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Butler was a unanimous First Team All-Big 12 selection and earned consensus first-team All-American honors. [24] He led Baylor to its first national championship, and was named NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player after posting 22 points and seven assists in an 86–70 win over previously undefeated Gonzaga in the title game. [25]
After the game, Baylor coach Scott Drew was presented with the national championship trophy, and Bears guard Jared Butler was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA tournament. [39] Baylor's win was widely considered an upset, with Gonzaga considered a "massive favorite" to win the title by ESPN and Yahoo!'s platforms. [40]
Apr 6, 2021 · Baylor's star guard Jared Butler became the first player in the NCAA tournament since Carmelo Anthony in 2003 with 20 points and 7 assists in a national championship game. Butler finished with 22 ...
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Aug 3, 2021 · Baylor won its first-ever national championship as it jumped out to an 11-1 start, took a 10-point lead into halftime and maintained the pressure in the second half, as the Bears shot 43.5 percent ...
Apr 5, 2021 · It was an 86-70 runaway that brought this once-downtrodden program's first national title back home to Waco, Texas. Jared Butler scored 22 points and MaCio Teague had 19 for the Bears (28-2), who ...
Apr 6, 2021 · All-American guard Jared Butler had 22 points and seven assists for the Baylor Bears in an 86-70 victory over the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the NCAA men's basketball title game on Monday night.
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Apr 6, 2021 · Jared Butler led Baylor with 22 points and seven assists, MaCio Teague had 19 points and Davion Mitchell had 15 points. Advertisement April 5, 2021 at 11:08 PM EDT