Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 13:57:36 GMT -5
Congrats to the Villanova Wildcats on their 2016 National Championship!!!
Team was described as having "that Philly grit."
Well deserved, they had to beat two #1 seeds (Kansas and NC) to get it.
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Team was described as having "that Philly grit."
Well deserved, they had to beat two #1 seeds (Kansas and NC) to get it.
HOUSTON (AP) - One good shot deserved another.
Kris Jenkins of Villanova wasn't about to be outdone.
Jenkins overcame the shock of watching North Carolina's Marcus Paige hit a double-clutch 3 to tie it by spotting up behind the right side of the arc and draining a 3 of his own at the buzzer to lift Villanova to a 77-74 victory and the national championship Monday night.
What a shot! What a game!
The second-seeded Wildcats (35-5) had a six-point lead with 1:52 left, but watched it slowly trickle away. Then, it was gone. Paige collected the ball and jumped to take the shot. With Ryan Arcidiacono running at him, Paige double clutched and pumped one from beyond the arc to tie the game at 74 with 4.7 seconds left.
After a timeout, Arcidiacono took the inbound pass from Jenkins, worked the ball upcourt and got it back to the junior guard. Jenkins took two quick stutter steps and, with daylight between himself and the defender, swished it from about two paces behind the 3-point line.
''Kris told him he was going to be open, Arch made the perfect pass,'' Villanova coach Jay Wright explained. ''Kris lives for that moment.''Jenkins' range is anywhere in the gym, as he showed earlier in the tournament by nonchalantly draining a shot from the edge of the midcourt logo.
When this one went up, he never had a doubt.
''I think every shot's going in,'' he said, ''and this one was no different.''
Kris Jenkins of Villanova wasn't about to be outdone.
Jenkins overcame the shock of watching North Carolina's Marcus Paige hit a double-clutch 3 to tie it by spotting up behind the right side of the arc and draining a 3 of his own at the buzzer to lift Villanova to a 77-74 victory and the national championship Monday night.
What a shot! What a game!
The second-seeded Wildcats (35-5) had a six-point lead with 1:52 left, but watched it slowly trickle away. Then, it was gone. Paige collected the ball and jumped to take the shot. With Ryan Arcidiacono running at him, Paige double clutched and pumped one from beyond the arc to tie the game at 74 with 4.7 seconds left.
After a timeout, Arcidiacono took the inbound pass from Jenkins, worked the ball upcourt and got it back to the junior guard. Jenkins took two quick stutter steps and, with daylight between himself and the defender, swished it from about two paces behind the 3-point line.
''Kris told him he was going to be open, Arch made the perfect pass,'' Villanova coach Jay Wright explained. ''Kris lives for that moment.''Jenkins' range is anywhere in the gym, as he showed earlier in the tournament by nonchalantly draining a shot from the edge of the midcourt logo.
When this one went up, he never had a doubt.
''I think every shot's going in,'' he said, ''and this one was no different.''
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