A championship edition of Eye on College Basketball recaps the national championship game.īaylor guards Jared Butler, MaCio Teague and Jared Butler - long the staples of success for this team - fittingly led the way for the Bears with a combined 56 points and 12 assists. "And then defensively, we're pretty good."īaylor blows out Gonzaga in shocking, dominant fashion. We got off to a great start," Baylor coach Scott Drew said. "They came out and they fed off of each other. Its lead after dipping to single digits ballooned to as many as 20 in the second half, as Baylor sucked the life out of the only team that never looked lifeless all season. But Baylor had a bigger share of runs, led by 10 made 3-pointers and buttressed by a big game on the offensive boards that gave it 18 more shot attempts. It marked the largest deficit Gonzaga faced all season.ĭespite this, Gonzaga had its share of runs, cutting the lead to 10 by halftime and to nine points in the second half. Which turned into 29-10 less than 10 minutes into the game. In a stunningly lopsided season finale the Zags never once led in, Gonzaga's season ends with a 31-1 record and with Baylor - 73 years removed from its last national championship game appearance - celebrating its first-ever men's basketball title.īaylor ascended to the top of the sport with style, too, jumping out early to a 9-0 lead. 1 seed Baylor on Monday in the NCAA Tournament championship game. The previously-undefeated Bulldogs took their first loss of the season, falling 86-70 to No. The only opponent Gonzaga could not beat was its last.
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