Monday’s national title game
Gonzaga (1) vs Baylor (1)
Gonzaga (31-0)
— ranked #1 by KenPom
— Tempo: #7
— Experience: #248
— Continuity: #179
— Gonzaga has two wins this season by less than 10 points.
— Gonzaga played three guys 40:00+ in Saturday’s OT win.
— Zags are shooting 63.9% inside arc (#1)
— Gonzaga gets 57.7% of its points on 2-point shots (#26)
— Zags (+1) lost 71-65 to North Carolina in national title game, four years ago.
— Baylor played 15 games this season against top 50 teams; Gonzaga played 11.
Baylor (27-2)
— ranked #2 by KenPom
— Tempo: #201
— Experience: #85
— Continuity: #32
— Baylor is 10-2 since its 21-day COVID pause.
— Bears are shooting 41.2% on the arc (#1)
— Baylor forces turnovers 24.6% of time (#3)
— All five of Baylor’s NCAA wins were by 9+ points.
— Bears are grabbing 36.9% of their missed shots (#6)
— This is Baylor’s first Final Four since 1950- their game Saturday was stress-free.
— Since 1987, when two #1-seeds made the championship games, favorites were 4-3 ATS in those games.