GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Gonzaga 84, Texas Christian 81
By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer
DENVER - Drew Timme extended his one-of-a-kind college career by at least one more game, finishing with 28 points and eight rebounds to help third-seeded Gonzaga make its eighth straight Sweet 16 with a come-from-behind 84-81 win over TCU.
Timme made his first 3-pointer since December - and only his third of the season - as part of a 13-1 run that helped the Zags (30-5) take a seven-point lead with just under nine minutes left after trailing most of the.
After TCU pulled within three late, Timme made a twisting shot in the lane with a defender draped all over him to trigger a 4-0 mini-run that put the game out of reach.
Next stop for the 6-foot-10 senior and his social media-friendly moustache - Las Vegas for the West Region semifinals and a meeting with UCLA. It will be a rematch of their Final Four game two years ago, when Jalen Suggs banked one in from the half-court logo at the buzzer for the win.
Mike Miles Jr. finished with 24 points and four assists in his second straight electric game for the sixth-seeded Horned Frogs (22-13), who were trying to win two games in the same tournament for the first time in program history.
March 19, 2023
| TCU | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| E. Miller | F | 30 | 5-12 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| C. O'Bannon Jr. | F | 25 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 1-9 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| X. Cork | F | 14 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| M. Miles Jr. | G | 39 | 8-13 | 6-6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| D. Baugh | G | 37 | 6-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| M. Peavy | 29 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| J. Coles | 14 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| S. Doumbia | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| S. Wells | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| R. Walker | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals | 201 | 30-67 (.448) |
12-20 (.600) |
9-25 (.360) |
10-36 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 81 | |
| Gonzaga | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Watson | F | 37 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 6-12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| D. Timme | F | 32 | 12-21 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 4-8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| J. Strawther | G | 34 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 2-7 | 0-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| N. Hickman | G | 30 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| R. Bolton | G | 28 | 5-12 | 5-7 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| M. Smith | 17 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |
| H. Sallis | 13 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| B. Gregg | 9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Totals | 200 | 30-67 (.448) |
16-25 (.640) |
8-25 (.320) |
12-43 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 84 | |
