The Alabama-Arkansas (roll tide) game took a while to end,
so I didn’t see much outside of a peek in for the first couple minutes and when
ESPN2 finally shifted over the score was already 11-3. Dower was in the game (along
with Stockton) and made a quick hook shot to extend the lead. The first few
baskets by LMU seemed to be 3 pointers, as the generic formula for a surprise
Gonzaga road loss began to take shape. That formula, in case you are
unfamiliar, is simple. The home team has an easy pattern to follow: let the
Zags push out to a quick lead while you look terrible and out of sorts, shoot
threes constantly and watch several of them fall in regardless of range or
defense, and, most importantly, pray that Gonzaga doesn’t show up.
Unfortunately, Gonzaga got the memo and absolutely dominated
from the opening tip. The depth of this team was on display all night as we played
aggressive on both ends of the floor. I considered doing a “running diary” type
recap but that will have to wait for a different game. I honestly had trouble
focusing when the internet had SO MANY cat pictures for me look through. I decided to do this recap in bullet form and just jot down some of
my impressions as the game went on. Give ‘em a look!
