Each loss in March always seems like the hardest loss to stomach in a new and interesting way. In the end, they are each replaced by some other memory. I can’t but help feel that inevitably, this will end up the same way. We will all remember the amazing Final Four game because we choose to, and most of us will forget the dud against Baylor because we have to.
We can’t say Gonzaga was this close to finishing an undefeated season because the moment Baylor corralled the first jump ball, it was all over. In the first seven minutes of play, Baylor would take 11 trips down the court and scored 23 points.