The Villanova Wildcats are the 2018 NCAA men's national champions. The 2-seed Wildcats won a thriller Monday over No. 1-seed North Carolina, beating the Tar Heels on forward Kris Jenkins' three-pointer as time expired to capture the 77-74 victory
Villanova led by 10 points, 67-57, with 5:29 left, but UNC wouldn't simply fade away. The Tar Heels used a 12-3 run to pull within 70-69 with a minute remaining, setting up one of the most memorable finishes in NCAA title game history. The win gives Villanova its first national title since 1985, also the last time the Wildcats reached the championship game.
Villanova, which reached this year's title game with a 44-point blowout of Oklahoma on 71 percent shooting in the Final Four, finished Monday's game 28 of 48 from the floor (58.3 percent) and, at 58.2 percent, finished with the highest tournament shooting percentage by a champion in the last 50 years.
Jenkins finished with 14 points, one of four Wildcats in double figures. Reserve guard Phil Booth led Villanova with a career-high 20 points off the bench.