The Really Big One.. Zags

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up7587 wrote:

Purplegeezer wrote:I remember when a zag team with Adam Morrison (gasp) went to mid court and applauded the Pilots fans. I think it was Rev's first year. That was classy, even if it was Morrison.

This bunch of jerks is not.

I never boo the opposing team. Tonight I did, after their classless act post-game.

Bulldogs Break Pilots Home Win Streak, 67-64

PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Portland Pilots had a 19-game Chiles Center winning streak snapped by the Gonzaga Bulldogs, 67-64, Thursday night in West Coast Conference action before a sold out crowd of 4,852. Gonzaga was the last team to beat the Pilots on their home floor, an 81-78 decision last year. Jared Stohl and Nemanja Mitrovic had 16 points each to lead Portland, while Luke Sikma added his WCC-leading 11th double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds.

Portland (16-7, 4-4 WCC) led by as much as 13 points early after drilling five consecutive three-pointers, but the Bulldogs (15-8, 5-3) chipped away to close the period and then ran out to a 10-point lead midway through the second half. The Pilots used an 8-0 run capped by a Stohl three-pointer to make it 53-51 with 5:33 remaining. Portland would pull within two again at 63-61 on a runner by freshman Tim Douglas with 19 seconds remaining, but Steven Gray made four consecutive free throws to secure the victory.

Gonzaga extends its winning streak in Portland to 16 games with the road victory and moves into sole possession of fourth place in the WCC standings.

Junior center Robert Sacre led the Bulldogs with 17 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots. Gray added 15 points and freshman David Stockton came off the bench and finished with 12 points and six assists.

Douglas recorded his fifth straight double-figures scoring game and finished with 14 points, four assists and three steals. Portland shot 37 percent from the field for the game, but made 11-of-21 three-pointers. Gonzaga shot a blistering 59 percent in the second half and 49 percent for the game. The Bulldogs were 3-of-12 from beyond the arc, but two came in the final four minutes by Gray and Stockton, respectively.

Gonzaga controlled the boards with a 36-31 rebounding advantage and had a 36-14 margin in points in the paint.

The Pilots used a 14-0 run and drilled five three-pointers in the first 4:32 of the game as they raced to a 17-4 lead. Gonzaga would close the gap to 34-28 at the break and then pick up the defensive intensity early in the second period. The Bulldogs held the Pilots to just seven points over the first 10:50 of the second half to grab a 51-41 lead.

Portland will make a quick turnaround and head north to face the Seattle Redhawks in the final non-conference game of the season for the Pilots. Tip-off on Saturday is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be televised live on FSN Northwest.


Newspaper Box Score
GONZAGA BULLDOGS vs Portland
02/03/11 8:00 PM at Portland, Ore. {Chiles Center}
At Portland, Ore. {Chiles Center}
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 67, PORTLAND 64

GONZAGA BULLDOGS (15-8, 5-3 WCC)
SACRE, Robert 7-13 3-5 17; GRAY, Steven 5-9 4-6 15; STOCKTON, David 4-7 3-4
12; CARTER, Marquise 3-6 0-1 7; HARRIS, Elias 2-5 2-2 6; AROP, Mangisto 2-3
0-0 4; DOWER, Sam 2-7 0-0 4; OLYNYK, Kelly 1-2 0-0 2; HART, Mike 0-0 0-0 0;
MOENNINGHOFF, Mathis 0-0 0-0 0; GOODSON, Demetri 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-53
12-18 67.

PORTLAND (16-7, 4-4 WCC)
MITROVIC, Nemanja 5-12 2-3 16; STOHL, Jared 5-9 2-2 16; DOUGLAS, Tim 5-16
1-2 14; SIKMA, Luke 4-11 6-7 14; HANNIBAL, Jasonn 0-1 2-4 2; KNUTSON, Kramer
1-3 0-1 2; RODGERS, Derrick 0-0 0-0 0; BARKER, Riley 0-0 0-0 0; RILEY,
Tanner 0-2 0-0 0; WATERFORD, Eric 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-54 13-19 64.

GONZAGA BULLDOGS.............. 28 39 - 67
Portland...................... 34 30 - 64

3-point goals--GONZAGA BULLDOGS 3-12 (GRAY, Steven 1-3; STOCKTON, David 1-3;
CARTER, Marquise 1-2; DOWER, Sam 0-1; GOODSON, Demetri 0-1; AROP, Mangisto
0-1; HARRIS, Elias 0-1), Portland 11-21 (STOHL, Jared 4-6; MITROVIC, Nemanja
4-7; DOUGLAS, Tim 3-6; RILEY, Tanner 0-2). Fouled out--GONZAGA
BULLDOGS-None, Portland-None. Rebounds--GONZAGA BULLDOGS 36 (SACRE, Robert
12), Portland 31 (SIKMA, Luke 16). Assists--GONZAGA BULLDOGS 13 (STOCKTON,
David 6), Portland 10 (DOUGLAS, Tim 4). Total fouls--GONZAGA BULLDOGS 19,
Portland 17. Technical fouls--GONZAGA BULLDOGS-None, Portland-None. A-4852

Rochin54 wrote:

up7587 wrote:

Purplegeezer wrote:I remember when a zag team with Adam Morrison (gasp) went to mid court and applauded the Pilots fans. I think it was Rev's first year. That was classy, even if it was Morrison.

This bunch of jerks is not.

I never boo the opposing team. Tonight I did, after their classless act post-game.

So what exactly transpired? On the broadcast, I saw Rev and Few talking right before they broke back to the studio. By the time they broke, there wasn't any indication on TV that some shenanigans were going on.

upsailor wrote:It was a discouraging loss, but there is still lite at the end of the tunnell.
Shooting 52% from 3pt range, but 37% overall shows how ineffective we were in the paint. Thats something that has to be addressedquickly and witrh only one scholarship left it will be difficult. The chosen "ONE" willhave to be super. Also Tim's shot was off for a good portion of the game and that hurt

Stonehouse wrote:Fair enough. The dancing/celebrating on the P was annoying, but I don't think anyone would have really complained about it had they not then gone and run around and gloated to the crowd, raising their arms, shouting at UP fans, etc etc. Sacre in particular was the most egregious, I think.

The best way I can think to explain it: there's a difference between the attitude of sheer joy in victory, and the attitude of arrogantly expecting victory and glorying in it. What I saw from the Zag players last night was not "Oh my gosh, we won!!! I'm so excited!!!" It was "You suck, your fans suck, and we're better than you because we're Gonzaga."

It's one thing to acknowledge the Zag fans that were there with a simple applause (like our own players did to our students). It's a whole other thing to show up all the fans who were cheering for a team you were expected to beat and just barely escaped by the hair of your chinny chin chins.

But yes... some of it is just sour grapes/bitterness after the lost. But hey -there was a whole thread on the Zag board about St. Mary's players showing up your students after they won, wasn't there?

I think the thing that sticks in people's craw is that Goznaga has beat us in Portland something like 16 times in a row. They were the favorite in the game. Portland is obviously improving... in fact, we've improved so much that those two wins for Goznaga are among Gonzaga's best RPI-wise and could help cement their at-large bid.

So... respect your opponent. You already won the game - no need to show them up afterward.

MesaPilot1 wrote:So what your saying is Rev and pew were talking about the weather after the game ??? C'mon time to think that response over again. Even mushroom man or Samhan have never acted that way in Portland... I believe they have a rule in the book called taunting..What is it with some of you Northwest guys that delight in POOR SPORTSMANSHIP...there are other ways rivalry's can be started or continued.....


I guarantee you if Gray had been on Bobby Knights,Coach K's , or Lute Olson's bench he would have recieved an "earful" from the coach about his behavior at the next time out...that's the kind of pressure John Calibrari,Bruce Pearl, and even lesser coachs like Few are under to "look" the other way to keep the best on their little spoiled,poorly raised "superstars" on their team,to retain their cushy prime time jobs...

I give Gray a pass,because he's always showed class...previously... and sometimes young kids make life mistakes when their caught up in the "heat" of competion. This current Zag team reminds me of why I miss players like MATT BOULDIN who just let their play do their talking...too bad he used to disapear sometimes during big games... he is who little fewey is missing with all the talent he's stockpiled on his team this year....thank God that kid was only there 4 years...it seemed like 8,lol.

Very late night watching tape to very early morning doing the same. Some "pages" are tougher to turn. Requires toughness and focus by all.

Fellow UP coach just said to me "that was our chance". I had to remind her missed opportunity perhaps but things have changed for good.

Sometimes I wish I bought this logic. RT @GreatestQuotes: "We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time." - Vince Lombardi

Coach Eric Jackson did nice job helping the team "turn the page" today and get ready for Seattle. Limit TO's and rebounding is key.

PilotNut wrote:Sheesh, which coach said that? Hmmmm. I disagree as well.

There is still a lot of basketball yet to play. USF and SCU play tonight @USF, so the loser will have 3 losses... and both of those teams still have to come to Chiles and Spokane. If we are able to hold our own at home (particularly against whoever loses tonight), and in LA & @USD, we will be looking right back at 3rd or 4th place, and the important first round bye in Vegas.

At this point we need to cheer for SMC to win out (except vs. us, of course) and GU to win out (since they own the head-to-head tie breaker over us, and we need them to give losses to USF & SCU).

First things first, let's pummel Seattle U!