INDIANAPOLIS (AP) â DeJon Jarreau made his way to Kelvin Sampson as he checked out for the final time and gave his coach a long hug.
Quentin Grimes followed a short time later, and both ended up huddled with teammates in tears at the end of the bench as the final seconds of Houston s season ticked away.
It was a brutal finish to the Cougars first Final Four run in nearly four decades, a 78-59 loss to Baylor in Saturday s national semifinals. It wasn t just the loss, it was the way they lost â with the tough defense and relentless rebounding that had been the most essential elements in Sampson s rebuild faltering on college basketball s biggest stage.
Apr 4, 2021
It took one of the most dramatic endings in NCAA Tournament history for the top-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs to put away the 11th-seeded UCLA Bruins. Jalen Suggs banked home a three-pointer as the buzzer sounded in overtime to lift the Zags to a 93-90 win to preserve their pursuit of perfection. Drew Timme had a team-high 25 points and drew the charge that forced overtime. Suggs finished with 16 points for the Bulldogs. Johnny Juzang finished with a game-high 29 points. Earlier in the day, number-one seed Baylor breezed past number-two seeded Houston 78-59 in the other Final Four matchup. Jared Butler had 17 points to lead the Bears while Marcus Sasser had 20 for the Cougars.
A strong surge against the Houston Cougars in the first half set the tone Saturday night, as Scott Drew s Baylor Bears earned their rightful spot in the national championship game in Indianapolis.
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Gonzaga Stuns UCLA With Three-Pointer Buzzer Beater For Final Four Win
Jalen Suggs banked in a shot from near midcourt at the buzzer, giving the heavily favored Zags a 93-90 overtime victory against upstart UCLA.
At halftime Saturday night, UCLA coach Mick Cronin challenged his team to keep it close for 10 more minutes and that they should then be able to crank up the pressure on unbeaten Gonzaga.
The flawless combination created a masterpiece of a college basketball game. It just didn’t lead to a win for the upstart Bruins.
After UCLA star Johnny Juzang’s basket with 3.3 seconds to go in overtime tied things up at 90, Jalen Suggs answered with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send the unbeaten Bulldogs into their second national championship game and the Bruins home to think about how close they came to adding another memorable chapter to the school’s rich history.
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