<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Official Bert Smith collapsed on the floor early in the Elite Eight game between Gonzaga and Southern California and had to be taken off the court on a stretcher.</p>
<p>Smith had just set up on the baseline as the Trojans were moving onto offense when he collapsed and hit his head on the floor. </p>
<p>He stayed down for about five minutes, and then was able to stand up and move to a nearby stretcher. He was alert and sitting up with his arms crossed as he was taken off the court. </p>
<p>Smith was officiating his second Elite Eight. He was replaced by an alternate, William Henderson, who had been at the scorer’s table. </p>
