ARE HARD-TRAPPING EVERY
ON-BALL SCREEN WHY HAS FORCED
RANDY BENNETT TO MOVE HIM FROM
THE POINT GUARD POSITION TO A
COMPLIMENTARY PART FOR A PORTION
OF THAT FIRST HALF.
WE WILL SEE WHAT KIND OF
ADJUSTMENTS THEY HAVE MADE HERE
IN THE SECOND HALF.
>> Dave: ST. MARY'S DOES HAVE
THE WALL FIRST TO BEGIN THE
SECOND HALF.
JORDON THE FLOOR INSTEAD OF PAGE
BECAUSE OF THE INJURY TO PAGE.
HERE'S HOLT, THE LEADING SCORER
FOR THE GAELS THE FIRST HALF.
THEY ARE DOUBLE-TEAMING WALDOW
ON THE PICK-AND-ROLL SITUATION
SO THEY AREN'T ALLOWING THE BALL
TO GET DOWN THERE.
>> AND GIUSTI TO SHOOT.
GOT HIS OWN MISS AND THEN GOT IT
RIPPED AWAY.
THAT'S GOOD DEFENSE FROM
GONZAGA.
ART WITH THE DRIBBLE UP TOP.
A FORMER WALK-ON WHO IS STARTING
FOR THE NUMBER ONE-RANKED TEAM
IN THE COUNTRY.
OLYNYK AND NOWHERE TO GO ON THE
BASELINE.
HARRIS OVER THE TOP.
A TOUGH PASS, TOUGH CATCH.
GREAT MOVE!
>> Sean: A DIFFERENT WAY TO
ENTER THE BALL IN, BUT VERY
SIMILAR IN THE STRENGTH AND THE
POST-UP POSITION FOR KELLY
OLYNYK AS WE SHOWED YOU IN THE
OPENING OF OUR ONE-ON-ONE.
>> Dave: DELLAVEDOVA CAME UP
SHORT.
HART PLAYED GOOD D AND THEN GOT
THE LOOSE BALL.
BELL OPEN FOR THREE.
GOOD!
WHAT A START TO THE SECOND HALF
FOR RANDY BENNETT AND THE GAELS.
GONZAGA FANS IN HUGE NUMBERS
HELPED SELL OUT THIS ARENA AND
THEY ARE GOING NUTS.
WHAT A START FOR THE ZAGS IN
THIS SECOND HALF.
HALF.
>> Dave: 43-29.
NUMBER ONE-RANKED GONZAGA,
EXCELLENT START NOT SECOND HALF.
THEY HAVE OPENED UP THEIR
BIGGEST LEAD OF THE GAME.
DAVE FLEMING AND SEAN.
TAKE US INSIDE INSIDE THE PLAY.
>> Sean: FREEZE IS HERE.
PUSHING UP THE PAINT HE CLEARS
OUT THIS AREA FOR THE
OVER-THE-TOP CUT PASS, THE
HIGH-LOW ENTRY PASS FROM HARRIS.
THAT'S ALL PREDICATED ON KELLY
OLYNYK ESTABLISHING POSITION,
PUSHING UP, BRAD WALDOW UP THE
PAINT.
AND TO GET THAT GOOD ANGLE.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT RAY
GIACOLETTI WORKS ON CONSISTENTLY
WITH THE BIGS AT PRACTICE AND
MARK FEW TALKS TO HIS TEAM NIGHT
IN AND NIGHT OUT.
>> Dave: THE GAELS HAVING ALL
KIND OF PROBLEMS ON OFFENSE AND
NOT SLOWING DOWN THE ZAGS ON
DEFENSE.
>> Sean: NO ONE IS EVEN GUARDING
HITCH YOUNG.
>> Dave: HOLT, JUMPER, GOOD.
>> Sean: GOOD GOODNESS FOR HOLT
FOR THE GAELS, OTHERWISE
OFFENSIVELY NOBLES IS DOING
ANYTHING.
>> Dave: AND PART OF THE REASON
WHY IS WHAT YOU ARE POINTING
OUT, THEY AREN'T GUARDING YOUNG
OR GIUSTI SO IT'S THREE ON FIVE
IN SOME WAYS.
>> Sean: IF YOU HAVE MITCH YOUNG
YOU HAVE TO MAKE THEM PAY FOR
NOT GUARDING YOU.
ELIAS HARRIS IS DOUBLING BRAD
WALDOW ON THAT ROLE ALL THE
TIME.
>> Dave: YOUNG GOT BEAT ON
DEFENSE THIS TIME.
>> Sean: EXACT SAME PLAY.
A LITTLE DEEPER POSITION THAT
TIME BY HARRIS BUT YOU SEE A
POINT OF EMPHASIS IS TO CONTINUE
TO POUND THE GAELS DOWN LOW ON
THE BLOCK.
>> Dave: FRUSTRATION STARTING TO
SET IN ON SOME OF THE FACES OF
THE GAELS' PLAYERS RIGHT NOW.
>> Dave: ART RIGHT ON TOP OF
DELLAVEDOVA.
HOLT'S THREE, ROOT SIDE.
GOT ANOTHER ONE.
STEVEN HOLT IS PLAYING AT A VERY
HIGH LEVEL.
>> Sean: SHOULDERING THE LOW,
MAKING IT AN 11-POINT GAME.
BUT THE GAELS HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GET SOME STOPS.
EVERYTHING IS TOO HE ISCY RIGHT
NOW OFFENSIVELY FOR THE NATION'S
NUMBER ONE TEAM.
>> Dave: PANGOS.
OLYNYK.
A COUPLE OF TRIPLES.
AN UP-AND-UNDER MOVE FOR THE
WOODEN AWARD FINALIST.
>> Sean: SOMETIMES THEY ALL HIM
OLYNYK THE CLINIC.
IT'S BEEN A CLINIC ON THE
OFFENSIVE END OF THE FLOOR,
ESPECIALLY THIS HALF.
THE ZAGS HAVE YET TO MISS A SHOT
THAT THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED.
>> Dave: 13-POINT LEAD.
THEY DEFENDED THE
SCREEN-AND-ROLL BEAUTIFULLY.
GIUSTI THREE FROM THE CORNER.
IN AND OUT.
OLYNYK SAVES THE BALL INBOUNDS.
HERE COME THE ZAGS ON THE MOVE.
HARRIS, WHAT A QUICK SPIN MOVE.
THEN HE DRIBBLED IT
OUT-OF-BOUNDS.
>> Sean: WHEN HE WENT BASELINE,
I DON'T THINK HE REALIZED HOW
DEEP HE WAS ON THE BLOCK.
HE HAD NOWHERE TO GO RIGHT
THERE.
MR. YOUNG WILL GO TO THE BENCH.
NO ONE IS GUARDING MITCH YOUNG.
AT LEAST PUT SOMEONE OUT WHERE
YOU HAVE TO HONOR HIS 3-POINT
SHOOTING ABILITY T MIGHT OPEN UP
LANES TO GET THE BALL DOWN LOW
TO BRAD WALDOW ON SOME OF THOSE