Baylor captures men's national championship, spoils Zags' bid for perfection

Just two days after feeling the high of beating UCLA on a buzzer-beating three-pointer, Gonzaga fell back down to earth, falling to Baylor in the national championship game.

The Bears jumped into a 23-8 lead early in the first half and never looked back in Baylor's 86-70 win Monday. 

With Gonzaga's loss, the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers remain the last team to pull off the perfect national championship season.

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