Unranked Georgia defeats #16 Gonzaga
Georgia (7-1) upset Gonzaga (9-3) on Saturday 96 to 83.
The main reason for the upset: Turnovers.
Gonzaga had a season-high 21 turnovers. Georgia outscored Gonzaga 30-11 in points off turnovers alone.
Gonzaga coach Mark Few said his team was simply overwhelmed.
"There was no doubt today that Georgia had a stronger conviction to win the game," Few said. "They were hungrier. They were tougher, beating us to every 50-50 ball. You win games that way.
Twenty-one turnovers...it's just guys trying to do too much," he said.
Derek Raivio led Gonzaga with 19 points, ending his streak of 20-point games end at eight as he went 3-of-7 from 3-point range. Jeremy Pargo added 17 points, 12 in the first half, and Josh Heytvelt had 15 in the matchup of Bulldogs.
For Georgia, Levi Stukes scored 25 points and Sundiata Gaines added a season-high 21.
Georgia, with only one loss this year, clearly made a statement with this game being nationally televised.
Gonzaga seems to do well against highly ranked teams, but sometimes struggles against others.
Sean Mallon agrees:
"The funny thing is this team plays better when we're the underdog," he says. "We need to approach every game the same way."
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