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Gonzaga beats buzzer in overtime for Final Four win vs. UCLA

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Gonzaga forward Drew Timme dunks the ball over UCLA guard Johnny Juzang (left) and guard Tyger Campbell during the second half Saturday.
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UCLA guard Johnny Juzang drives to the basket over Gonzaga forward Drew Timme during the second half Saturday.

Gonzaga has given fans the NCAA championship game they wanted with a shot for the ages.

Jalen Suggs banked in a shot from near midcourt at the buzzer, giving the heavily favored Zags a 93-90 overtime victory against upstart UCLA.

Gonzaga, the No. 1 overall seed, will play second-seeded Baylor for the title Monday night. Those teams were 1-2 in the Associated Press Top 25 most of the season. The Bears manhandled Houston, 78-59, in the other national semifinal.

Johnny Juzang scored 31 points for UCLA, including a tying basket with 3.3 seconds left. But Suggs took the inbound pass, dribbled just past midcourt and launched the shot. It banked in after the buzzer sounded.

Gonzaga is 31-0 and the first team since Indiana State in 1979 to carry an undefeated record into the national title game. Indiana was the last undefeated champion in 1976.

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