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Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (27-2) vs #1 Gonzaga (31-0)

April 4, 2021
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#1 Seed Baylor (27-2) takes on #1 Seed Gonzaga (31-0) in the National Championship Game Monday April 5th at 8:20 pm CST in Indianapolis.  The game will be televised on CBS.

KenPom Prediction:  Gonzaga 85 Baylor 81

Torvik Prediction:  Gonzaga 85 Baylor 80

Evan Miyakawa Prediction:  Gonzaga 92 Baylor 87

KenPom Prediction (Dec 2020):  Gonzaga 79 Baylor 78

Coaches

Gonzaga:  Mark Few (58) 628-124; 21 NCAAs; 10 Sweet 16s; 4 Elite 8s; 2 Final 4s

Baylor:  Scott Drew (50); 390-224 overall (370-213 at Baylor); 9 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF

Head to Head:  Few 3-0

Gonzaga Starters

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Andrew Nembhard PG JR 6-5 195 9.2 2.3 4.4 48 33 78
Jalen Suggs SG FR 6-4 205 14.1 5.5 4.6 50 33 77
Joel Ayayi SF JR 6-5 180 12.2 7.0 2.8 58 39 79
Corey Kispert PF SR 6-7 220 18.8 5.0 1.8 53 45 88
Drew Timme C SO 6-10 235 19.2 7.1 2.3 65 29 69

Gonzaga Bench

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Anton Watson F SO 6-8 225 7.0 3.4 1.2 64 15 64
Aaron Cook G SR 6-1 180 4.4 1.6 1.7 50 35 66

Baylor Starters

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Davion Mitchell PG JR 6-2 205 14.0 2.6 5.5 52 45 63
Jared Butler  SG JR 6-3 195 16.6 3.3 4.7 47 42 77
MaCio Teague SF SR 6-4 195 15.8 4.0 1.7 48 39 84
Mark Vital PF SR 6-5 250 5.6 6.5 1.3 49 0 50
Flo Thamba C JR 6-10 245 3.7 3.9 0.2 59 0 61

Baylor Bench

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Adam Flagler G SO 6-3 180 9.0 2.3 1.4 45 42 86
Matt Mayer F JR 6-9 225 8.3 3.8 1.0 49 40 59
Jon Tchamwa F SO 6-8 245 6.4 5.1 0.4 57 0 77
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Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (27-2) vs #1 Gonzaga (31-0)

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Jacques Strap
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10:26p, 4/5/21
We are playing the walkons versus the Zags in the title game!!!
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10:26p, 4/5/21
Just absolute domination.
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10:26p, 4/5/21
Let's burn the silos!!!!
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10:26p, 4/5/21
The Bench is in the record books.
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10:26p, 4/5/21
let's hold them under their season average....
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10:26p, 4/5/21
We literally reduced Houston and Gonzaga to tears.
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10:27p, 4/5/21
That. was. amazing.
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10:27p, 4/5/21
What a dream game by the Bears!!!!
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10:27p, 4/5/21
Now pay the man!
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10:27p, 4/5/21
YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!
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10:28p, 4/5/21
I'm sorry Suggs... You had an OFF NIGHT!
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10:28p, 4/5/21
SIC EM BEARS. what a great game by a great team.
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10:29p, 4/5/21
Best 2 hour commercial for Baylor University.
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10:29p, 4/5/21
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!
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10:29p, 4/5/21
We led the last 75:49 of game time in the Final Four.
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10:29p, 4/5/21
Clearly the best team in the country. No one else is close.
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SOMEBODY GRAB ME AND HOLD ME DOWN, I'M ABOUT TO RAPTURE!
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I'm embodying the "grown man crying."
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10:30p, 4/5/21
That is a game for the ages!
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10:30p, 4/5/21
Tears of joy folks. No one will ever take this away from us
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10:30p, 4/5/21
One of the most dominant Final Four performances in history!!!!
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10:31p, 4/5/21
Got a 6am conference call and I may not sleep before then!
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10:31p, 4/5/21
Sic'em forever!!! National champions baby!
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This day should never end
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10:33p, 4/5/21
THE BAYLOR BEARS ARE THE 2021 NCAA MBB NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!
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Could we have asked for a better game? #1 Gonzaga was excited to cut the lead to 9!!!!!
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Momma cooked a breakfast with no hog.
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In reply to StatMan • 10:34p, 4/5/21
StatMan said:
THE BAYLOR BEARS ARE THE 2021 NCAA MBB NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!
Namtats!!!

Welcome to the game thread!!!
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In reply to Jack Bauer • 10:34p, 4/5/21
Jack Bauer said:
One of the most dominant Final Four performances in history!!!!
Reminiscent of Michigan St and Magic dominating undefeated Indiana St and Bird in 1979.
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10:34p, 4/5/21
Congratulations to the Baylor Bears the 2021 National Champions.
An Objective Fan of The Former Baylor Lady Bears.
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10:36p, 4/5/21
What a great team! They made us all so fortunate to be able to see it.
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10:36p, 4/5/21
GREAT GAME - TOTAL DOMINATION - we never trailed! Thanks guys for coming back and making a dream for this old fart to become reality!
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This is soooooo HUGE!!!!!!!!! Thought I'd never live to see it!!!!
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Wow. Congrats Baylor.
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10:39p, 4/5/21
Consider this: 2-22 IowaSt played us 11 points closer than 30-0 Gonzaga
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