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

Associated Press
| Saturday, April 3, 2021 11:19 p.m.
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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.

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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