(12) W Kentucky 81
(25-9, 15-3 Sun Belt)
(4) Gonzaga 83
(28-5, 14-0 WCC)
8:10 PM ET, March 21, 2009
Rose Garden, Portland, OR
Top Performers
Western Kentucky: O. Mendez-Valdez 25 Pts, 3 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl
Gonzaga: M. Bouldin 20 Pts, 8 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Sergio Kerusch, F | 29 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 1-6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Steffphon Pettigrew, F | 32 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Jeremy Evans, F | 34 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| A.J. Slaughter, G | 38 | 9-19 | 3-9 | 3-3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| Orlando Mendez-Valdez, G | 34 | 9-12 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Anthony Sally, G | 24 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| D.J. Magley, F-C | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Walker, F | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 32-62 | 12-25 | 5-14 | 9 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 81 | ||
| 51.6% | 48.0% | 35.7% | ||||||||||
| Gonzaga Bulldogs | ||||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Austin Daye, F | 19 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Josh Heytvelt, F | 32 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Jeremy Pargo, G | 33 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Matt Bouldin, G | 38 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 5-7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| Micah Downs, G | 30 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Steven Gray, G | 30 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Ira Brown, F | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Demetri Goodson, G | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 30-60 | 9-21 | 14-19 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 83 | ||
| 50.0% | 42.9% | 73.7% | ||||||||||
Officials: Steve Skiles, Mike Stuart, Mike Eades
Attendance: 18,794
