NCAA Championship: Villanova 77, UNC 74
Posted Apr 4, 2016
It wasn't meant to be. Nova executed a perfect play getting the ball to Kris Jenkins who drilled a three as time expired to give Villanova the 2016 NCAA Championship. In his final game as a Tar Heel, Marcus Paige scored 21 points and shot 4-7 from three to go with six assists and five rebounds. Joel Berry went for 20 points and four assists. UNC ends the season 33-7.
(Tar Heel Blog)
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