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The Buzzer-Beating Action of the 2016 NCAA Basketball Championship

April 5, 2016 7:57AM

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Jack Gorman
Villanova's Kris Jenkins hits the buzzer beater for the huge win.
Houston - One of the best NCAA basketball championship games ever played took place on Monday night at NRG Stadium as underdog Villanova Wildcats won at the buzzer against perennial powerhouse North Carolina Tar Heels.  It was a perfect ending to a perfect event put on in our great city of Houston.

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