Unggulan kedua wilayah Selatan Turnamen NCAA 2015, Gonzaga Bulldogs (34-2, 17-1 WCC) masih tak bisa digoyahkan. Bermain pada ronde ketiga wilayah Selatan di KeyArena, Seattle, Washington, Senin (23/3) WIB, Bulldogs menang 87-68 (46-29) atas Iowa Hawkeyes (22-12, 12-6 Big Ten).
Dua scorer Bulldogs, Kyle Wiltjer dan Kevin Pangos menjadi pengacau permainan lawan. Witjer mencetak 13 angka dari total 24 di babak pertama. Domantas Sabonis menambahkan 18 angka untuk Bulldogs. Inilah untuk pertama kali sejak 2009, Gonzaga masuk kembali ke Sweet 16.
Wiltjer memasukkan 10 dari 12 usaha field goal. I memasukkan 4 dari 6 tembakan 3 angka. Pangos mencetak 4 tembakan 3 angka masuk, sementara guard Gary Bell Jr. 10 angka. Jared Uthoff mencetak 20 angka untuk Iowa, diikuti Aaron White 19.
Catatan Pertandingan (ESPN Stats)
*Gonzaga shot 61.5% Sunday, the sixth time it has shot at least 60% in a game this season, tied for second most in the nation.
*Gonzaga made 13-of-15 uncontested shots, including 6-of-6 on 3-pointers.
*Iowa had one of its worst defensive performances of the season.
* Gonzaga's 71.2% effective field goal percentage is the highest allowed by Iowa in a game this season. Entering the game, the Bulldogs led the nation in effective field goal percentage (58.9%) and the Hawkeyes allowed the lowest effective field goal percentage in the Big Ten (44.9%).
| Editor | : | Eko Widodo |
| Sumber | : | ESPN |
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