It s a really, really tough one to end a storybook season on, but listen, Baylor just beat us. They beat us in every facet of the game and deserve all the credit, said Gonzaga coach
Mark Few.
For Baylor, the win was well worth the wait. This year s March Madness was the first complete tournament since the pandemic started, and Baylor had to build back their team after three-week break in February because of COVID.
Baylor now becomes the second Texas team to win a men s NCAA championship. The first was Texas Western University in 1966.
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Baylor v Gonzaga
Davion Mitchell #45 of the Baylor Bears sits on a ladder with the trophy after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Men s Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 05, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Baylor Bears defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 86-70. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
It s a really, really tough one to end a storybook season on, but listen, Baylor just beat us. They beat us in every facet of the game and deserve all the credit, said Gonzaga coach
Mark Few.
For Baylor, the win was well worth the wait. This year s March Madness was the first complete tournament since the pandemic started, and Baylor had to build back their team after three-week break in February because of COVID.
Baylor now becomes the second Texas team to win a men s NCAA championship. The first was Texas Western University in 1966.
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Baylor v Gonzaga
Davion Mitchell #45 of the Baylor Bears sits on a ladder with the trophy after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Men s Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 05, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Baylor Bears defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 86-70. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Gonzaga forward Drew Timme loses control of the ball ahead of Baylor guard Mark Vital, rear, during the second half of the championship game in the men s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Credit: AP Photo/Michael Conroy
Gonzaga falls short of perfect season with men s NCAA championship loss to Baylor Apr 06, 2021
The Bulldogs lost to the Baylor Bears, 86-70, in the N-C-A-A championship game in Indianapolis.
It was Gonzagaâs first loss after 31 wins.
Baylor was the aggressor early, running out to an early nine-nothing lead and going up by as many as 19 points in the first half. Gonzaga pecked away and cut the lead to 10 at halftime.
It s a really, really tough one to end a storybook season on, but listen, Baylor just beat us. They beat us in every facet of the game and deserve all the credit, said Gonzaga coach
Mark Few.
For Baylor, the win was well worth the wait. This year s March Madness was the first complete tournament since the pandemic started, and Baylor had to build back their team after three-week break in February because of COVID.
Baylor now becomes the second Texas team to win a men s NCAA championship. The first was Texas Western University in 1966.
1 of 10
Baylor v Gonzaga
Davion Mitchell #45 of the Baylor Bears sits on a ladder with the trophy after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Men s Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 05, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Baylor Bears defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 86-70. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
It s a really, really tough one to end a storybook season on, but listen, Baylor just beat us. They beat us in every facet of the game and deserve all the credit, said Gonzaga coach
Mark Few.
For Baylor, the win was well worth the wait. This year s March Madness was the first complete tournament since the pandemic started, and Baylor had to build back their team after three-week break in February because of COVID.
Baylor now becomes the second Texas team to win a men s NCAA championship. The first was Texas Western University in 1966.
1 of 10
Baylor v Gonzaga
Davion Mitchell #45 of the Baylor Bears sits on a ladder with the trophy after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Men s Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 05, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Baylor Bears defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 86-70. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)