The Gonzaga Bulldogs have moved on to the Elite Eight, surviving a Sweet 16 matchup with UCLA as Julian Strather's three-point shot with 7.2 seconds was the difference in a 79-76 victory by the Bulldogs. While big man Drew Timme did not hit the game-winning shot, he did score a game-high 36 points and he exceeded the 20-point mark for the 10th time in NCAA Tournament games.

The Bulldogs were in big trouble after the first half as they trailed the Bruins by a 46-33 margin. However, Gonzaga was a completely different team in the second half as Timme was a consistent force and his teammates fed off of his success.

While the Bulldogs were rolling in the final 20 minutes, UCLA's offense went cold. The Bruins went through an 11-minute stretch without a field goal. The Gonzaga defense had quite a bit to do with that, but much of it was on UCLA's suddenly out of sync attack.

Timme felt that whenever he got the ball — particularly in the second half — he had an excellent chance to score or make a key play. A day after the game, Timme had no idea of what UCLA was trying to accomplish on defense.

“I don't know what UClA was doing, to be honest,” Timme said.

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Drew Timme explained that he did not feel much resistance from the UCLA defense, and he thought that was unusual for a team in an NCAA Tournament game.

The Bulldogs will face surging Connecticut in their Elite 8 matchup, and the Gonzaga star expects much more resistance when the teams meet Saturday night in Las Vegas.