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Well, what a busy week it has been in the Big 12 basketball world.

I'm Pete Mundo.

We're Heartland College Sports Weekly, part of Heartland College Sports.com.

Your independent, Big 12 digital media outlet is great to be here with you for another week,

and we appreciate you joining us.

Well, congratulations, by the way, a big congratulations to the Baylor Bears winning the

national championship.

Yes, winning the national title on Monday night over Gonzaga, 86 to 70 to win their first NCAA tournament national championship.

An impressive showing, they jumped out to a big lead.

And, you know, Gonzaga cut it down the 10-and-half time,

but it was really never in doubt after that early lead.

And you look at the guys that really got it done for him.

Jared Butler, Macy O. Teague, Adam Flagler, Davian Mitchell, they combined to finish with

69 points, those four dudes.

And they knock off Gonzaga, who was looking to cap off the first perfect season since

1976.

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