Belt game 2,194 · April 1, 2017 · postseason
Gonzaga take the belt
Gonzaga beat South Carolina 77–73 at home to start reign 646 of the College Basketball belt, the 1st for the program.
South Carolina had held it since March 26, 2017, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
Gonzaga held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to North Carolina on April 3, 2017.
646Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Gonzaga
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Williams-Goss | 36 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 2-5 | 3-3 |
| Zach Collins | 23 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Przemek Karnowski | 25 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jordan Mathews | 33 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 |
| Johnathan Williams | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Silas Melson | 29 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Killian Tillie | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Josh Perkins | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
South Carolina
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ Dozier | 30 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| Sindarius Thornwell | 37 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 5-6 |
| Chris Silva | 31 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Duane Notice | 30 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Justin McKie | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Maik Kotsar | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rakym Felder | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Hassani Gravett | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Sedee Keita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.