It was a fitting way to end one of the most exciting and unpredictable NCAA Tournaments in recent memory.
First, the setup: With Villanova leading North Carolina 74-71 in the final seconds of Monday's national championship game in Houston, the Tar Heels' Marcus Paige hit this improbable shot to even the score.
MARCUS PAIGE!!! #NationalChampionship
https://t.co/y9RVKpoz5i— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) April 5, 2016
But the Wildcats didn't allow the game to go to overtime, as Kris Jenkins hit this buzzer-beater to give Nova its first national championship since 1985.
UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!! #NationalChampionship https://t.co/POLVkUJnpj
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) April 5, 2016
Here's how the ending sounded on Villanova radio.
The Villanova teamstream call of the final shot pic.twitter.com/vTYkVo4txm
— The Cauldron (@TheCauldron) April 5, 2016
Nova fans at Pavilion watch party go crazy on final shot pic.twitter.com/IwYvgcE3zM (via @shatkusp, @SouthernbeLLSU)
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 5, 2016
