11 seed Xavier in the West Regional final. 11 seed Xavier in the West Regional final. The West Coast Conference player of the year has made just 2 of 7 shots with no assists to start the West Regional final against Xavier. In each of its previous two regional final appearances, Gonzaga lost to the eventual national champion (Connecticut in 1999, Duke in 2015). Xavier lost to Duke in a 2004 regional final and fell to UCLA in a 2008 regional championship.
Source: ABC News March 25, 2017 22:17 UTC