I’ve had to wait two years to play this since Virginia edged Texas Tech in a classic overtime win in 2019.
Such a stunningly easy win for Baylor as they basically knocked Gonzaga out with an intial 9-0 run and led by 35-16 in the first half as well.
Baylor left no doubts as to who was the best team in college basketball this season as their deep balanced team lined up and ran Mark Few’s team out of the arena.
Baylor’s three guard combo of Jared Butler, Devion Mitchell, and Casias Teague were in a word awesome as they carved up Gonzaga in every imaginable way.
The storyline in this game was Gonzaga couldn’t guard Baylor and couldn’t keep the Bears off their defensive boards. Gonzaga looked like a slow white team which played in a weak conference…while Baylor looked like the best team in the rugged Big 12.
Some are saying the UCLA game took too much out of Gonzaga. I would counter with the fact Gonzaga never played any tough games this season in a cupcake league and they ran into a buzzsaw on Championship Monday by the name of the Baylor Bears.
This was the Big 12’s first national title in hoops since Kansas did the trick in 2008 when they escaped Derek Rose and the Memphis Tigers.
This game was a highlight reel of what Texas high school basketball has become on the national stage.
I feel sad for the Gonzaga kids, but I mean in my view UCLA was for the most part the better team on Saturday night. I’m not dogging Gonzaga, but I think this speaks volumes to the league they play in as opposed to some of the tough Power 5 leagues.
I loved watching the tournament this year especially since we don’t have legit NBA basketball in Oklahoma City this season.
My three favorite games of the tournament were 1 Oral Roberts vs. Ohio State, 2 UCLA vs. Alabama, and 3 UCLA vs. Gonzaga.
Congrats to Coach Scott Drew … he’ll never have to be dogged again as to the question if he’s a championship level coach.
Baylor….THIS IS YOUR ONE SHINING MOMENT!