STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Yvonne Ejim led the Zags with 19 points and eight rebounds in a loss to No. 8 seeded Ole Miss in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, 71-48. 

Gonzaga came in shooting 42% from 3-point range and Brynna Maxwell held the second-best 3-point shooting percentage in the nation coming in at 49.43%, but the team finished just 1 for 17 and Maxwell scored four points.

"Kudos to them, they guard the 3-point well," Kaylynne Truong said. "Coming into the game we knew that."

This was Gonzaga's sixth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance.

"What a bummer," coach Lisa Fortier said. "We think that we're a good enough to compete with that team, I know that we are. My team is tough but we're only good enough to compete today if it's under our terms. The game was definitely played under Ole Miss' terms."

Ole Miss used a 9-0 run late in the first half to build a 26-16 lead as the Zags missed four straight shots. A three-point play by the Rebels with 1:13 before halftime helped put Ole Miss ahead 34-21 at the break.

A physical, defensive game, both teams took a while to find any offensive rhythm and began 7 for 22. They combined to miss the first 10 3-pointers before Ole Miss connected at the 5:52 mark of the second quarter.

BIG PICTURE
Gonzaga: Ejim picked up her third foul with 3:52 left in the second quarter. ... Gonzaga's three seniors — Truong, twin sister Kayleigh and Maxwell — and redshirt junior Eliza Hollingsworth all announced after the final regular-season game they plan to return for one more season.