Several NBA players, including Kevin Love and Trae Young, relieved their own collegiate days on Saturday while watching the intense nail-biter between the Gonzaga Bulldogs and UCLA Bruins in the NCAA Tournament Final Four.

The highly-anticipated showdown between the powerhouse Zags and the underdog Bruins definitely lived up to the hype and even featured one of the craziest finishing sequences in college basketball history.

Both teams traded huge blows in the closing seconds as they needed an extra five minutes to settle the score. It was Gonzaga who came out firing in overtime, but the Bruins once again clawed their way back from the dead and managed to tie the game with 3.3 seconds left.

Gonzaga star Jalen Suggs, however, came to the rescue and nailed a ridiculous game-winning 3-pointer near the logo to propel the Zags to a 93-90 win and onto the NCAA Tournament title game.

As expected, even NBA players were in awe of the amazing game they just witnessed. The epic match even got the stamp of approval from Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. Other players soon followed with their own reactions, including Young, Jamal Crawford, Nicolas Batum, De'Andre Hunter and Jaren Jackson Jr.

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Even super-agent Rich Paul chimed in.

As expected, several notable UCLA alumni were left devastated by the outcome of the NCAA Final  Four match, but they still congratulated the current crop of Bruins for their valiant stand against the mighty Bulldogs. Kevin Love, Zach LaVine, Kyle Anderson and Lonzo Ball all tweeted their reactions.

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Former Gonzaga players Rui Hachimura and Brandon Clarke, meanwhile, were in a festive mood.

Ex-NBA player Isaiah Whitehead also reminded pundits that Suggs is indeed the next big thing.

Spurs guard Tre Jones, on the other hand, was bummed he missed the game.