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The last time Gonzaga and UCLA met in the NCAA Tournament, it ended in wild fashion

Remember Jalen Suggs' buzzer-beater in front of cardboard cutouts?

It seems like a distant memory, but it was only two years ago that Jalen Suggs hit the shot heard around the college basketball world. 

And it was the last time the Gonzaga Bulldogs and UCLA Bruins met in the NCAA Tournament. 

Locked in a 90-90 tie in overtime in a national semifinal game played during the COVID-19 pandemic, Suggs banked in a 30-footer at the buzzer to give Gonzaga a 93-90 victory and send them to the national championship game. 

There were 8,131 fans scattered throughout Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis - and dozens of cardboard cutout fans courtside. After hitting the shot Suggs leapt onto one of the media tables and celebrated in front of the cardboard cutouts.

Relive one of the greatest shots in Gonzaga men's basketball history:

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