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Gonzaga’s Unforgettable Shot: Bank Shot Buzzer-Beater Sinks UCLA, Saves Perfect Season

Now that is what it’s all about. That. Those final 3 seconds of Gonzaga-UCLA, or really, all of it, because it was an exquisite basketball game, back and forth, forth and back, much better than anyone expected, and now this shot—a 40-foot bank shot, not far from mid-court, Lordy! — elevated it into something even greater, an all-timer, a game you’ll remember as long as you breathe. 

Really. I know that sounds like the sort of overcooked hyperbole blowhards like to say after watching a phenomenal last-second, game-winning, championship-qualifying shot, but I’m afraid this blowharding might actually be true.

It was that good. Watch it now if you didn’t watch it before. I’ll wait right here. 

Did you yell in your TV room? Of course you yelled. The yell sounded different in Westwood. It sounded different up in Spokane. But it was a yell.



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2021 NCAA Final Four score: Gonzaga survives UCLA with buzzer-beater in OT, advances to national title game

Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs banked in a desperation 3-pointer to beat the buzzer in overtime to give the Zags a 93-90 victory over upset-minded UCLA in a memorable Final Four game Saturday. No. 1 seed Gonzaga had won 29 of its 30 games by double-digits entering the showdown with the No. 11 seed Bruins, but the Bulldogs finally had to survive a thriller to keep their perfect record intact. 

The Bruins gave the Zags everything they could handle before Gonzaga squeaked out the victory. UCLA’s Johnny Juzang tied it at 90 with a lay-up just seconds before Suggs’ heroics.

The Bulldogs, who are the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, will advance to play No. 2 overall seed Baylor in Monday night’s national title game.

After scoring 28 points in a 51-49 victory Michigan in the Elite Eight on Tuesday, Juzang turned in another spectacular performance for UCLA with 29 points. But the 6-foot-6 sophomore was whistled for a charge with 1.1 seconds left in regulation while driving for a potential game-winning shot.

That call sent the game to overtime, and from there, Gonzaga center Drew Timme took over with six quick points in the opening two minutes of overtime. The star sophomore finished with 25 points for the Bulldogs, who improved to 31-0 with the victory.

Suggs is special

Suggs’ 3-pointer at the buzzer will go down in history, and rightfully so. But it wasn’t the first time that Suggs rescued Gonzaga. The star freshman registered the highlight of regulation when he came from behind to block Cody Riley’s dunk attempt with 2:00 remaining. 

Then, he collected the rebound and rifled a spectacular bounce pass to Timme, who caught it in stride and dunked. The four-point swing put Gonzaga ahead by two and helped it gain momentum it would need to avoid a loss in regulation.

Lovable in defeat

The Bruins’ magical run began in the First Four with an overtime victory over Michigan State, and it ended with an overtime loss in the Final Four. In total, four of the Bruins’ final seven games went to overtime this season, dating back to a loss against Oregon State in the Pac-12 Tournament.

It’s hard to fathom a program with 11 national championships adopting the role of lovable underdog, but this group of UCLA players fit the bill. In particular, Juzang turned in a memorable NCAA Tournament. He became just the second player in UCLA’s storied history to record three 25-point games in a single NCAA Tournament, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

History still available

Gonzaga is seeking to become the first undefeated national champion since Indiana in 1976, and Saturday’s narrow victory protected that opportunity. But Saturday may also have been an indication that the Zags are not invincible. After ripping through a series of overmatched opponents in the West Coast Conference and handling their first four NCAA Tournament opponents without much trouble, the Bulldogs were tested against UCLA.

The Bruins thrived in the mid-range game and proved that some of Gonzaga’s perimeter players are not great 1-on-1 defenders. If Juzang and UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. can break down the Bulldogs off the dribble, then Butler’s deep trio of guards could have success in attacking the basket and getting to favorable shooting spots as well.

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2021 NCAA Final Four live updates: Gonzaga vs. UCLA score, March Madness coverage, live stream, watch online

After Gonzaga closed the first half on an 8-3 run and held a one-point lead at halftime, it appeared the Bulldogs might have flipped the momentum enough to go on a run to begin the second half of Saturday night’s Final Four showdown with UCLA. 

But midway through the second half, the Bruins were still hanging around and trailing just 66-62

Joel Ayayi and Drew Timme have been leading the Bulldogs in scoring, while Johnny Juzang and Jaime Jaquez Jr. have been pacing the Bruins.

Whoever wins will face No. 1 seed Baylor in Monday’s national title game. The Bears easily handled No. 2 seed Houston 78-59 in Saturday’s first Final Four game.

CBS Sports will be with you the entire way updating this story with the latest from Gonzaga vs. UCLA in the Final Four. You can stream the game on March Madness Live. Keep it locked here throughout the game.  

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NCAA Tournament scores, winners and losers: No. 1 seeds Michigan, Gonzaga advance to Elite Eight

It’s been well-documented by now just how wild the NCAA Tournament has been. All you need to do is look at the Midwest Region, where No. 12 seed Oregon State has advanced to the Elite Eight, to know there has been some havoc wreaked in this tournament by unexpected contenders.

But for all the chaos we’ve seen, three of the four. No. 1 seeds are still standing for the Elite Eight. Gonzaga and Michigan did not just merely advance on Sunday but actually dominated quality foes to keep their special seasons afloat. With fellow No. 1 seed Baylor also in the Elite Eight, this NCAA Tournament has proven just how dominant that trio has been at the top of the sport this season.

The three appeared destined to secure No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament for weeks before Selection Sunday, and they all employ similar formulas. Each rely heavily on veterans, have more than just a single star player and are generally excellent 3-point shooting teams. Though No. 1 seed Illinois was upset in the second round, the Illini’s peers are still dancing, and Sunday’s results suggested the top dogs still have plenty of fight left.

Winner: UCLA’s run continues

UCLA’s NCAA Tournament run just crossed from impressive into the territory of legendary with a thrilling 88-78 overtime victory against No. 2 seed Alabama. The Bruins have now won four games in the NCAA Tournament after losing last season’s leading scorer, Chris Smith, to injury after just eight games this season. Even without Smith and five-star point guard Daishen Nix, who opted out of his letter of intent to join the G League, this team has pressed on. In just two years on the job, Mick Cronin has made UCLA a team to fear again, and with top-50 prospects Peyton Watson and Will McClendon on the way, it seems like UCLA is poised to keep rising. But this run is not over just yet.

Loser: The Tide recedes 

Alabama received attention all season for its willingness to take — and ability to make — a ton of 3-pointers. What we failed to discuss with this team, however, was free-throw shooting. But basketball is a game of fundamentals, and the fundamental element of free-throw shooting failed this team when it mattered most on Sunday. The Crimson Tide made just 11-of-25 free throws for the game and just 2-of-8 over the last 7:26. After shooting a respectable 71.9% entering Sunday’s game, the collapse at the line was surprising. That’s the sort of think that will haunt you for an entire offseason.

Winner: Gonzaga’s balance on display

When your leading scorer takes just one shot in the entire first half and you’re up by 10 points on a quality opponent, that’s one sign you may have a well-balanced team. That was the case for Gonzaga on Sunday, as it dominated on the perimeter and in the paint for an 83-65 victory over Creighton. Corey Kispert scored just two points in the first half while Drew Timme and Andrew Nembhard scored 12 apiece. In the end, Gonzaga’s five starters each scored between 9 and 22 points as the Bulldogs advanced to the Elite Eight with a relatively painless performance that showcased once again just how balanced this team is.

Loser: Creighton goes cold

Creighton never led during its lopsided loss to No. 1 seed Gonzaga on Sunday, but halfway through the first half, it was only a three-point game in favor of the Zags. Led by a hot start from Bluejays star Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton was — against all odds — hanging around. 

But as it learned the hard way in a hurry, Gonzaga is … different. It closed on a 16-8 run to finish off the half. Then coming out in the second half, it really turned on the jets, as Gonzaga more or less put the game out of reach and within its grasp relatively early.

“The start of the second half was huge for us,” said Creighton coach Greg McDermott. “We really felt like for us to have an opportunity we had to win that first four minute timeout, and instead they were able to take that lead from 10 to 14. Then it’s an uphill battle against a team like that.”

Exacerbating the sluggish second half start was Creighton’s putrid, uncharacteristic shooting. After making three 3s in the opening 10 minutes of the game, the team made just two 3s over the final 30 minutes of action, finishing 5-of-23 from distance.

“We had some decent looks,” McDermott said. “We talked all week like ‘you have to score to play with Gonzaga.’ And we just didn’t score enough.”

Winner: Michigan dominates the paint

Michigan entered Sunday’s Sweet 16 showdown having made nine 3-pointers in a first round victory over Texas Southern and 10 in a second round win over LSU. But the No. 1 seed Wolverines came by their 76-58 victory against Florida State on Sunday in a different way: Michigan outscored the Seminoles 50-28 in the paint. In fact, the Wolverines’ starters combined for just one 3-pointer in the game and the Wolverines shot just 3-of-11 from beyond the arc in total. Center Hunter Dickinson and forwards Franz Wagner and Brandon Johns Jr. combined for 41 points.

The game was a great example of why Michigan is so dangerous. Even without much working from the outside, the Wolverines still managed to dominate a quality foe with its deep group of scorers comfortable with attacking at different levels.

Loser: Florida State’s surprising dud

After an impressive second round thrashing of Colorado, Florida State was a trendy pick to upset Michigan. But this Seminoles squad picked the wrong time to struggle shooting the basketball. With Michigan dominating the interior, FSU needed to get hot from beyond the arc to have a chance, but it made just 5-of-20 tries from 3-point range. For a team that entered ranked 16th nationally in 3-point shooting percentage at 38.2%, an 0-for-7 first half was just too much to overcome.

It was still a great season for the Seminoles, but this loss will leave fans still wondering what the 2019-20 team might have accomplished in the NCAA Tournament. That team was 26-5 when the season was canceled, and it had a pair of first-round draft picks in Patrick Williams and Devin Vassell.

Loser: Indiana goes with plan B

It shouldn’t be too difficult for Indiana to rally its fan base behind new coach Mike Woodson, a former head coach of the Knicks and Hawks and current Knicks assistant. He was a legendary player for the program under Bob Knight and could, theoretically, do with Indiana what Juwan Howard has done with Michigan. Howard is a former Wolverines star with a long NBA resume who has guided Michigan to the Elite Eight in just his second season as coach.

But Woodson is pretty clearly the fallback plan for Indiana after the Hoosiers reportedly pursued Celtics coach Brad Stevens and Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann.

There is also a big difference in the condition of the programs Howard inherited at Michigan and what Woodson is walking into at Indiana. Howard succeeded John Beilein, who left on his own accord for the NBA after three straight runs to the Sweet 16 or deeper. By contrast, Woodson will be inheriting a roster that is in shambles after Archie Miller’s firing this month sent several players to the transfer portal. Could Woodson work out, sure? But IU fans are in for frustration if they try and compare his timeline for success with what Howard is doing at Michigan.

Winner: Memphis wins the NIT

How much is an NIT title really worth? It’s hard to say, because there appears to be little correlation between winning the NIT and then parlaying that into great NCAA Tournament success the following year. But after Sunday’s 77-64 NIT title victory over Mississippi State, there is no denying that Memphis has momentum. The Tigers won 11 of their final 13 games, and their two losses in that stretch were by a combined five points to a Houston team that is playing in the Elite Eight. If Memphis had won either of those heartbreaking games against Houston, it likely would have made the NCAA Tournament field. But hoisting the NIT trophy is a decent consolation prize for a team that looks ready to turn a corner in coach Penny Hardaway’s fourth season.

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Gonzaga beats BYU to win WCC Championship [HIGHLIGHTS] | ESPN College Basketball – ESPN

  1. Gonzaga beats BYU to win WCC Championship [HIGHLIGHTS] | ESPN College Basketball ESPN
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  3. Gonzaga stays undefeated, wins WCC men’s basketball tournament title after getting ‘punched in the face’ by BYU ESPN
  4. ‘They pushed us to the brink’: No. 1 Gonzaga rallies by almost-perfect BYU for historic win KSL.com
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BYU basketball: 3 keys in WCC championship loss to Gonzaga Bulldogs

The BYU Cougars led the top-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs for much of the way in the West Coast Conference championship game on Tuesday night in Las Vegas but the Bulldogs asserted themselves down the stretch to get the win and stay undefeated on the season.

Here are three keys from the contest.

  • The Cougars led by 12 at halftime after shooting the lights out in the first 20 minutes, but it was tied at 73 with just over four minutes to go and then Gonzaga scored the game’s next nine points to take control.
  • After shooting 9 of 13 from behind the 3-point line in the first half, BYU went just 2 of 15 in the second half. The Bulldogs went 6 of 13 from deep in both halves.
  • Gonzaga got at least 13 points from every starter, with Jalen Suggs’ 23 points leading all scorers. Eight of those came during the crucial late stretch. Trevin Knell led the Cougars with 20 points off the bench, Alex Barcello had 15 and Matt Haarms 13.

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