After two duds in Saturday’s national semifinals, No. 2 Villanova and No. 1 North Carolina produced a national title game we won’t soon forget.
The Wildcats won 77-74 on a Kris Jenkins three as time expired, but his heroics came 4.7 seconds after North Carolina’s Marcus Paige hit a double-clutch three to tie the game.
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MARCUS PAIGE!!! #NationalChampionship
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And here’s the game-winner from Jenkins, who’s earned the nickname “Big Smooth” from his teammates, with Villanova winning its second national title in program history. The first came in 1985, when the Wildcats knocked off Big East rival Georgetown.
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UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!! #NationalChampionship https://t.co/POLVkUJnpj
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Kris Jenkins wins the national title!!!! https://t.co/JTD82fS89c
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) April 5, 2016
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