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[TwentyThirtyFive]

Next 5 or 6 mins is crucial. Either Gonzaga makes a run to get this to a managable number or this is over.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Zaga is fun to watch offensively and painful to watch defensively.

[Mike B]

Baylor is just better tonight,  They are just overwhelming Gonzaga 

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Who the hell beat Baylor

[Mike B]

Drew has the look that no coach wants to have.  His team does not have it tonight.

 

Or worse, the other team is better

[Mike B]

Who the hell beat Baylor

My son just asked the same question.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Baylor is just legit. They finally put it all together. They weren't even quite this good before their covid pause. This is the complete version of their team and they are dominant.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Baylor is just legit. They finally put it all together. They weren't even quite this good before their covid pause. This is the complete version of their team and they are dominant.

See they also didnt lose til late in the year.

[Mike B]

Who the hell beat Baylor

I looked it up OK State  and Kansas

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Never a game. Disappointing after all the hype.

[Pedro Cerrano]

So happy this is happening.

Fakest program in the history of collegiate sports.

Tricks EVERYONE

[Pedro Cerrano]

Good luck against Pepperdine next year ✌️

[Mike B]

Congrats to. Baylor.  Terrific performance 

[CantonJester]

Until last night, teams this season that shot 55% or better, committed 10 or less TOs, and held their opponent to 7 or less 3 pointers made, went 98-1.

UCLA did this to Gonzaga.

98-2.

 

If Gonzaga had the dress rehearsal vs Houston, and Baylor had to fend off UCLA the way they played against Gonzaga? I think tonight’s outcome would’ve been wholly different. 

 

But I’ve no skin in this game, so I’m not making any excuses. It’s just the way the cards were dealt. 

[ChrisDachille]

I’ll write something later, but that’s just heartbreaking for Gonzaga. Baylor destroyed them in every aspect of the game and became deserved champions.

Gonzaga once again becomes the runner-up. This will take months for Coach Few to get over. Brutal.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Zaga will continue to put themselves in position. Their day is coming.

[You Play to Win the Game]

You can't be battle tested, especially defensively, in that conference. Their defense broke down completely in the Final Four.

[The Epic]

Serious question. Who's the last team to go (generally) untested in conference play and still win the national championship? Like, has it happened in our adult lives? Zags, Butler, Memphis have all come close but none of them got there. 

[Mackus]

Serious question. Who's the last team to go (generally) untested in conference play and still win the national championship? Like, has it happened in our adult lives? Zags, Butler, Memphis have all come close but none of them got there. 

 

UNLV is the last team not from a major conference, don't know if they played a strong OOC slate or not.

[Mike in STL]

UNLV is the last team not from a major conference, don't know if they played a strong OOC slate or not.

According to wiki...

 

That team opened with a win against Loyola-Marymount. They also played them again in the elite 8 when LM finished the season ranked #21. 

 

Other notable games:

Cal (W)

Kansas (L)

#12 Oklahoma (L)

#16 Iowa (W)

#11 Arkansas (W)

#16 LSU (L)

N.C. State (W)

#20 Arizona (W)

#16 Louisville (W)

 

New Mexico State in conference also finish the season ranked #24. They split the season series with them. 

 

Gonzaga played 4 ranked games OOC, had Baylor scheduled but was canceled. Could argue UNLV had a little tougher slate, but not by much. If that Baylor game in December isn't cancelled it's likely tilted in the Zags favor if you add more weight to #1/#2 Baylor, #5/#6 Kansas, #3 Iowa who are higher than anyone UNLV played.