Thursday's top 25 matchup between No. 3 Gonzaga and No. 14 Indiana in the Battle 4 Atlantis was an opportunity for two ranked teams to get back on track followi
and No. 14 Indiana in the Battle 4 Atlantis was an opportunity for two ranked teams to get back on track following their first letdowns of the season just 24 hours earlier. The Hoosiers were blown out, 89-61, by Louisville in the quarterfinal round. Hours later the Bulldogs were stunned in overtime, 86-78, by West Virginia despite holding a 5-point lead in the final 25 seconds of regulation.
Players and coaches must have a short memory in a tournament that's structured to guarantee three games in as many days, regardless of their final outcomes. A loss probably speeds up that process even more so. It certainly did for the Zags as they stormed away with an 89-73 win over the Hoosiers to advance to the fifth-place game on Friday at 5:30 p.m. PST/8:30 p.m. EST.
Five players scored in double-figures for Gonzaga, led by Khalif Battle's 16 points. Michael Ajayi put up 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Nolan Hickman also had 15 and Graham Ike tallied 14 points and seven rebounds. The Zags pulled away in the first half with a 21-2 scoring run after the Hoosiers made it a 1-point game.On what he told his team following the WVU loss:
"There's a lot you say in a 24-hour period like that. We talked about how in a game like the other night, comes down to one or two possessions, we've got to be able to execute, especially on defense. I didn't feel like we played very good 'D' last night. We actually played pretty good D, I mean Indiana can really, really score.
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