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After a 27–4 regular season and winning the 2016 Big East Conference regular season championship, Villanova beat Georgetown and Providence en route to the 2016 Big East tournament finals, where they would lose to Seton Hall. They were the #2 seed in the South Regional of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Villanova beat North Carolina to win the 2016 NCAA Championship on Monday night in what many have already called the best national championship game in tournament history.
Villanova defeated North Carolina in the championship game 77–74, on a three-point buzzer beater by Kris Jenkins. [4] Pundits called the game one of the best in tournament history, going on to say this was one of the most competitive finals ever. [5] [6]
Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Providence and Butler all received bids to the NCAA tournament. Only Villanova advanced past the Second Round of the Tournament. On April 4, Villanova defeated North Carolina in the National Championship game to win the school's second NCAA Championship.
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The 2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.Led by the school's 8th head coach Jay Wright in his 15th year, the Wildcats were members of the Big East Conference and played most of their home games at The Pavilion, with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center.
Villanova (5-1) will play Memphis, an 84-79 winner over No. 20 Arkansas, in the championship game on Friday. Villanova beats No. 14 North Carolina 83-81 in OT, advances to title game at Battle 4 ...
In a matchup against fellow ACC foe, Syracuse, the Tar Heels won easily to advance to the National Championship against Villanova. North Carolina, despite a circus shot by Marcus Paige to tie the game at 74 with less than five seconds remaining, lost on a last second three pointer by Kris Jenkins.