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INDIANAPOLIS — It happened. Finally, it happened. At last—more than 12 months late and in the middle of a pandemic; nearly two decades after being rocked by one of the darkest scandals in NCAA history and against what was thought to be the sport’s most elite team—Baylor won a men’s basketball national championship.  Finally, the Bears beat Gonzaga (against whom they were previously 0–5). Finally, they toppled an AP No. 1 team (against whom they were previously 0–8). Finally, they took out a top seed in the NCAA tournament (0–3 before this). Finally, it happened. Tim Nwachukwu...

Apr 5, 2021 Editor's Note: Welcome to Morning Madness, SI's daily newsletter during the NCAA tournament. We'll provide you with insight, analysis, picks and more from our college hoops experts. Sign up here . It's been 131 days since the 2020–21 college basketball season began last November, and on Monday night in Indianapolis, it comes to a close when Gonzaga and Baylor square off in a highly-anticipated men's national championship game. Which team will be smiling when the confetti falls at Lucas Oil Stadium? SI's expert picks are in. Pat Forde Who will win? Gonzaga, 84–83. No halfcourt ...

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.

this week. Houston went first; next up is Baylor, a program in search of its first men’s national championship and making its first men’s Final Four appearance since 1950. Here's everything you need to know about the Big 12 team coached by Scott Drew. How It Got Here The Bears’ run through March Madness has been relatively smooth. They opened their journey with a 79–55 win over No. 16 Hartford, a game that was never close after a few nervy moments late in the first half. Baylor then cruised past Wisconsin thanks to 17 points off the bench from Matthew Mayer. In the Sweet 16, Drew’...

Cade Cunningham, Luka Garza, Corey Kispert, Jared Butler and Ayo Dosunmu make up the All-America first team.