Baylor Overcomes Late Gonzaga Lead, Wins 64-63

As Malachi Smith let out a yell following his emphatic dunk over Keonte George at the 1:38 mark, it appeared the Zags were finally going to get their revenge for 2021. Gonzaga’s seven point lead seemed insurmountable for a Baylor offense that had only three field goals in the preceding nine and a half minutes.

Well, it seemed insurmountable for all of five seconds, which is how long it took for Baylor to inbound the ball and Adam Flager to drain a three. One possession later, Flager hit another three.

Their lead down to only one, Gonzaga tried to run out half of the remaining clock on a long static possession. One turnover, missed three, offensive rebound, and Drew Timme foul later, Jalen…