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):
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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.
Baylor beatdown: Bears win title, hang heavy loss on Gonzaga Share Updated: 11:48 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 Associated Press AP Photo/Darron Cummings Baylor head coach Scott Drew gets a hug from guard Mark Vital 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/Darron Cummings
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 11:48 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 Associated Press CNN Heck, everyone’s entitled to an off night. But that beatdown Baylor put on undefeated Gonzaga with the national title on the line nobody saw that coming.The fresh-as-can-be Bears obliterated wobbly-legged Gonzaga’s march to perfection Monday night in an 86-70 runaway that brought this once-downtrodden program’s first national title back home to Wac
NCAA championship: Baylor up by double digits over Zags at halftime Share Updated: 10:31 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 Associated Press AP Photo/Darron Cummings Baylor guard MaCio Teague drives past Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert (24) during the first half of the championship game in the men s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. SOURCE: AP Photo/Darron Cummings
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 10:31 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 Associated Press CNN The two best teams in men s college basketball all season long will meet in the national championship game Monday night when the Gonzaga Bulldogs take on the Baylor Bears.Though March s tournament is known for its madness and upsets, this title matchup is no surprise. Preseason rankings from back in November pegged Gonzaga and Baylor as the top two teams in the