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Billy Gillispie's Tarleton gave No. 3 Gonzaga quite a scare last night

Is Billy Gillispie back? The former Kentucky coach is in his second year at Tarleton and so far this season, the Texans are 1-7, so first glance would suggest no; however, three of those losses are to ranked teams and last night, Tarleton had No. 3 Gonzaga on the ropes.

The Texans only trailed by one at half, 26-25, and held the Zags to 34.8% shooting and only 1-9 from the three-point line. In the first half, Tarleton forced nine Gonzaga turnovers and the Bulldogs, who have Drew Timme and Chet Holmgren, had zero second-chance points.