Standish leads Gonzaga over Rutgers 86-73 SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves wondered how his team would respond to the physical play of Rutgers in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Can Gonzaga steal Sweet 16 bid from No. 2 Ohio St.? Gonzaga vs. Ohio State preview from game played on March 17, 2012 Rutgers eliminated by Gonzaga 86-73 Playing Gonzaga on its home floor in the first round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament ended up posing a lot of problems for Rutgers. The crowd noise kept the Scarlet Knights from communicating effectively with each other. And they had trouble shooting the ball, especially in the first half. Gonzaga Bulldogs Dispatch West Virginia in 2012 NCAA Tournament: A Fan's Reaction The Gonzaga Bulldogs easily defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers in the second round of the 2012 NCAA tournament Thursday night (March 15). Anyone predicting an upset in this game was sadly mistaken as the Bulldogs ran out to an early lead and never looked back. Gonzaga took a 40-22 lead into halftime and finished off the Mountaineers 77-54. Gonzaga-Ohio St. Preview PITTSBURGH (AP) Before VCU. Before Butler. Before George Mason, there was Gonzaga. Rutgers women to play Gonzaga at Zags' home It was bad enough that Rutgers drew Gonzaga as its first opponent in the NCAA tournament and had to travel across the country to play the game on Gonzaga's home floor. It got even worse when coach C. Vivian Stringer and her Rutgers team got a look at Gonzaga's McCarthey Athletic Center on Friday. Ohio State fights off pesky Gonzaga Jared Sullinger scored 18 points, including two big baskets in the final 3 minutes to lead Ohio State past Gonzaga 73-66 on Saturday and into the round of 16. Gonzaga rallies late but falls to Ohio State 73-66 Gonzaga's Robert Sacre, center, tries to squeeze a shot between Ohio State's Evan Ravenel (30) and Lenzelle Smith, Jr., left in the first half of an East Regional NCAA tournament third-round college basketball game on Saturday, March 17, 2012 in Pittsburgh. Gonzaga men can't buck Ohio State - Sat, 17 Mar 2012 PST Gonzaga clawed back from a 10-point deficit to forge a tie and somehow had a Consol Energy Center crowd roaring despite a preponderance of Ohio State scarlet in the stands. Robert Sacre waved his arms in the middle of the Bulldogs' zone defense, asking for more noise. The game was there for the taking, and momentum seemed to be on Gonzaga's side. Gonzaga women out-tough Rutgers, reach 2nd round Gonzaga (27-5) led by as many as 19 points in the first half, when the Bulldogs held the Scarlet Knights (22-10) to 29 percent shooting.
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