Posted on 12/29/2004 10:12:17 AM PST by pissant
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- With his team's best player limited by an ankle injury, J.P. Batista came off the bench to lift No. 12 Gonzaga to another big upset.
Batista shot 8-of-9 from the floor for a career-high 18 points and Adam Morrison scored 19 to help the Bulldogs beat No. 3 Oklahoma State 78-75 Tuesday night in Gonzaga's second upset of a third-ranked team this season.
Batista, who had never before scored more than 10 points in a game, received more playing time because Ronny Turiaf, Gonzaga's leading scorer, was hampered by an ankle injury and in foul trouble.
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Go Huskies! (We want a rematch:-)
Too cool if the huskies & zags square off in the late rounds of the NCAA tournament.
Well, only reason I really happen to like OSU is hometown boy Joey [and brother Stephen] Graham from University of Central Florida (UCF) transfered there and had great success.
But it was a hell of a game. Well done, Zags.
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