University of Memphis Athletics Tigers, Gonzaga Square Off Saturday in NCAA Tournament Second Round

University of Memphis Athletics Tigers, Gonzaga Square Off Saturday in NCAA Tournament Second Round

PennyHardawaybecamethefirstTigerheadmansincehisformercoachandmentor,LarryFinch,towinanNCAATournamentgameintheirfirstappearanceintheBigDance.HardawayalsomatchedFinchforthethird-mostwinsinhisfirstfourseasonsasMemphisheadcoachwith85.Gonzaga,playinginits23rd-straightNCAATournament,earnedthenation'stopoverallseedinthe2022NCAATournament.TheBulldogsleadthenationinscoringoffense(88.0),scoringmargin(+22.4)andfieldgoalpercentage(.527)thisseason,sitsecondinfieldgoalpercentagedefense(.377)andrankinthetop-fiveinfiveotherstatisticalcategories.Gonzagawasthenationalrunner-uplastseason,losingtoBaylorinthetitlegame,86-70.Memphiswent2-1thisregularseasonagainstHouston,whoalsoplayedinthe2021FinalFour.WithavictorySaturdayagainstGonzaga,MemphiswouldadvancetotheSweet16forthefirsttimesince2009.TheWestRegionsemifinalsandfinalwillbenextThursdayandnextSaturday,March24andMarch26,atChaseCenterinSanFrancisco.GAMEDETAILSNo.9MemphisTigers(22-10)vs.No.1GonzagaBulldogs(27-3)2022NCAATournamentWestRegionSecondRoundSaturday,March19,2022|8:40p.m.CTModaCenter(19,393);Portland,Ore.Television:TBS(AndrewCatalon,pxp;SteveLappas,analysis;AndyKatz,reporter)Radio:98.9THEROAROFMEMPHIS(DaveWoloshin,pxp;MattDillon,analysis);WestwoodOne(RyanRadtke,pxp;DanDickau,analysis)BYTHENUMBERSTHELASTTIMEOUTHowtofollowtheTigers:ForcompleteinformationonMemphisTigerMen'sBasketball,visitwww.GoTigersGo.comandfollowtheteam'ssocialmediachannelsonTwitter,InstagramandFacebook.PrintFriendlyVersionNowPlaying:

University of Memphis Athletics Tigers, Gonzaga Square Off Saturday in NCAA Tournament Second Round

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