Gonzaga - Southern Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Gonzaga and Southern:


Post-Game:
This was the 13th time that the #1-#16 game was decided by single digits:

1989	Oklahoma	East Tennessee State	72	71
1989	Georgetown	Princeton	50	49
1996	Purdue	Western Carolina	73	71
1985	Michigan	Fairleigh Dickinson	59	55
1990	Michigan State	Murray State	75	71
1989	Illinois	McNeese State	77	71
2013	Gonzaga	Southern	64	58
1986	Duke	Mississippi Valley	85	78
2012	Syracuse	North Carolina-Asheville	72	65
1997	North Carolina	Fairfield	82	74
1986	St. John's, New York	Montana State	83	74
1990	Oklahoma	Towson	77	68
1996	Connecticut	Colgate	68	59

Gonzaga is in the Round of 32 for the 5th straight year.  That is third longest to Wisconsin and Kansas.

Gonzaga's 64 points is the fewest that Southern has allowed in 9 tournament games.  Their previous low allowed was 70 vs. Duke in the 2006 Round of 64.

Pre-Game:
Gonzaga has won in the Round of 64 in the past 4 tournaments.  With a win, it would be the longest streak in school history.

Gonzaga is 3-2 when playing in the state of Utah.

Gonzaga is 10-5 on Thursdays, but is 7-10 on other days.

Southern is 1-7 all-time in the tournament.  Their only win was in 1993 against Georgia Tech 93-78 in the Round of 64.

Southern is 0-1 when playing in the state of Utah.