North Carolina Tar Heels vs Villanova Wildcats
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
77
35-5
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
VILL | 34 | 43 | 77 |
| 39 | 35 | 74 |
74
33-7
- Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.
- Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
- Brice Johnson missed Layup.
- Justin Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
- Justin Jackson missed Jumper.
- Marcus Paige missed Jumper.
- Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
- Isaiah Hicks made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Joel Berry II missed Jumper.
- Marcus Paige missed Jumper.
- Nate Britt missed Three Point Jumper.
- Isaiah Hicks missed Jumper.
- Brice Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
- Brice Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
- Kennedy Meeks made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
- Justin Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
- Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
- Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
- Justin Jackson missed Layup.
- Kennedy Meeks missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Joel Berry II made Jumper.
- Justin Jackson missed Jumper.
- Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
- Joel Berry II made Jumper.
- Joel Berry II made Layup.
- Nate Britt made Jumper.
- Justin Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
- Justin Jackson missed Layup.
- Brice Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
- Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
- Justin Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brice Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
- Kennedy Meeks missed Layup.
- Joel Berry II missed Jumper.
- Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Paige made Layup.
- Nate Britt missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.
- Nate Britt missed Jumper.
- Kennedy Meeks missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Joel Berry II missed Layup.
- Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
- Isaiah Hicks made Layup.
- Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
- Marcus Paige made Layup.
- Marcus Paige missed Jumper.
- Kennedy Meeks missed Layup.
- Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.
- Marcus Paige missed Layup.
- Joel Berry II missed Jumper.
- Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
- Isaiah Hicks missed Layup.
- Brice Johnson made Layup.
- Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
- Marcus Paige missed Jumper.
- Joel Berry II missed Jumper.
- Marcus Paige missed Layup.
- Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brice Johnson.
- Brice Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
- Marcus Paige missed Layup.
- Marcus Paige made Layup.
- Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper.
- Jalen Brunson missed Layup.
- Ryan Arcidiacono missed Jumper.
- Kris Jenkins made Layup. Assisted by Daniel Ochefu.
- Ryan Arcidiacono made Jumper.
- Ryan Arcidiacono made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kris Jenkins.
- Ryan Arcidiacono missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Arcidiacono missed Jumper.
- Ryan Arcidiacono made Layup.
- Josh Hart missed Three Point Jumper.
- Daniel Ochefu made Layup.
- Josh Hart made Three Point Jumper.
- Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Ochefu.
- Jalen Brunson missed Jumper.
- Daniel Ochefu made Dunk.
- Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Josh Hart made Jumper.
- Josh Hart made Jumper.
- Josh Hart missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kris Jenkins missed Jumper.
- Kris Jenkins made Jumper.
- Kris Jenkins made Jumper.
- Daniel Ochefu missed Layup.
- Daniel Ochefu made Jumper.
- Phil Booth made Jumper.
- Kris Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kris Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jalen Brunson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hart.
- Kris Jenkins missed Layup.
- Josh Hart missed Jumper.
- Kris Jenkins missed Jumper.
- Daniel Ochefu made Jumper.
- Josh Hart made Jumper.
- Darryl Reynolds missed Jumper.
- Mikal Bridges made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Arcidiacono.
- Phil Booth made Jumper.
- Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper.
- Josh Hart missed Layup.
- Kris Jenkins made Jumper.
- Ryan Arcidiacono made Jumper.
- Ryan Arcidiacono made Jumper.
- Phil Booth made Layup.
- Kris Jenkins made Three Point Jumper.
- Darryl Reynolds missed Jumper.
- Ryan Arcidiacono made Three Point Jumper.
- Josh Hart missed Layup.
- Phil Booth missed Jumper.
- Phil Booth made Jumper.
- Kris Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Arcidiacono.
VILLANOVA
NORTH CAROLINA
| TIME | PLAY | VILL | UNC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | | Jump Ball won by Villanova | 0 | 0 |
| 19:55 | | Jalen Brunson missed Layup. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:55 | | Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:42 | | Justin Jackson Turnover. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:42 | | Josh Hart Steal. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:25 | | Ryan Arcidiacono missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:25 | | Joel Berry II Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:09 | | Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:09 | | Josh Hart Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 18:59 | | Kris Jenkins Turnover. | 0 | 0 |
| 18:59 | | Justin Jackson Steal. | 0 | 0 |
| 18:55 | | Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Jackson. | 0 | 3 |
| 18:34 | | Kris Jenkins made Layup. Assisted by Daniel Ochefu. | 2 | 3 |
| 18:11 | | Foul on Kris Jenkins. | 2 | 3 |
| 18:11 | | Marcus Paige missed Free Throw. | 2 | 3 |
| 18:11 | | North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound. | 2 | 3 |
| 18:11 | | Marcus Paige made Free Throw. | 2 | 4 |
| 17:53 | | Ryan Arcidiacono made Jumper. | 4 | 4 |
| 17:39 | | Brice Johnson missed Layup. | 4 | 4 |
| 17:39 | | Kris Jenkins Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 4 |
| 17:18 | | Ryan Arcidiacono made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kris Jenkins. | 7 | 4 |
| 17:07 | | Brice Johnson Turnover. | 7 | 4 |
| 17:07 | | Ryan Arcidiacono Steal. | 7 | 4 |
| 17:04 | | Ryan Arcidiacono missed Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 4 |
| 17:04 | | Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 4 |
| 16:48 | | Justin Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige. | 7 | 7 |
| 16:26 | | Kris Jenkins Turnover. | 7 | 7 |
| 16:10 | | Justin Jackson missed Jumper. | 7 | 7 |
| 16:10 | | Daniel Ochefu Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 7 |
| 15:57 | | Ryan Arcidiacono missed Jumper. | 7 | 7 |
| 15:57 | | Joel Berry II Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 7 |
| 15:47 | | Marcus Paige missed Jumper. | 7 | 7 |
| 15:47 | | Marcus Paige Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 7 |
| 15:41 | | Foul on Kris Jenkins. | 7 | 7 |
| 15:41 | Official TV Timeout | 7 | 7 | |
| 15:31 | | Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 7 |
| 15:31 | | Isaiah Hicks Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 7 |
| 15:31 | | Isaiah Hicks made Two Point Tip Shot. | 7 | 9 |
| 15:07 | | Ryan Arcidiacono made Layup. | 9 | 9 |
| 14:39 | | Joel Berry II missed Jumper. | 9 | 9 |
| 14:39 | | Kennedy Meeks Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 9 |
| 14:36 | | Marcus Paige missed Jumper. | 9 | 9 |
| 14:36 | | Josh Hart Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 9 |
| 14:18 | | Josh Hart missed Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 9 |
| 14:18 | | North Carolina Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 9 |
| 13:52 | | Nate Britt missed Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 9 |
| 13:52 | | Daniel Ochefu Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 9 |
| 13:32 | | Daniel Ochefu made Layup. | 11 | 9 |
| 13:17 | | Isaiah Hicks missed Jumper. | 11 | 9 |
| 13:17 | | Mikal Bridges Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 9 |
| 12:56 | | Josh Hart made Three Point Jumper. | 14 | 9 |
| 12:34 | | Brice Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Theo Pinson. | 14 | 11 |
| 12:34 | | Foul on Mikal Bridges. | 14 | 11 |
| 12:34 | | Brice Johnson made Free Throw. | 14 | 12 |
| 12:07 | | Foul on Theo Pinson. | 14 | 12 |
| 11:44 | | Foul on Marcus Paige. | 14 | 12 |
| 11:44 | Official TV Timeout | 14 | 12 | |
| 11:24 | | Phil Booth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Ochefu. | 17 | 12 |
| 11:10 | | Brice Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Theo Pinson. | 17 | 14 |
| 10:37 | | Foul on Nate Britt. | 17 | 14 |
| 10:29 | | Foul on Brice Johnson. | 17 | 14 |
| 10:14 | | Jalen Brunson missed Jumper. | 17 | 14 |
| 10:14 | | Daniel Ochefu Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 14 |
| 10:14 | | Daniel Ochefu made Dunk. | 19 | 14 |
| 9:44 | | Kennedy Meeks made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige. | 19 | 16 |
| 9:18 | | Jalen Brunson missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 16 |
| 9:18 | | Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 16 |
| 9:06 | | Justin Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige. | 19 | 19 |
| 8:37 | | Josh Hart made Jumper. | 21 | 19 |
| 8:18 | | Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II. | 21 | 22 |
| 7:53 | | Josh Hart made Jumper. | 23 | 22 |
| 7:28 | | Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige. | 23 | 25 |
| 7:04 | | Josh Hart missed Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 25 |
| 7:04 | | Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 25 |
| 6:51 | | Justin Jackson missed Layup. | 23 | 25 |
| 6:51 | | Kennedy Meeks Offensive Rebound. | 23 | 25 |
| 6:51 | | Kennedy Meeks missed Two Point Tip Shot. | 23 | 25 |
| 6:51 | | Daniel Ochefu Block. | 23 | 25 |
| 6:51 | | North Carolina Offensive Rebound. | 23 | 25 |
| 6:46 | Official TV Timeout | 23 | 25 | |
| 6:33 | | Foul on Isaiah Hicks. | 23 | 25 |
| 6:33 | | Isaiah Hicks Turnover. | 23 | 25 |
| 6:16 | | Kris Jenkins missed Jumper. | 23 | 25 |
| 6:16 | | Marcus Paige Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 25 |
| 6:08 | | Marcus Paige Turnover. | 23 | 25 |
| 5:52 | | Josh Hart Turnover. | 23 | 25 |
| 5:52 | | Marcus Paige Steal. | 23 | 25 |
| 5:37 | | Joel Berry II made Jumper. | 23 | 27 |
| 5:18 | | Kris Jenkins made Jumper. | 25 | 27 |
| 5:02 | | Joel Berry II Turnover. | 25 | 27 |
| 5:02 | | Kris Jenkins Steal. | 25 | 27 |
| 4:42 | | Kris Jenkins made Jumper. | 27 | 27 |
| 4:26 | | Justin Jackson missed Jumper. | 27 | 27 |
| 4:26 | | Josh Hart Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 27 |
| 4:20 | | Foul on Isaiah Hicks. | 27 | 27 |
| 4:08 | | Foul on Marcus Paige. | 27 | 27 |
| 4:08 | | Phil Booth made Free Throw. | 28 | 27 |
| 4:08 | | Phil Booth made Free Throw. | 29 | 27 |
| 3:47 | | Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Jackson. | 29 | 30 |
| 3:21 | | Foul on Joel James. | 29 | 30 |
| 3:21 | Official TV Timeout | 29 | 30 | |
| 3:21 | | Daniel Ochefu made Free Throw. | 30 | 30 |
| 3:21 | | Daniel Ochefu missed Free Throw. | 30 | 30 |
| 3:21 | | Joel James Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 30 |
| 3:10 | | Joel Berry II made Jumper. | 30 | 32 |
| 2:49 | | Daniel Ochefu missed Layup. | 30 | 32 |
| 2:49 | | Joel Berry II Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 32 |
| 2:47 | | Foul on Mikal Bridges. | 30 | 32 |
| 2:29 | | Justin Jackson Turnover. | 30 | 32 |
| 2:29 | | Phil Booth Steal. | 30 | 32 |
| 2:01 | | Daniel Ochefu Turnover. | 30 | 32 |
| 1:58 | | Joel Berry II made Layup. | 30 | 34 |
| 1:52 | | Villanova Timeout | 30 | 34 |
| 1:29 | | Daniel Ochefu made Jumper. | 32 | 34 |
| 1:09 | | Nate Britt made Jumper. | 32 | 36 |
| 0:42 | | Foul on Daniel Ochefu. | 32 | 36 |
| 0:42 | | Daniel Ochefu Turnover. | 32 | 36 |
| 0:40 | | Justin Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson. | 32 | 39 |
| 0:14 | | Phil Booth Turnover. | 32 | 39 |
| 0:14 | | Kennedy Meeks Steal. | 32 | 39 |
| 0:10 | | Justin Jackson missed Layup. | 32 | 39 |
| 0:10 | | Josh Hart Block. | 32 | 39 |
| 0:10 | | Ryan Arcidiacono Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 39 |
| 0:02 | | Phil Booth made Jumper. | 34 | 39 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 34 | 39 | |
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Game Information
NRG Stadium
9:19 PM, April 4, 2016Coverage: TBS
Houston, TX
Attendance: 74,340
- Referees:
- Terry Wymer
- John Higgins
- Michael Stephens
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| DePaul | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Georgetown | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Seton Hall | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| UConn | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Xavier | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Creighton | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Marquette | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Providence | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| St. John's | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Villanova | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| California | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
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