Gonzaga able to pull away from Alabama with a big second half performance

Alabama v Gonzaga - 2025 Player's Era Tournament | Candice Ward/GettyImagesAlabama's second-half performance against Gonzaga was, for lack of a better word, frustrating. The Tide was out-hustled, out-rebounded, and Labaron Philon went cold in the last 10 minutes of the game. All things not a good recipe for success against an always talented Bulldogs team. After doing a much better job on the glass against Illinois last week, it was disappointing to see Gonzaga outrebound us by 12. They seemed to get a lot of big second-chance baskets in the second half, and there were a lot of one-and-done possessions for Nate Oats' squad.

Not being able to finish at the rim and again looking soft against…