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SPORTS Monday 27 March 2017

March Madness — Tyler Dorsey poured in 27 trip in nearly 80 years. his first trip to the national Eight by an average mar-

Continued from page 17 points, Dillon Brooks added Dylan Ennis added 12 semifinals. gin of 30 points.
points for the Ducks (33-5), TPlayer of the year front-
17 and plucky Oregon end-
But their dream season
ed Kansas’ romp through who took the lead with 16 runner Frank Mason III had ended with a thud just 40
Justin Leon had 18 points the NCAA Tournament with minutes left in the first half 21 points in his final game minutes from campus on a
for the Gators who man- a victory that gave the and never trailed again, for the Jayhawks (31-5), night where very little went
aged a 40-33 halftime lead Ducks their first Final Four giving coach Dana Altman who had rolled to the Elite right.q
on 7-for-12 shooting from
3-point range. But that was
it. Florida was 0 for 14 from
beyond the arc in the sec-
ond half, a lot like the 0-for-
17 effort the Gators had
in their first meeting with
South Carolina this season.
South Carolina, which
forced Florida into 16 turn-
overs, finished 23 for 31
from the free throw line,
including a 9-for-10 effort
from Thornwell.
South Carolina will meet
Gonzaga in the Final Four
on Saturday.

In other Games:
GONZAGA 83, XAVIER 59
SAN JOSE, California (AP) —
Nigel Williams-Goss scored
23 points while orchestrat-
ing Gonzaga’s efficient of-
fense, and the Zags finally
shook their overrated tag
by routing Xavier on Satur-
day to reach the Final Four
for the first time.
Gonzaga (36-1) has been
dogged by criticism
through the years despite
winning consistently, in part
for playing in a weak con-
ference but also for never
making the Final Four of
the NCAA basketball tour-
nament.
On the cusp of history, the
Zags took it head-on with a
superb all-around game to
give coach Mark Few the
one missing piece of his re-
sume.
Gonzaga found the range
from the perimeter after
struggling the first three
NCAA games, making 12
of 24 from 3-point range.
The defense, a soft spot in
the past, shut down the un-
derdog and 11th-seeded
Musketeers (24-14) to win
the West Region.

OREGON 74, KANSAS 60
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP)