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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only 20 minutes will tell!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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