Baylor beatdown: Bears win title in blowout of Gonzaga
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Bulldogs lose undefeated season in final game By Eddie Pells AP National Writer
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 5:02 PM Baylor players celebrate at the end of the championship game against Gonzaga in the men’s Final Four on Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Darron Cummings/Associated Press Baylor guard MaCio Teague, right, shoots over Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) and guard Jalen Suggs (1) during the first half of the championship game in the Final Four on Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Michael Conroy/Associated Press
Baylor beatdown: Bears win title in blowout of Gonzaga
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.
The Latest: Baylor up even with big men in foul trouble Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) shoots over UCLA guard David Singleton (34) to win the game during overtime in a men s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Gonzaga won 93-90. (Source: AP Photo/Michael Conroy) By Associated Press | April 5, 2021 at 7:46 PM CDT - Updated April 5 at 10:06 PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) â The Latest on the national championship game between Baylor and Gonzaga (all times local):
10:55 p.m.
Baylorâs big men are in foul trouble in the national championship game, but the Bears extended their lead again with both of them on the bench.
Jared Butler scored 22 points and MaCio Teague chipped in 19 more to lead Baylor to an 86-70 win over Gonzaga to claim the Bears' first NCAA men's basketball.