Thursday, December 30, 2004
GONZ'D
Missouri 63, Gonzaga 61
Gonzaga was the first non-conference ranked opponent to play in the Mizzou Arena tonight. Unfortunately, they are also the first ranked opponent to lose in the Mizzou Arena, losing 63-61 to the Missouri Tigers.
The Zags were led once again by junior college transfer J.P. Batista, who scored 17 points. Erroll Knight scored 10 points and was Gonzaga's sparkplug for the majority of the night. The former Washington Husky may finally be able to breakout this season for the Zags.
Missouri was definitely a step ahead of the Zags. This was the second game in three nights for Gonzaga, coming off of a victory over Oklahoma State in Oklahoma City on Tuesday night. However, I don't think tonight's loss in Columbia will hurt Gonzaga too much. They already have wins over Washington, Georgia Tech, and Oklahoma State on the resume. A 2-point loss on the road in Missouri is not an excuse to downgrade Gonzaga's resume, not even close.
Gonzaga will head into West Coast Conference action next Thursday night at Santa Clara, which will be televised on ESPN 2. The Gonzaga-Santa Clara game is one of three games being bandied about on ESPN as part of their "Send Dickie V. Packing!" promotion. Fans can vote where Dick Vitale will head next Thursday at ESPN.com.
The game that receives the highest votes is where Vitale will go. The results will be announced on Saturday during the Georgia Tech-Kansas telecast on ESPN.
Gonzaga. Santa Clara. Next Thursday. ESPN 2. West Coast!
Gonzaga was the first non-conference ranked opponent to play in the Mizzou Arena tonight. Unfortunately, they are also the first ranked opponent to lose in the Mizzou Arena, losing 63-61 to the Missouri Tigers.
The Zags were led once again by junior college transfer J.P. Batista, who scored 17 points. Erroll Knight scored 10 points and was Gonzaga's sparkplug for the majority of the night. The former Washington Husky may finally be able to breakout this season for the Zags.
Missouri was definitely a step ahead of the Zags. This was the second game in three nights for Gonzaga, coming off of a victory over Oklahoma State in Oklahoma City on Tuesday night. However, I don't think tonight's loss in Columbia will hurt Gonzaga too much. They already have wins over Washington, Georgia Tech, and Oklahoma State on the resume. A 2-point loss on the road in Missouri is not an excuse to downgrade Gonzaga's resume, not even close.
Gonzaga will head into West Coast Conference action next Thursday night at Santa Clara, which will be televised on ESPN 2. The Gonzaga-Santa Clara game is one of three games being bandied about on ESPN as part of their "Send Dickie V. Packing!" promotion. Fans can vote where Dick Vitale will head next Thursday at ESPN.com.
The game that receives the highest votes is where Vitale will go. The results will be announced on Saturday during the Georgia Tech-Kansas telecast on ESPN.
Gonzaga. Santa Clara. Next Thursday. ESPN 2. West Coast!
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