But maybe the sizzle got doused way back on Sunday, when the NCAA selection committee did its in-season bracket preview for the second year. And the most revealing part of the big reveal was that the committee turned its latest statistical toy into the same old worn rag doll. Also, Gonzaga wasn’t one of the top 16 seeds.
In Gonzaga’s 76-46 win over LMU on Thursday, the Lions were without the guidance of their two veteran shooters – guards James Batemon and Steven Haney.
It’s hard to say when Gonzaga’s 76-46 rout of visiting Loyola Marymount was actually over – as opposed to being finished – but it certainly was some time in the first half. Maybe it was after the Bulldogs scored the game’s first 17 points.
Johnathan Williams finished with his fifth double-double in as many games to help No. 9 Gonzaga rout Loyola Marymount 76-46 on Thursday in the McCarthey Athletic Center.