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Matt Schmitto (schmitto) Created 12 hours ago, Last Updated 32 minutes ago The Final Four started ugly but ended with one of the greatest NCAA tournament games ever. UCLA fans are left heartbroken, to be sure, but tonight we benefit at their expense as the college basketball gods deliver a matchup that is long overdue. Baylor and Gonzaga have been the best teams in the nation sin...

The highlights, the commentary and excitement flooding the internet after Saturday night’s epic Final Four matchup between Gonzaga and UCLA have focused on Jalen Suggs’ insane half court heave to win the game at the end of overtime, and rightfully so. There was Suggs, standing on the scorer’s table, yelling, ebullient, while announcers screamed about him saving Gonzaga’s sublime year. An undefeated season, the first since Bobby Knight’s Hoosier’s did it in 1976, was kept in play by ...

Could anything possibly top that? The Gonzaga Bulldogs thrilling 93-90 overtime victory versus the UCLA Bruins in Saturdays Final Four -- already being called one of the finest games in March Madness history -- established a new standard for what we expect from our NCAA tournament games. But Monday nights national championship game between the Zags and the Baylor Bears (9:20 p.m. ET, CBS) has, dare we say, similar potential for lasting memories. The Bulldogs and Bears have been college basketb...

April 5, 2021 Share  Jalen Suggs took the inbounds pass and saw nothing but clear sailing. Three dribbles. Past the half-court line. A little stutter-step. And straight into history. The Gonzaga freshman banked in a shot at the buzzer from near the Final Four logo for a 93-90 overtime win over UCLA on Saturday night that vaulted the Bulldogs to within one win of an undefeated season and the national title.   Talk about a perfect finish! This thriller in the national semifinal was the ...

Apr 3, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — The shot clock hit zero. The horn buzzed. And the Baylor Bears, it seemed, were doomed from the very start. Victims of Houston’s insufferable defense on the first possession of the game— they couldn’t get a shot off—it could only go up from here. It went up. Way, way up. The Bears were never left holding the ball at that buzzer again, aside from the last second, as the final horn screamed over Lucas Oil Stadium to signal their 78–59 victory over No. 2 seed...

To the bank! Suggs hits the winner, Zags top UCLA 93-90 By EDDIE PELLSApril 4, 2021 GMT And straight into history. The Gonzaga freshman banked in a shot at the buzzer from near the Final Four logo for a 93-90 overtime win over UCLA on Saturday night that vaulted the Bulldogs to within one win of an undefeated season and the national title. Talk about a perfect finish! This thriller in the national semifinal was the best game of the tournament, and, considering the stakes, it served up possibl...

Suggs’ Shining Moment: Buzzer-beater lifts Gonzaga past UCLA in instant classic Zags to face Baylor for national title By EDDIE PELLS, , AP National Writer, Published: April 3, 2021, 8:59pm Share: 11 Photos Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) celebrates making the game winning basket with Joel Ayayi, left, against UCLA during overtime in a mens Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Gonzaga wo...

Gonzaga made miracles happen, winning on one of the greatest shots in NCAA Tournament history. The showdown between Baylor and Gonzaga that was called off in December because of the pandemic is finally back on, with the biggest stakes of all: The two best teams all season will play for the national championship Monday night. The wait was worth it. The Bears opened the first Final Four in two years by overwhelming Houston, 78-59, cruising to their first national championship game since 1948. Gon...

A strong surge against the Houston Cougars in the first half set the tone Saturday night, as Scott Drews Baylor Bears earned their rightful spot in the national championship game in Indianapolis.

Final Four: Buzzer-beating 3-pointer in overtime sends Gonzaga to championship game against Baylor Share Updated: 10:48 PM CDT Apr 3, 2021 By EDDIE PELLS Share Updated: 10:48 PM CDT Apr 3, 2021 Hide Transcript 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 SU...