SAN FRANCISCO—For 40 frenzied minutes, JD Notae, Jaylin Williams, and Arkansas played a maddening, muscular style on both ends that took Gonzaga out of its game—and right out of the NCAA Tournament far earlier than these Zags expected. Notae scored 21 points despite missing 20 shots and the determined, fourth-seeded Razorbacks dashed the No. 1 overall seed Bulldogs’ title hopes with a 74–68 win in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night. “We’ve been disrespected the whole year, so it’s just another thing for us,” Williams said. “We saw everything they were saying, we felt like they were dancing before the game. That was disrespect for us. We just came into the game playing hard and we had a chip on our shoulder. Every game we do.” When the final buzzer sounded, Notae tossed the game ball into the air in triumph, while Williams flexed and roared near midcourt. Coach Eric …
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