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The Baylor Bears men’s basketball team wins their first NCAA 2021 Championship title

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On Monday night April 5th, Baylor took down Gonzaga 86-70 in the NCAA National Championship game, winning their first national title in school history. 

The Baylor and Gonzaga game was definitely worth the wait with 16.92 million people watching.

“First and foremost, I want to thank God for blessing us with this opportunity tonight,” said Baylor coach Scott Drew. “I know the guys have worked really hard. And I’m so happy they get a chance to celebrate now. At the same time, I feel for Coach [Mark] Few and his team because they’re such class acts. And Coach Few is a Hall of Fame coach and an unbelievable guy. A better person than he is a coach. And you hate when friends aren’t feeling good.”

This NCAA game was the game to see due to both Baylor and Gonzaga were looking to win their first championship Monday night. Before Monday’s night game, the closest Baylor came to winning a title was in 1948 when the team played against Kentucky.

The entire game was making history left and right. College football fans praised the work of Gonzaga along the way especially after freshman Jalen Suggs hit a half court shot that sent them to the NCAA title game. Gonzaga also became the first undefeated team since Indiana State in 1979 to enter the championship game and lose. 

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