The moment will be forever etched in Sports history. Millions of fans watched — and will re-watch again and again for years to come — the Kris Jenkins’ three-point buzzer-beater shot that won the 2016 NCAA Championship for Villanova University. The final seconds of the game will go down as some of the craziest and most thrilling ever.

“One of the best championships I’ve ever seen — and I’ve seen quite a few!” tweeted TV and radio host Larry King, 82.

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To recap: With 90 seconds to go, Villanova led North Carolina 70-64. Marcus Paige drained a three-pointer, then after a turnover dropped in a lay-up. They traded buckets and with 22 seconds left, it was 72-71 ‘Nova, but they expanded the lead to 74-71 with just 13 seconds left.

That’s when Paige hit another incredible three-pointer and with 4.7 seconds left the game was tied at 74. Villanova’s Jenkins inbounded the ball to Ryan Arcidiacono, who took the ball up the court. Daniel Ochefu set a screen. Arcidiacono heard a voice yelling, “Arch! Arch! Arch!” He tossed the ball back to Jenkins, who planted his feet and launched the ball. The clocked ticked over to 0:00.

And the rest is college hoops history. Final score: Villanova wins, 77-74.

Here are our picks for the Top 5 NCAA championship games ever played:

2016: Villanova vs. UNC
Watch and marvel at the poetry of it.

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1999: Duke vs. UConn
Duke came into the game at 37-1, clearly the favorite and the best team in the land. But Khalid El-Amin gave UConn a three-point lead with a pair of free throws with 5.2 seconds remaining, and Duke was not able to overcome.

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1983: N.C. State vs. Houston
It’s regarded as one of the greatest upsets in NCAA Championship history, with the Wolfpack winning it in the final seconds. The ending of the final is one of the most famous in college basketball history, with a buzzer-beating dunk by Lorenzo Charles, who grabbed an air ball from 30 feet shot by Dereck Whittenburg.

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1982: UNC vs. Georgetown
Michael Jordan swished the final shot, but even more amazing was the final pass — made to the wrong team. UNC prevailed by one point, winning 63-62.

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1979: Michigan State vs. Indiana State
What made this a classic is that two of the most classic names in basketball history were part of the game: Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. It regularly ranks as one of the highest rated college basketball games of all time. And the winner was: Michigan State: 75-64 with Magic Johnson named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

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