That was a hell of a basketball game

[Fishy]

Good god.

I hate this phrase and I hate it even more applying it to Cronin, but it’s a shame that someone had to lose that game.

That was just great, great basketball for 45 minutes. Feel like Baylor has caught a break because whoever won this game is going to be a little gutted for the next one.

 

[WeAreUCONN]

I thought Gonzaga would steamroll them. At the end I thought UCLA was going to grind out the win. Quite an amazing performance by both teams.

 

[auror]

Insane shotmaking (both teams above 1.2 points per possession). Overtime. 2 clutch late shots. The craziest buzzer beater in Final Four history. An undefeated season on the line.

That game is way, way, way up there for best games in tournament history. Top 5 at the minimum. We're talking Kentucky-Duke, UNC-Nova, NC St-Houston, Kansas-Memphis.

 

[husky99]

Hate to say it.. but i was rooting for Cronin

 

[uconnbill]

Best game I have seen in awhile for sure. I thought for sure UCLA was going to pull it out in the end.

Timme flexing is terrible and I just can't stand it. I will root for Baylor on Monday

 

[Fishy]

Hate to say it.. but i was rooting for Cronin

I was rooting for Gonzaga - they deserve a title - but damn, Cronin did an amazing job during the tournament. UCLA won grinding and they nearly dumped Gonzaga in a shootout.

 

[BlueDogs]

UCLA can walk out of that arena with heads held high like champions knowing they left it all on the floor. Talk about dying with your boots on. Hell of a heavy weight fight.

 

[BoukofJames]

 

[HooperScooper]

That was an instant classic.

I was surprised UCLA stayed in it like they did. I thought they were toast a few times and then they came right back. They were very tough.

 

[NowInStorrs]

Yeah it was. Incredible game by both teams. A lot of great plays. It was back and forth the whole time. Hard to have a better game than that.

 

[olehead]

Played at such a high level. The execution, pick and roll, pin downs, just fantastic watching these talented young men go at one another with such intensity. Both teams put on a wonderful display of how the game should be played and both programs should be proud on how they represented themselves today before millions.

 

[metsfan2323]

Monday's game will get a huge rating now with this game as a lead in. Should be fun.

 

[BigTenFan]

Insane shotmaking (both teams above 1.2 points per possession). Overtime. 2 clutch late shots. The craziest buzzer beater in Final Four history. An undefeated season on the line.

That game is way, way, way up there for best games in tournament history. Top 5 at the minimum. We're talking Kentucky-Duke, UNC-Nova, NC St-Houston, Kansas-Memphis.

Agreed- high level play and coaching on both sides. One of the great games.

 

[BugsyCT]

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"There are onions Jim, and then there are MAJOR! ONIONS! WITH A KISS!!"

Classic Raff.

 

[MexicoHusky]

I was happy to see the gods favor the Zags. They deserve it. But I definteily found myself rooting for Juzang, Jaquez and Bernard..... even though Bernard barely played tonight.

I found myself fascinating by their ability to ignore the strengths of the other team. In every game it seemed like they simply said we got 3 swing players that are legit. You can't stop em all. So we are going to slow what you do a little at just go right at you with what we do well.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

There are onions, but then there are MAJOR onions......with a kiss!

No but that was the best college basketball game I’ve ever seen. Maybe that’s just recency bias, but I can’t think of a better game. Of course there’s the 6 OT game, but I can’t remember a game where both teams played their absolute best, A+ game from basically start to finish.

UCLAs center was even gettin on the action dropping 20 footers every time he touched the ball.

 

[UncleSpliff]

Juzang had a wide open 7 footer at the end of regulation and decided to go in for a layup. He’d been hitting midrange jumpers all night at an 80% clip. They had it. Just made a bad decision.

 

[Mooch82]

Incredible game. Top 5 college basketball game I’ve ever watched. Adrenaline pumping through my veins. If I was a Gonzaga fan, no chance I sleep tonight.

 

[huskyjawz]

Juzang had a wide open 7 footer at the end of regulation and decided to go in for a layup. He’d been hitting midrange jumpers all night at an 80% clip. They had it. Just made a bad decision.

This is what I keep thinking.

 

[wheelerdog]

That was why we all watch.

I love college basketball.

 

[auror]

Look at this trend chart.

 

[superjohn]

If Suggs doesn't hit that shot Juzang would've beaten Gail Goodrich's UCLA all-time record for tournament points. Just an amazing run of basketball from him.

 

[upstater]

Classic game that will be talked about for a long time, but you can't have a top 5, there are so many. I mean, I remember Arkansas Duke as a great game, or Nova Georgetown, which still blows my mind until this day. And of course UConn- Duke!

 

[auror]

Classic game that will be talked about for a long time, but you can't have a top 5, there are so many. I mean, I remember Arkansas Duke as a great game, or Nova Georgetown, which still blows my mind until this day. And of course UConn- Duke!

This game is a bigger underdog game than Nova/GTown (11 seed from the play-in game, 13.5 point underdog). With a more exciting finish, overtime, and better play overall.

 

[metsfan2323]

I love this game. But it will lose some of its long term luster if the Zags lose on Monday. The Yankees' "Boone game" lost a lot of its importance after the loss to the Marlins. If the Zags win on Monday this is an all time classic.