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
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After running to a 19-point lead early, the Bears never let Gonzaga get any closer than nine. Guard Davion Mitchell nicknamed “Off Night” because so many opponents encounter one when they go against him finished with 15 points and did his best on Suggs. The freshman finished with 22 points, most of them after the Zags were well into desperation mode and he will most likely be heading to the NBA lottery next.
Gonzaga’s first loss in 32 games this season leaves Indiana’s 1975-76 team as the last to go undefeated. If Bob May, Quinn Buckner and the rest of coach Bob Knight’s team were keeping champagne cold to celebrate they could have uncorked it by halftime.