For most of the season, Gonzaga could count on a run almost any time it needed one.
On Thursday it didn’t come. A vexing Arkansas defense flummoxed the high-octane Bulldogs en route to a 74-68 stunner to send the No. 1 overall seed home from the NCAA tournament. The fourth-seeded Razorbacks, meanwhile, advance to the Elite Eight, where they’ll face a second-seeded Duke team that beat Texas Tech later Thursday.
The first half ended ominously for Gonzaga, which suffered a 4:48 scoring drought that allowed Arkansas to enter halftime on a 13-2 run with a 32-29 lead. The second half brought more of the same as the Bulldogs repeatedly struggled to convert on offense.
When Chet Holmgren fouled out with 3:29 remaining, Gonzaga’s fate was sealed. The Razorbacks held onto a lead they sustained for the entire half to eliminate the NCAA tournament favorite.
Arkansas pulled off one of the NCAA tournament’s biggest upsets on Thursday. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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