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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 Houston and their entrance into the men s national championship game for the first time since 1948.
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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.