Lets face it. If I had told you before the games started that one of the semifinals would be a 25 point game at halftime, and one of the semifinals would be a 1 point game at halftime, we all would have said that this was the 25 point game. But that is not the case.

And more impressively, UCLA led the game for a good chunk of the first half – they had the lead to as much as 6 points, led of course by Johnny Juzang with 15 points. And UCLA’s Tyger Campbell has been very impressive at guard driving to the basket.

But Gonzaga appears to be dealing with the fact that someone is finally giving them a challenge. Joel Ayayi has scored 16 points to lead the Bulldogs, and despite the Bruins being ahead most of the half, it was Corey Kispert hitting a jumper with 4 seconds left to give Gonzaga a 45-44 lead at the half.

It has been a great half of basketball. Can UCLA and Gonzaga continue to both hit over 57% of their shots? Can the Bruins go on another run to build out a lead on the number 1 team in the country? Can UCLA become the first 11 seed to ever make the championship game (1986 LSU, 2006 George Mason, 2011 VCU and 2018 Loyola-Chicago all lost in the semi-finals). Can Gonzaga go on one of their runs to go from a close game to a double digit lead? Can the Bulldogs continue their undefeated season and advance to the championship?

Only 20 minutes will tell!