SAN FRANCISCO, California — After a nail-biter against the Memphis Tigers, Gonzaga advanced to the Sweet 16 and now faces the Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday, March 24 at 4 p.m. on KREM 2.
This is the 7th consecutive time the Zags advance to the Sweet Sixteen, the only program in the country to do so.
They now travel to San Francisco for a tough match-up against the No. 4 seed Arkansas. The Razorbacks are fresh off a win against New Mexico State.
Gonzaga vs Memphis
Drew Timme scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half, and top overall seed Gonzaga rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat No. 9 seed Memphis 82-78 on Saturday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Trailing at the half for only the fourth time this season, Gonzaga leaned on its star junior to carry the Zags into its seventh straight Sweet 16. The Bulldogs will face No. 4 seed Arkansas in the West Region semifinals on Thursday in San Francisco.
Andrew Nembhard added 23 points for the Bulldogs, Rasir Bolton scored 17 and Gonzaga never trailed after a basket from Timme and Bolton’s 3-pointer with 10 minutes remaining that made it 61-57.
But Memphis didn’t go away. The Tigers pulled even at 66 on DeAndre Williams’ basket. After Nembhard’s 3 put the Bulldogs up 76-69, the Tigers still made it a one-possession game with 32 seconds left on Lester Quinones’ 3-pointer.
Nembhard, the only consistent free-throw shooter for Gonzaga on the night, made four at the foul line in the final 25 seconds and the Bulldogs (28-3) were on their way to the Sweet 16.