They Zags and Heels were so out of sorts on offense in the championship game that they were hanging on for dear life on defense.
Williams said that even if the Tar Heels don't go to the White House, it wouldn't necessarily be because of a political statement - using the first of his three national championship teams in 2005 as an example.
Michael Jordan's text to Roy Williams last night: "I'm so happy for you and the team". They played efficiently throughout the season and NCAA tournament. Gonzaga's non-efficiency was what made Gonzaga not being able to win the game.
The Zags reached the Final Four for the first time this season, ending more than a decade of you're-overrated criticism.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The greatest season so far in Gonzaga basketball history ended with the Bulldogs falling short of their goal but many of those players who slugged it out with North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament title game will be back for another try next season.
The fourth foul on Zach Collins. Replay showed there was insufficient contact to warrant a foul call.
Last April, Jenkins hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer to give the Wildcats the title over North Carolina. With two minutes left and the game tied, Jackson put together a big "and 1" play underneath before Gonzaga's Williams-Goss rolled his ankle.
"That means a lot to me", he said.
UNC star Justin Jackson also struggled mightily and chucked up some questionable shots throughout the half.
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Gonzaga head coach Mark Few spoke about that pivotal no-call late in the game, but refused to place any blame on the officials.
The Tar Heels will lose frontcourt depth in seniors Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks, and in the backcourt with Nate Britt.
"I had no idea". "From my angle, it didn't look like an out of bounds situation or I would have called a review". So nobody made me aware of it, or I certainly would have within the last minute there or two minutes. "That's tough to hear".
The Tar Heels followed a terrible-shooting night in the semifinal with an equally ice-cold performance in the final - going 4 for 27 from 3-point territory. They were solid against the nation's best offensive rebounding team, finishing with three fewer than the Tar Heels and a 49-46 advantage overall. The first half certainly didn't disappoint, keeping things close, clean and fun to watch in the process.
That helped lead to a stretch of more than eight minutes without a field goal and left the Zags reeling, but not out of it due to their defense.
Point guard Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga's leader, felt it after the Zags' 71-65 loss to North Carolina.
Then the championship trophy slipped from their grasp.
Most of Roy Williams' players returned for another run, but to say everything went right for them at this Final Four would not be the truth.
Karnowski had nine points on 1-of-8 shooting. "They were climbing on stuff". We might be bothered by the inconsistency of the ump's strike zone, but the pitcher's job is to adjust to whatever he is presented.
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