You could've played this game 100x and Baylor was going to be stronger and faster. The issue that Gonzaga program will regret was not getting that game re-scheduled from earlier in year. It's one thing to be outmatched in areas, but once your players take the court and experience it-you at least know what to expect going into the next matchup.
Suggs was competitive and tough as hell but he was no match for the speed/quickness as that's one of his weaknesses. He is strong enough to compete which showed but the speed was bothering him and really Zags caught a huge break when Mitchell ripped him on sideline and Suggs committed his 3rd foul which went uncalled to retrieve the ball.
But seeing guys like Kispert have to leave the game simply because Thamba was grown man strong, and Timme was beat to hell because he'd never faced a team this physical since WVU earlier in year-who also gave Zags trouble.
Best team won and that's upsetting to many in the media for some reason. Didn't see the outcry for a 38-0 UK Team that had some serious things go against them in loss to Wisconsin that were legit screw jobs--which if they happened to Zags we'd have Goodman, Borzello, etc...standing and screaming for investigations of the officials.
One thing I loved about last night's game though was the class of Few/Drew. I actually watched a CBB game that was about the players and game, not theatrics on the sideline. You didn't see crazy nonsense from Few like a few coaches do when the game is clearly decided and keep fouling, you didn't see a lot of crazy interactions with officials in what was a well officiated game.
I watched every Baylor game in NCAA's and the amount of halves they never got into the bonus was astonishing considering how CBB is officiated, their seeding, and how they aggressive they play. Didn't even make Drew/their team flinch. They just kept coming and still won. So impressive. But to officials credit-they often officiate based on the teams and didn't see a lot of whining/crying or coaches acting like morons (Hi Tom Izzo) and it was fun and refreshing to watch.