Redemption: Tar Heels Take NCAA Title, 71-65, Over Gonzaga

By EDDIE PELLS,AP National Writer
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Jackson delivered the go-ahead three-point play and North Carolina scored the last eight points for a 71-65 win over Gonzaga and a title that heartbreakingly eluded the Tar Heels last year.
It was an ugly affair, filled with 44 fouls and 52 free throws but, ultimately, the contest with the result the Tar Heels (33-7) simply had to have.
This was their redemption season, and they closed the deal a year after losing on a 3-point