Mop girl nearly gets wiped out after Gonzaga steal (Video)

Sam Cooper
·College football writer

Late in its dominant Elite Eight win over Xavier on Saturday night, the only thing that could have stopped Gonzaga at one point was the girl who mops the floor at SAP Center in San Jose.

Already up 19 points with under four minutes to go, Josh Perkins stepped in front of a lazy pass from Xavier’s J.P. Macura and took off the other way. As he approached the hoop for an uncontested layup, the girl whose job is to keep the floor dry while the action is at the other end was still on the court. Perkins had to slow down as the girl did her best to scurry off the court.

As Chris Webber said on the broadcast, she was just doing her job and was able to get out of the way just in time. Still, it made for a funny moment. It had to be a shock to see a speedy 6-foot-3 guard coming right at her.

(TNT)
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Perkins’ bucket increased the lead to 21, 78-57, and the Bulldogs went on to win 83-59 to advance to the Final Four for the first time in program history.

Gonzaga is moving on to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Gonzaga is moving on to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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