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Carolina". Roy Williams, who was in tears after the game, described his reaction as the final shot went in: "It was helpless. It was not a good feeling". He added, "I'm not very good because I can't take away the hurt ... I told them I loved them. I told them I wish I could have helped them more".
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remarked "he turned a broken play into a great play". Villanova then called a time-out to set up their final play, one that they had practiced "every single day" during the season, called "Nova". After receiving the in-bounds pass, Arcidiacono passed with less than two seconds to
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National Championship game was tightly fought, with neither team taking a lead larger than five points in the first 19 minutes. In the last minute of the half, North Carolina briefly went up by seven points, and had a chance to go up by nine. However, Villanova's
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Paige missed a layup attempt on the ensuing possession, but North Carolina got the rebound and Paige made a reverse layup to cut the lead back to one. Villanova's Josh Hart was then fouled and hit both free throws.
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to win it... HE MADE IT! HE MADE THE THREE FROM THE RIGHT WING, AT THE BUZZER! 'CATS WIN IT ALL! 'CATS WIN IT ALL! 'CATS WIN IT ALL! 31 YEARS LATER, VILLANOVA IS THE KING OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL ONCE AGAIN!
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2172:"Update: Due to Last Night's Historic Win, University and Law School Closed and Day and Evening Classes Canceled"
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64–59 to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 2009. In the Final Four, Villanova defeated
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Villanova! Phenomenal! The national champions, with Jenkins hitting the winner at the buzzer!
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2147:"Here's Every Angle And Every Call Of Villanova's NCAA Tournament-Winning Buzzer-Beater"
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The National Championship game was broadcast in the United States by
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1932:"Watch: Miracle 3 gives Villanova 1st NCAA Championship since 1985"
1782:"UNC uses big second half against Providence to move into Sweet 16"
1657:"Villanova's D pulls through in final minute as No. 1 Kansas falls"
1679:"Villanova makes title game after biggest Final Four blowout ever"
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was also on hand, as he interviewed former North Carolina guard,
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Arcidiacono... ball in his hands! Arcidiacono... for Jenkins,
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1544:"9 best March Madness buzzer beaters of all time | NCAA.com"
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2044:"Villanova Wins N.C.A.A. Championship on Last-Second Shot"
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1613:"Villanova back into Sweet 16 with rout of Iowa"
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1870:"2015-16 UNC Tar Heels Starting Lineups"
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1806:. ESPN. Associated Press. March 25, 2016
1784:. ESPN. Associated Press. March 19, 2016
1762:. ESPN. Associated Press. March 17, 2016
1659:. ESPN. Associated Press. March 26, 2016
1637:. ESPN. Associated Press. March 24, 2016
1615:. ESPN. Associated Press. March 20, 2016
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2933:Head coach
2885:Phil Booth
2081:CBS Sports
1936:CBS Sports
1553:October 5,
1528:October 5,
1522:Yardbarker
1480:References
1404:Wes Durham
1384:Seth Davis
1352:Grant Hill
1274:Jay Wright
1254:Villanova
1167:Wes Durham
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997:Jay Wright
859:Phil Booth
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563:Pittsburgh
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441:Phil Booth
347:Wes Durham
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288:Attendance
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948:Josh Hart
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814:Box Score
679:Josh Hart
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262:Villanova
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279:Referees
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