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[QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 1710484, member: 2350"]
If you look at the box score, you'll find yourself asking how the heck did we pull that out, until you look at two things: foul shots, and turnovers. Gonzaga went to the line only 5 times, while we caused 17 turnovers. This game was won on defense, and despite the bad call at the end, the refs let SU play.

Another thing you'll see if you watch it again is how often Lydon and especially Roberson kept rebounds and loose balls alive, got hands up on shooters, and especially swarmed to the ball in the lane, and how quickly they recovered off the subsequent kick-outs. SU swarmed [I]relentlessly[/I] on defense like Hulagu Khan burning Baghdad from about 7-8 minutes in. And Gonzaga's perimeter players didn't handle it. Constant pressure on the ball changes what a team can do on offense. Take Wiltjer, for example. He got nothing from 7 minutes into the second half. Nothing. Fear is a wonderful motivator, and SU's defense played with motivation after about 7-8 minutes into the first half.

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