Burkholder's 28 points, 18 rebounds leads No. 11 James Madison to 72-63 win over No. 6 Gonzaga
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Kirby Burkholder had 28 points and 18 rebounds to lead No. 11 seed James Madison to a 72-63 win over No. 6 Gonzaga on Sunday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
A 3-pointer by Shaniqua Nilles put Gonzaga up by four points before James Madison (29-5) used a 12-0 run to take a 59-51 lead with 3 ½ minutes left. Burkholder had six points and two steals in that stretch.
Gonzaga didn't score for almost five minutes as James Madison took the lead.
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The Bulldogs cut the lead to six points with 1:39 left, but Burkholder made a pair of free throws to extend the lead and James Madison held on for the win.
Gonzaga (29-5) was led by Sunny Greinacher, who had 17 points and Haiden Palmer added 14.