Jalen Suggs, have yourself a day. The 19-year-old for Gonzaga had not one, but two incredible moments in Saturday’s Final Four matchup, including the buzzer-beater three-pointer from nearly half court to give the Bulldogs the 93-90 win in overtime against UCLA.
After a back-and-forth regulation that wouldn’t decide a winner, No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 11 UCLA went into overtime to determine the team that would be moving onto the NCAA men’s basketball tournament final. In the final 10 seconds, Gonzaga had the 90-88 lead when UCLA’s Johnny Juzang got his own rebound to tie the game.
With three seconds remaining, Gonzaga got the ball to Suggs, who then proceeded to cross half court and post up for a shot with 0.8 seconds left on the clock. Miraculously, the shot went in and kept Gonzaga’s undefeated hopes alive as the Bulldogs advanced to the final on the buzzer beater.
WHAT. JUST. HAPPENED.
GONZAGA STAYS UNDEFEATED AT THE BUZZER! pic.twitter.com/27I8a2A9DA
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) April 4, 2021
An iconic moment in men's March Madness history. WOW pic.twitter.com/5AhlKthMN6
— SB Nation (@SBNation) April 4, 2021
JALEN SUGGS pic.twitter.com/jKaiE2oOZo
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) April 4, 2021
hang this in the Louvre pic.twitter.com/l97J0viVEj
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) April 4, 2021
This angle of Jalen Suggs’ game-winner is ART. 🎨
(🎥: @marchmadness) pic.twitter.com/ubF0JmpE0J
— theScore (@theScore) April 4, 2021
The Shot™️ wasn’t Suggs’ only major moment in clutch time. With the score tied at 77-77 between the Bulldogs and Bruins with two minutes remaining in the second half, UCLA’s Cody Riley looked to take the ball to the hoop for a dunk attempt. However, Suggs was there alongside him to make an excellent defensive play to block the attempt and steal the ball away from UCLA.
And that wasn’t all! Suggs was able to take his own blocked pass and dribble up the court before sending a one-handed bounce pass to Drew Timme for his own dunk and the 79-77 lead.
WOW! GONZAGA TAKES THE LEAD 🤯 pic.twitter.com/o4KUQqILP8
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 4, 2021
What a sequence! The play, somehow, sounds even better in Russian.
AS CALLED ON RUSSIAN TV: pic.twitter.com/X1r0eFfxRP
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) April 4, 2021
That’s not one, but two incredible moments for Suggs in the span of about 20 minutes real time. This tweet pretty much sums up Suggs’ game-changing, career-altering moment for himself and for Gonzaga.
suggs made the play of the tournament with the block-to-assist transition and then like fifteen minutes later he went and made the new play of the tournament lol that young man is as built for the moment as it gets
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) April 4, 2021
Now that is what March Madness is all about!
