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Baylor's win was widely considered an upset, with Gonzaga considered a "massive favorite" to win the title by ESPN and Yahoo!'s platforms. [40] Gonzaga never led during the game, and their 70 points were the fewest they had scored all season; the Bulldogs entered the championship averaging 91.6 points per game, the best in the nation. [41]
Nolan Hickman scored 17 points, Graham Ike had 15 points and eight rebounds, and No. 6 Gonzaga beat No. 8 Baylor 101-63 at Spokane Arena on Monday night in the teams' season-opener. Braden Huff ...
The top-10 clash between Gonzaga and Baylor was a rematch of the 2021 national title game won convincingly by the Bears. This win does little to avenge that bitter loss for the Zags, but it does ...
The 82nd edition of the tournament began play on March 18, 2021, in sites around the state of Indiana, [2] and concluded with the championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on April 5, with the Baylor Bears defeating the previously undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs 86–70 to earn the team's first ever title.
Gonzaga was hoping to finish off a perfect season with a national title, but instead the dream ended and Baylor was too much in the championship game.
Until the championship game, Gonzaga was the only NCAA basketball team, either men's or women's, to remain undefeated in every game (within and outside its conference) during the 2020–21 season. During the championship game, Baylor University became the season champions after defeating Gonzaga 86–70.
Baylor star Jared Butler claims he wasn't aware of the score as the Bears opened Monday night's NCAA Tournament championship game in ferocious fashion. However, he didn't really need to take a ...
Gonzaga's biggest rivalry is with fellow West Coast Conference foe Saint Mary's. Many analysts and members of the media have touted the Gaels vs. Zags as one of the best, if not the best, college basketball rivalry on the West Coast, [103] [104] as both teams have been consistently the two top teams in the conference over the last 2 decades ...