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CBB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 4/1/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
S CAROLINA
 
GONZAGA
+7  

-7  
+220

-300

138
 
73
Final
77

S CAROLINA (26 - 10) vs. GONZAGA (36 - 1)
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Saturday, 4/1/2017 6:05 PM
NCAA Tournament - Final Four - University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, AZ
Board OpenLatest
811S CAROLINA138138
812GONZAGA-7-7
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
S CAROLINA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games26-10+9.115-1714-1873.234.542.1%36.364.930.339.8%35.1
Road Games11-7+7.29-88-970.732.842.4%34.567.431.941.8%36.1
Last 5 Games4-1+4.24-13-276.230.845.7%34.867.631.040.8%34.4
S CAROLINA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)73.234.525-5942.1%7-2033.8%17-2469.9%361113208134
vs opponents surrendering71.433.625-5843.2%7-2134.5%14-2070.0%35913196134
Team Stats (Road Games)70.732.824-5742.4%6-1932.4%16-2368.8%341011218133
Stats Against (All Games)64.930.321-5339.8%6-1929.8%17-2472.3%35910216174
vs opponents averaging7434.626-5844.3%7-2134.6%15-2171.6%36913187134
Stats Against (Road Games)67.431.921-5141.8%6-1833.7%18-2573.8%36911215174

GONZAGA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games36-1+1323-916-1883.240.150.9%40.560.927.936.5%33.2
Road Games21-0+1113-69-1280.838.851.0%40.162.027.436.6%32.0
Last 5 Games5-0+42-21-472.636.444.5%40.258.425.834.3%37.4
GONZAGA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)83.240.130-5850.9%7-1937.8%17-2371.8%40815177115
vs opponents surrendering70.833.525-5743.9%7-2035.2%13-1969.6%35813196123
Team Stats (Road Games)80.838.829-5651.0%7-1837.6%17-2371.5%40814176124
Stats Against (All Games)60.927.922-6136.5%6-2029.3%11-1665.9%3399205133
vs opponents averaging72.334.326-5844.2%8-2135.7%14-2070.2%36914196123
Stats Against (Road Games)62.027.422-6136.6%6-2029.0%11-1767.8%32910205113
Average power rating of opponents played: S CAROLINA 79.8,  GONZAGA 75.1
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
S CAROLINA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
2/11/2017@ MISSISSIPPI ST77-73W-5.5L139O27-5450.0%281127-5152.9%3119
2/15/2017ARKANSAS76-83L-8L143O28-6543.1%291230-5653.6%3213
2/18/2017@ VANDERBILT62-71L-2.5L136U24-5642.9%331220-4544.4%3615
2/21/2017@ FLORIDA66-81L7.5L136O22-5639.3%301525-5149.0%3416
2/25/2017TENNESSEE82-55W-6.5W140.5U27-6045.0%381818-5433.3%2920
2/28/2017MISSISSIPPI ST63-57W-13.5L137.5U17-5034.0%391620-5536.4%3120
3/4/2017@ OLE MISS70-75L-3L145P23-6435.9%351224-5246.2%4117
3/10/2017*ALABAMA53-64L-3.5L122U18-4936.7%27922-4944.9%4213
3/17/2017*MARQUETTE93-73W0W143.5O35-6752.2%36925-5446.3%2818
3/19/2017*DUKE88-81W6.5W145.5O27-6342.9%371122-5341.5%3418
3/24/2017*BAYLOR70-50W3W135U23-5046.0%401617-5630.4%3716
3/26/2017*FLORIDA77-70W3W136O26-5349.1%341125-6041.7%3116
4/1/2017*GONZAGA              

GONZAGA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
2/11/2017@ ST MARYS-CA74-64W-4W132.5O26-4755.3%33924-5940.7%318
2/16/2017SAN FRANCISCO96-61W-21.5W144.5O32-6350.8%441322-6235.5%3215
2/18/2017PACIFIC82-61W-31L141O26-5646.4%451323-6833.8%369
2/23/2017@ SAN DIEGO96-38W-24.5W136.5U37-5666.1%511014-5824.1%207
2/25/2017BYU71-79L-20.5L164.5U26-5745.6%381628-6245.2%3815
3/4/2017*PACIFIC82-50W-28.5W142.5U28-5154.9%421318-5930.5%269
3/6/2017*SANTA CLARA77-68W-23.5L136O29-5255.8%35826-6341.3%285
3/7/2017*ST MARYS-CA74-56W-4.5W134.5U27-5450.0%34921-5736.8%3114
3/16/2017*S DAKOTA ST66-46W-23.5L157U25-6339.7%50918-5831.0%3813
3/18/2017*NORTHWESTERN79-73W-10L140.5O26-5944.1%421427-6640.9%3613
3/23/2017*W VIRGINIA61-58W-3T150U18-4440.9%341616-6026.7%4113
3/25/2017*XAVIER83-59W-8.5W145U29-6147.5%411022-6235.5%4111
4/1/2017*S CAROLINA              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
S CAROLINA: Last season: 25-9, lost in second round of the NIT.
Nickname: Gamecocks.
Coach: Frank Martin.
Conference: Southeastern.
Who's gone: F Michael Carrera, a first-team all-SEC selection last year, F Mindaugus Kacinas, C Laimonis Chatkevicious, G Marcus Stroman, G Jamall Gregory, F Raymond Doby, F Eric Cobb.
Who's back: G Sindarius Thornwell is the team's top returning scorer at 13.5 points a game and made the all-SEC defensive team, G Duane Notice was named the SEC sixth man of the year.
Who's new: G Tommy Corchiani, G Hassani Gravett, F Khadim Gueye, G Kory Holden, F Sedee Keita, F Maik Kotsar, F Ran Tut.
The Skinny: South Carolina infamously ' and incorrectly ' was sent a text from the NCAA saying it made the NCAA Tournament, then was not picked. The Gamecocks won't have many big bodies as they try to make the tournament for the first time since 2004.
GONZAGA: Last season: 28-8, lost in the Sweet 16
Nickname: Bulldogs
Coach: Mark Few
Conference: West Coast
Who's gone: F Kyle Wiltjer; F Domantas Sabonis; G Kyle Dranginis
Who's back: C Przemek Karnowski returns from back injury that sidelined him most of last season; G Josh Perkins returns with average of 10.1 points and 4.1 assists per game.
Who's new: G Nigel Williams-Goss becomes eligible after transfer from Washington, where he averaged 15 points and 5 assists; G Jordan Mathews is a graduate transfer from California, where he averaged 13.5 points; F Johnathan Williams is a transfer from Missouri, where he averaged 11.9 points and 7 rebounds.
The Skinny: The Zags appear to have reloaded after losing NBA lottery pick Sabonis (17 points, 11.8 rebounds) and Wiltjer (20.4 points, 6.3 rebounds). They seek to extend a streak of 17 consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament.
PREVIEW
Role reversal: Gonzaga to face underdog South Carolina
 

Gonzaga, often cast as the gutty underdog, finally finished the climb to its first Final Four, doing so as a No. 1 seed. The Bulldogs' reward: playing a gutty underdog.

South Carolina, which advanced to the Final Four as a seventh seed in the East, is hardly a Cinderella, coming from the Southeastern Conference. But the Gamecocks seemed more like bracket-filler than bracket-buster when they lost five of their last seven games before the NCAA Tournament.

The combination of high-scoring senior guard Sindarius Thornwell and some hellacious wear-you-down defense has been more than good enough in the past two weeks, however, as South Carolina knocked off the No. 2 (Duke), No. 3 (Baylor) and No. 4 (Florida) seeds in the East.

The Gamecocks, like Gonzaga, will be appearing in their first Final Four when the game tips off Saturday at 6:09 p.m. ET in Glendale, Ariz.

"We're defending at a high clip again, which is allowing us to get out in the open court and get opportunities," South Carolina coach Frank Martin said. "And our inside play has gotten good again. It kind of disappeared on us there the last month of the season. But our inside guys have played well in the NCAA Tournament."

The Gamecocks (26-10) will need that against a big Gonzaga frontline that features 7-foot, 300-pound Przemek Karnowski, blue-chip 7-foot freshman Zach Collins and 6-9 forward Johnathan Williams. The player who really makes the Zags go, though, is Washington transfer point guard Nigel Williams-Goss, who was selected to the 10-man Wooden Award All-America team.

Williams-Goss had 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists as Gonzaga blew out Xavier 83-59 in the West Regional final, showing the offensive and defensive efficiency that have been season-long hallmarks. Critics might have doubted the Bulldogs' level of competition in the West Coast Conference, but Gonzaga showed steel in surviving the defensive pressure of fourth-seeded West Virginia in the Sweet 16.

Williams-Goss, Williams (a transfer from Missouri) and Cal transfer guard Jordan Mathews have helped transform Gonzaga (36-1) into a more dangerous, more athletic team.

"It was no secret that we were coming in here to do something as a collective unit," Williams-Goss said. "If we wanted to do things individually, we would have just stayed where we were at."

The best player on the court might be Thornwell, the SEC Player of the Year. He is averaging 25.8 points in the NCAA Tournament, scoring at least 24 in each outing.

"His kind of whole package is very dangerous," Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. "Just kind of the intensity that he brings to the game. He can hurt you on the glass. He can hurt you shooting it. He can hurt you off the bounce. He gets to the free throw line a lot. Yeah, he's definitely going to be a handful."

South Carolina can't be counted on to hit from 3-point range (33.7 percent for the season), but the Gamecocks allow just 29.8 percent from behind the arc.

They have forced an average of 17 turnovers in four NCAA Tournament games, outscoring every team in the second half by an average of 13.5 points. They unleashed a 65-point second half against Duke.

That defense will put a lot of pressure on Williams-Goss, who averages a team-high 16.7 points as well as 4.6 assists. Karnowski averages 12.2 points in a balanced scoring effort.

Martin counters inside with 6-9 Chris Silva and 6-10 freshman post Maik Kotsar, who has been playing well, including hitting a late mid-range jumper that was key to holding off Florida.

"We play in the SEC," Martin said Tuesday. "I understand some of you guys never watch us play, but, my god, anyone see Alabama play? They were big. Anyone see LSU? They were big.

"If we were one of those smaller mid-major schools, this is where you start kind of worrying if can you handle size. ... Our team has been exposed to everything: size, athleticism, winning, losing, good, bad, suspensions. Those kids have not thrown in the towel or blinked one time all year."


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