Tar Heels ready for Final Four push after title-game loss Posted Oct 24, 2016 UNC won't have a difficult time finding motivation this season. The memories of losing in the NCAA championship game on a last-second 3-pointer to Villanova still sting more than six months later. There are enough veteran returnees for UNC to have the potential to return to the Final Four again, driven by the memory of coming so close to cutting down the nets in April. (Associated Press)