Gonzaga Pulls Off Another Upset

M E M P H I S, Tenn., March 16 -- Casey Calvary put back a blocked shot with9.2 seconds left today to give Gonzaga an 86-85 victory overVirginia in the opening round of the South Regional and add to theZags' list of upsets.

Gonzaga, seeded No. 12, was ahead by as many as 13 and looked incontrol heading down the stretch, but fifth-seeded Virginia (20-9)cut it to 82-80 on Roger Mason Jr.'s 3-pointer with 3:25 left.

Mason hit another 3 two minutes later to give Virginia itsfirst lead, 85-84, with 1:28 left. J.C. Mathis, who shot less than50 percent from the foul line on the season, was fouled with 21.4seconds left but missed the free throw, and the Bulldogs had achance.

Crazy Finish

Gonzaga (25-6), which seemed to score easily throughout thegames, couldn't find the basket in the last three minutes until thefinal possession. And even then it took a second effort by Calvary.

Adam Hall blocked Dan Dickau's shot, but Calvary put it in forthe one-point edge.

Mason then missed a driving shot and time expired as playersscrambled for the loose ball.

Gonzaga will play either No. 4 Oklahoma or No. 13 Indiana Statein the second round on Sunday.

Dickau scored 29 points for Gonzaga while Calvary added 16, AlexHernandez 15 and Zach Gourde 12. Calvary also had 15 rebounds.

Virginia was led by Mason with a career-high 30 points, whileDonald Hand had 14.

Dickau, who sat out last season after transferring fromWashington, scored 21 points in the first half, including four3-pointers.

Gonzaga’s Defense Was Key

After barely missing the Final Four in 1999 and reaching theregional semifinals last year, the Bulldogs don't sneak up onanybody. In the past two years, they knocked out second-seededteams in the second round.

But, just like other higher seeds in what is becoming anupset-filled tournament, the Cavaliers looked off guard by thefast-paced, rough-playing Zags.

Trailing by 13, the Cavaliers had a 13-4 run capped by KeithFriel's third 3 in a row with 9:03 left that cut it to 70-66.