INDIANAPOLIS — On Dec. 5, a college basketball season that wobbled off to an uncertain start hit its most deflating moment: the Gonzaga-Baylor showdown game scheduled for that day in this city was called off less than two hours before tipoff, due to a positive COVID-19 test.
Coaches Mark Few and Scott Drew were driven to Bankers Life Fieldhouse for a quick press conference to discuss the non-game. On the ride back, Drew said the conversation got around to the two coaches agreeing that, “If we end up playing this in the Final Four, that sounds like a better idea.