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Baylor and Houston warm up before a men s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Credit: The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Latest from the Final Four (all times EDT):
9:15 p.m.
UCLA is hanging with heavily favored Gonzaga in the national semifinals.
The Zags entered this Final Four with four straight double-digits victories in the NCAA Tournament. The tourney s No. 1 overall seed didn t trail in the previous two.
But the upstart Bruins are hanging tough in the first half with a 27-25 lead at the under-8-minute media timeout.
Final Four: Baylor routs Houston for spot in championship game, awaits Gonzaga-UCLA winner Share Updated: 9:15 PM EDT Apr 3, 2021 Associated Press Share Updated: 9:15 PM EDT Apr 3, 2021
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Show Transcript TOURNAMENT THAN ANY OTHER SPORTING EVENT THIS YEAR, INCLUDING THE LAST SUPER BOWL. IT’S NOT JUST BASKETBALL FANS WHO ARE EXCITED FOR MARCH MADNESS. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE LOTTERY IS ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE SUPER BOWL IS A GREAT EVENT. BUT IT IS ONLY ONE EVENT, IT IS ONE GAME. THIS HAS SO MANY GAMES. RAY: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXPECTS THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENT TO DRAW A LOT OF INTEREST. I THINK PEOPLE MISS SPORTS SO MUCH THAT THEY’RE EXCITED TO GO OUT AND WATCH GAMES AND BET ON THEM. RAY: ONE THING GENERATING SO MUCH ATTENTION IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A SO-CALLED CINDERELLA TEAM CAN MAKE A LONG RUN IN THE ATTORNEY. FOR MCINTYRE, THAT’S WEST VIRGINIA. THEY PLAYED A BUNCH OF TOP 5 TEAMS.
8:55 p.m.
UCLA has the early edge over No. 1 Gonzaga as Baylor awaits its opponent in the NCAA championship game.
The 11th-seeded Bruins are up 10-9 at the first media timeout. Jaime Jaquez Jr. put UCLA in front with a 3-pointer.
Joel Ayayi scored the first seven points for the Zags, heavy favorites against the Bruins as they try to get within a victory of being the first undefeated national champion since Indiana 45 years ago.
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7:15 p.m.
Baylor has cruised into the NCAA championship game and will wait to see if No. 1 Gonzaga can provide the much-anticipated final.
Jared Butler didn t score in the second half, but the second-ranked Bears didn t need any more points from their All-American guard after he scored 17 to help them take a 25-point halftime lead in a 78-59 victory over Houston.
NCAA fanâs death prompts contact tracing in Indiana The March Madness logo is shown on the court during the first half of a men s college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 20, 2021. (Source: AP Photo/Paul Sancya/AP) By Associated Press | April 3, 2021 at 6:11 PM CDT - Updated April 3 at 6:49 PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) â Health officials in Indiana said Saturday they are investigating whether anyone was exposed to COVID-19 by Alabama residents following Friday nightâs death of a Crimson Tide fan who was in Indianapolis for the NCAA Tournament last weekend.