{"id":421171,"date":"2022-03-25T04:55:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T01:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/arkansas-tops-gonzaga-to-reach-elite-eight\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T04:55:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T01:55:14","slug":"arkansas-tops-gonzaga-to-reach-elite-eight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/arkansas-tops-gonzaga-to-reach-elite-eight\/","title":{"rendered":"#Arkansas tops Gonzaga to reach Elite Eight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db88c1f1eb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db88c1f1eb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/arkansas-tops-gonzaga-to-reach-elite-eight\/#%E2%80%9CArkansas_tops_Gonzaga_to_reach_Elite_Eight%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Arkansas tops Gonzaga to reach Elite Eight&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CArkansas_tops_Gonzaga_to_reach_Elite_Eight%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Arkansas tops Gonzaga to reach Elite Eight&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Arkansas is going to the Elite Eight for the third consecutive March. <\/p>\n<p>To get there, the No. 4 seed Razorbacks had to get past the team the NCAA selection committee considered the most elite team in the field, No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga, which they defeated 74-68 Thursday night at the Chase Center. <\/p>\n<p>For Gonzaga, which was in the Sweet 16 for the seventh consecutive year, it was a bitter defeat. The Zags failed at everything they had excelled at all season: Shooting the basketball. <\/p>\n<p>Gonzaga entered the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> leading the nation in both scoring (87.8 points per game) and field-goal percentage (52.6-percent) this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It scored 19 fewer points than their average and shot 37.5 percent.\u00a0\u00a0Arkansas (28-8) muddied up the game beautifully, never letting the Zags find any rhythm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Razorbacks, who play the winner of Thursday\u2019s late game between Duke and Texas Tech on Saturday for a berth into the Final Four, made all the plays in crunch time to secure the victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NCAA-Arkansas-Gonzaga-Basketball-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"JD Notae finished with a team-high 21 points.\" class=\"wp-image-21654378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NCAA-Arkansas-Gonzaga-Basketball-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NCAA-Arkansas-Gonzaga-Basketball-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NCAA-Arkansas-Gonzaga-Basketball-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NCAA-Arkansas-Gonzaga-Basketball-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>JD Notae finished with a team-high 21 points. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Razorbacks took a game-high 59-50 lead on a JD Notae 3-pointer with 6:34 remaining in the game and hung on from there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gonzaga (28-4) closed the lead to 68-65 with 16.5 seconds remaining, but never got closer. Arkansas made its free throws when they were needed most. Chris Lykes, a 5\u2032-7\u2033 guard, made both ends of a one-and-one to give the Razorbacks a 70-65 lead with 15.8 seconds left, and they were the only points he scored all game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two more free throws by Davonte Davis with 8.1 seconds left gave Arkansas a 72-65 lead and clinched it. An exclamation-point dunk by Au\u2019Diese Toney with one second remaining closed it out officially.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NCAA-Arkansas-Gonzaga-Basketball-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Chet Holmgren walks to the bench after fouling out.\" class=\"wp-image-21654388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NCAA-Arkansas-Gonzaga-Basketball-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NCAA-Arkansas-Gonzaga-Basketball-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NCAA-Arkansas-Gonzaga-Basketball-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NCAA-Arkansas-Gonzaga-Basketball-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chet Holmgren walks to the bench after fouling out. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Notae led Arkansas with 21 points on 9-of-29 shooting from the field, including 2-of-12 from 3-point range. Tret Wade had 15 points, as did Jaylin Williams, who also had 12 rebounds and had a big part in fouling out Gonzaga\u2019s big man, Chet Holmgren, who left with 3:29 remaining, with 11 points and 14 rebounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The only bright spot for Gonzaga was Drew Timme, who led all scorers with 25 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When the game was over, Arkansas coach Eric Musselman made a beeline into the stands to hug his mother, Kris, who was watching her son coach the Razorbacks for the first time. She\u2019d flown up from her home in San Diego on Wednesday.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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