LSU Stun No. 14 Gonzaga 81-80: Donovan Dent Hits Winning Three With 1.5 Seconds Left
Louisiana State University (LSU) beat No. 14 Gonzaga 81-80 at Veterans Arena in Spokane, Washington, on Saturday afternoon, as Donovan Dent hit a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds remaining to give the Tigers a 4-0 start to the season.
Dent, a transfer from UCLA, finished with a game-high 23 points and 10 assists, including 16 points in the first half. Gonzaga led by as many as 13 points in the second half, 68-55 with 8:11 to go, before LSU closed the game on a 10-1 run.
Abdi Bashir scored all of his 15 points on 3-pointers for LSU, Skyy Clark had 14 points and Michael Ruzic added 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Tigers had won their first three games by 43, 41 and 40 points.
Braden Huff had 18 points and 13 rebounds for his first career double-double for Gonzaga, and Davis Fogle scored 15 points. Fogle missed the second of two free throws with 12.7 seconds left, keeping Gonzaga's lead at 80-78, before Dent's winner; Fogle's desperation 40-footer at the buzzer was off. Gonzaga fell to 2-1.
(Source: Reuters)
Source: Reuters
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Photo: 图：Spokane 的 Veterans Arena（现 Numerica Veterans Arena）外景，本场比赛在此举行。Jdubman 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Veterans Arena in Spokane, venue of this game. By Jdubman, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
