The Baylor Bears officially have their first NCAA men’s basketball title. The Gonzaga Bulldogs’ undefeated season is no more, as Baylor bested the No. 1 seed 86-70 in Monday’s championship match, a game that was never close after tip off.
Baylor never trailed to Gonzaga with the Bears getting going fast early on, eventually picking up their largest lead of the night at 20 points. There was no magical buzzer beater moment to be found for Gonzaga on Monday, as the Bulldogs could not put together much of a comeback in the second half against the dominant Bears.
Though there was no last-second moment of drama, Baylor’s celebrations upon winning their first NCAA title were worth the wait.
FIRST. TIME. FEELING! 👏
Baylor wins the #NationalChampionship for the first time in men’s program history! pic.twitter.com/HOg0RgPN41
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) April 6, 2021
That #NationalChampionship feeling from Baylor 🏆 pic.twitter.com/9TKtB9KMCJ
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 6, 2021
Baylor fans celebrating at Lucas Oil! pic.twitter.com/KHb2yfF47r
— Stadium (@Stadium) April 6, 2021
All smiles on the Baylor bench 😁@BaylorMBB #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/X3nKq1QZbZ
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) April 6, 2021
Live from McLane — the exact moment @BaylorMBB became
NATIONAL. 🐻 CHAMPIONS. 🏆
(video via @jeremymann14)
— Baylor University (@Baylor) April 6, 2021
Can’t forget the confetti!!
The National Champion Baylor Bears pic.twitter.com/VmiR7cEfMK
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) April 6, 2021
And of course, the congratulations on Twitter flowed freely for Baylor after the final buzzer sounded.
Baylor spoils Gonzaga's perfect season to win its FIRST men's basketball national title 🏆 pic.twitter.com/KGdAAmkBMb
— ESPN (@espn) April 6, 2021
THE BAYLOR BEARS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 🐻🏆
(1) Baylor dominates (1) Gonzaga 86-70 to win the 2021 #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/JQwab10rDb
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) April 6, 2021
BEARS GET IT DONE 🐻
Baylor beats Gonzaga to win its first men's championship in school history pic.twitter.com/ptbaXThH4T
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 6, 2021
YOUR BEARS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!!! 🐻🏀🏆💚✨#SicEm, @BaylorMBB!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/1aAggxdDbl
— BaylorProud (@BaylorProud) April 6, 2021
Another outstanding display of team basketball by the Baylor Bears tonight.. What a season and what a tournament. Congratulations to Coach Drew and the National Champion Bears pic.twitter.com/4iy4b84RIt
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) April 6, 2021
What a moment!
