At one point early in the second half, Memphis was up 12 points against the Selection Committee’s #1 team. But Gonzaga can score in bunches in a hurry.

Drew Timme led the comeback as he scored 25 points to lead all scorers. But the game was still tied with about 6 minutes to play. Then, Chet Holmgren dunked the ball off a nice pass from Timme. Then, Timme found Andrew Nembhard open for a three-pointer, and Gonzaga never looked back. Rasir Bolton made a layup and Nembhard added another three-pointer to extend the lead to 7 with a little more than 2 minutes to play. Memphis fought hard to stay in the game, multiple times cutting the lead to 2 or 3 points, but Gonzaga kept hitting their free throws to eventually win 82-78.

So, Gonzaga survived and advanced – heading to another Sweet 16.

At the end of Saturday night, Jack Richter has taken the lead with 390 points. Mike Mullins and Rob Nesbitt are in a tie for second just 10 points back and Ann Hawkins is all alone in 4th at 370 points. The Lunatic is still hanging around the top of the leaderboard – as he is in the tie for 5th at 360 with Tanmay Gautam, Jpeabody, and Rob Nesbitt.

In the Upset pool, Ann Hawkins has taken the lead at 200 pts. Jpeabody is just 3 points behind, followed by Jack Richter (187), the Crazed Lunatic (179), Mike Mullins (178) and Rob Nesbitt (178).

We should have some great games on Sunday as 8 more teams will earn their place in the Sweet 16 – good luck with your picks and enjoy the games.