Baylor ends Gonzagaâs bid for perfect season with 86-70 victory
Baylor players celebrate with the trophy at the end of the championship game against Gonzaga in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Baylor won 86-70. (Source: AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
By Associated Press | April 5, 2021 at 7:46 PM CDT - Updated April 5 at 11:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) â Baylor knew it would need to play to near-perfection to end Gonzagaâs flawless season.
The Bears just about did.
Jared Butler and their dynamic backcourt hit their first five 3-pointers and never cooled off. Undersized big man Mark Vital delivered as many headaches as bruises. Their bench was superb, their rebounding exceptional, their game plan impeccable and the coaching of Scott Drew spot-on in the crowning moment of his long building job in Waco, Texas.