Ten days after their loss to Saint Mary's the Zags had all the motivation they needed to dominate Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round of the NCAA tournament, posting the largest deficit victory in Gonzaga program history, a 38-point separation.
It was over before it started. Eight minutes in to their matchup with 16-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson, not even 48 hours removed from their First Four game, Gonzaga was already up 15 points.
It's finally game day, and Gonzaga has had a lot more rest than the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights ahead of today's 4:30 p.m. PT tip-off, but here's what the Bulldogs will be focusing on today to avoid any upset.
No. 1 Gonzaga easily dispatched No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 87-49 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday night.
Before last year, no 16th-seeded team had ever beated a one-seed in the NCAA tournament. UMBC wrote themselves into history after throttling the number one overall-seeded Virginia Cavaliers, changing the way 16 and one seeds look at their first matchup forever.
The Zags have had 8 days to get past the loss to Saint Mary's. As they finish up their first practice in Salt Lake City, they know another loss means the end to their season.
Gonzaga's first-round matchup is the 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, with just a day to prepare, check out the Zag's Game Plan for Wednesday, March 20th.
After an emotional and hard fought game, Fairleigh Dickinson University will be advancing to the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Fairleigh Dickinson and Belmont won their First Four games Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio, to advance to the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Just as one question is answered, another one shows up. The Gonzaga Bulldogs found out they will be the West Regional's top seed, but now wait to see who wins Tuesday's matchup between Prairie View A&M vs Fairleigh Dickinson at 3:40 PT to know their first-round opponent.
