A jump shot and on the career of Jalen Suggs kept the record flawless for Gonzaga by defeating UCLA in the Semifinals of the March Madness. With this, after an intense round trip, the Bulldogs got their second pass to the final duel of the tournament.
The first and only time that Gonzaga has played for the National Championship was in 2017, the year in which North Carolina won the sixth title in its history.
In that meeting marked by the defenses and the points in the paint, Nigel Williams-Goss, guard, finished as the top scorer for those led by Mark Few. While for the Tar Heels, Joel Berry II was the best scorer with 22 points.
The path of the champion has faced the heavyweights of college basketball. No college program has proven to be better on the court than Zaggs.
Drew Timme he’s been Few’s best man this year at the time of scoring. With 19.2 units per game, he surpasses all his teammates and is also the team leader in rebounds with 7.1.
In addition to being one of the leaders on the basketball team, Suggs is also at the offensive controls of the football program. His intuition when distributing the game is evident on the grass and the courts. With 4.6 assists per game, he is Gonzaga’s most prolific passer. He is also one of its best defenders. Suggs averages 1.9 steals per game.
On their way to the National Championship, the Bulldogs have beaten Norfolk State, Oklahoma, Creighton, USC and UCLA.
Facing
The match to be played this Monday, April 5 against Baylor, at Lucas Oil Stadium, will be the second between both teams in the tournament, according to ESPN.
The only time that both schools have shared the court at March Madness was in its last edition, in 2019.
Brandon Clarke made 15 field goals in 18 attempts to add 36 points against the Bears in one of his most outstanding performances that later helped him to be selected in the NBA Draft as the 21st selection of the first round (Memphis Grizzlies).
The Bulldogs won the game 83-71.
Jared Butler, Mark Vital, Flo Thamba, Matthew Mayer are the four players who were on the Baylor team in 2019 and are still there.