Gonzaga vs. North Carolina: 2017 National Championship game in 7 minutes 

Illinois 2005 and Gonzaga 2017 Both teams went 29-0 before losing the last conference game Both teams went 37-1 into the championship game before losing to North Carolina by single digits

“Their not gonna be denied this time” UNC for life

after UNC won, I jumped as high as the ceiling, which is also the roof

Rewatching this in 2022.. man.. both teams were going at it. That off the backboard layup by Hicks was CRUCIAL!! And then that steal to seal it was a moment I’ll never forget. What a wonderful feeling it is to watch your team get redemption after a heartbreaking loss the year before. Just wish Marcus Paige and Brice Johnson could’ve enjoyed it with them 😭

heels up. don't worry zags, you'll win one soon with that great coach.

We're bad today, so I go back to this because I loved that 2017 team.

Man, what an amazing job Mark Few has done in building Gonzaga into a legitimate national powerhouse.

I miss Joel Berry😥❤️

UNC 6 Duke 5 tar heel nation

Joel Berry has had a very rough month. Glad to see his hard work and determination finally paid off! #GoHeels

This Carolina got vengence for the other Carolina!

Here after Roy announced his retirement. Thank you for everything coach!

glad unc won but man the refs called some ? calls on both sides

Still feel this is one of the most underrated title games ever. Very few times do we get the two best teams in the nation. Gonzaga was not only the best offensive team, but they were a top 5 defensive team. They dominated most metrics, which factors in SoS. But North Carolina was right behind them in those metrics with a coach with plenty of final 4 experience. Only two things were bad about this game. The refs were terrible, and the bad calls went both ways. It was if they wanted Zach Collins out of the game who was the most gifted player on the floor. The other was Nigel Williams-Goss, one of my all-time favorite college players reinjuring his ankle. He made so many clutch plays, but when he hurt his ankle, game over. Coach Few should have used him as a decoy, but the big game dominator insisted on taking the tough shots. I felt so bad for him when Meeks blocked his shot for the game winning score. Even if healthy, Nigel may have missed but he deserved a better chance. But all teams who win titles need to catch some breaks. Another reason this game was so important is that so much of what Gonzaga does is based on the Carolina System. When Few first landed the GU job, Roy and Wanda took him under his wing at Nike events. Few looked up to Roy so much.

One of the greatest National Championship games ever

1. Call Less Fouls 2. Zack Collins Fouling Out Really Crushed The Zags Man 3. Nigel Williams Goss Twisting His Ankle In The Final Minute Was The Nail In The Coffin.

UNC fan, glad they won, but man that was arguably the worst officiated game in NCAA history. The refs really wanted to be the star that night, calling every single ticky tack foul and refusing to let the teams play for longer than 20 seconds at a time.

Got a YOU RULE for UNC since Bill Guthridge had one of the greatest lines ever: Being asked about being swept by Duke in 2000, Guthridge said "Duke beat us three times: they beat us in Chapel Hill, they beat us in Durham, and they beat us home from the NCAA Tournament".

UNC's first basket included the 2014 recruiting class touching the rock! Thank you fellas for everything you put into Carolina Basketball! Go Heels!

Refs were horrible in this with all those phantom and no calls. Congrats UNC you got your redemption from last year.

This makes the Nova shot in 2016 now bearable for UNC fans. God bless those Tar Heel boys!

Zags' big man Collins had foul trouble and UNC took advantage of it

Them Refs bruh LOL. Go Tar heels though, I however you should give 100% respect to Gonzaga, a team that went against all odds to get to the finals yet final four alone. P.S SEVENTH WOODS WESTBROOK JR LET'S GOOOO

I could have won the championship all by myself. -LaVar Ball

Refs took away the flow of the game with ticky tack calls all night long. Send that officiating crew back to high school games.

Gotta feel great for the Heels after last season. Those kids came back with one goal in mind and achieved it. Big ups to Gonzaga though. They are legit and were in it til the end. They silenced a lot of doubters and should be walking with their heads held high.

Dang I was sitting at home and got called for 2 reach-in fouls, great game by the refs.

I loved so much about this season . Keep that same intensity , fellas. There’s so much more to play for down the road. Never forget, Tar Heel Nation is always beside you, never behind you! We all stand together! Tar Heel Nation! The Kings Of North Carolina College Basketball!

It was really the refs who made the game so bad, you can't even blame either team, it was equally bad. But in the end only one could win, go heels!

Anybody else feel like that was an exciting game even tho the officiating was bad?

It's not that the refs gave UNC the game, its just that they took over the game completely. They didn't let either team play their game, put both teams best players in foul trouble, and never let either team get in a rhythm because they were too scared they were going to get called for a foul. It's the championship game, let the players play for God's sake.

What a comeback from NC, Gonzaga ram out of fumes in the second half and NC was more than ready

Die hard Gonzaga fan here. I know nobody watches this video anymore, so nobody's gonna see this comment, but. We have a pre-season top five team this upcoming season. And we're coming for revenge. Expect to see us back in the Final Four. #ZagUp

"How about that" after every second half score 😂😂😂

Rick Pitino explained something I was unaware of. The NBA wanted to increase scoring to make the game more exciting. Their answer-call more fouls and open up driving to the basket. NCAA did the same thing. Not blaming the ref's as much knowing the directive from the NCAA was to call more fouls especially on drives to the basket.

Even as a Carolina fan I'd really like to see Gonzaga win. NEVER GIVE UP HOPE BULLDOGS! as a UNC fan I should know.

This could well be Gonzaga's year if Covid doesn't cancel it like last year. A clean program where players have to go to class. Go Zags!

Just think we could of had back to back championships but mean while it’s been a struggle for dooke even with Zion they still couldn’t get to the top unc all day every day ✊🏽

David William Riney was cheering in heaven NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS WON YES

Take it home again boys😈

How can these be extended highlights when its missing 90% of the game - ref whistles?

Who else is here after watching Gonzaga lose another championship?

Almost 4 years later and still love this #tarheelnation

I remember that year my Tar Heels went through the NCAA tournament. Whooped everybody and went on to win the national championship to be the best team in the country

What an ending for the Heels.

If UNC made at least 75% of its free throws, which is not unreasonable to ask, and if all of Jackson's 19 shot attempts were 2 pointers, instead of jacking up (and Missing) 9 3 point attempts, I conservatively estimate that the final score of this game would have been 90-65. This game was not as close as the scoreboard showed.

Meeks was so key for North Carolina. Sad to see he hasn’t had success at the next level

UNC played their worst offense all year in the BIG tournament and still won, shows how good they really are.

2 years later and it’s oh so sweet still. Go heels

this shoulda been 2x Champs for Unc

came back to this after this years championship game, man i miss this

I remember tarheels winning the national champiinship in 2017.I remenber it because i lost my best friend in July of 2017.That i best friend was my mom,i miss you mom.

micheal jordan is finally smiling :)

2017 NCAA CHAMPS......THA HEELS

This never gets old. TAR HEELS

Good game overall it went neck to neck. Although some of the calls were questionable on each team.

SWEET REDEMPTION!!!!!!

This is a beautiful cloud 9 moment right now :)....redemption season complete!!! #2017NCAANationalChampions!!

I swear the refs were terrible, blowing whistles every play

I was rooting for N.C. to win. I laughed at the Zags for losing. But I couldn't laugh at Nivel Williams-Goss. He refused to sit out even though he was in extreme pain. I have infinite respect for him!

You never want to meet UNC no matter how bad UNC season is. Play anyone else but UNC

I won't forget when a Duke fan told me that they were going to cut down the nets this year because they won the ACC tournament. But look at who really cut down the nets lol

Hopefully this year for Gonzaga

That was the greatest night of my life!

UNC baby

Refs took away flow of the game for both teams it was definitely not one sided officiating that's for sure

UNC for life

How sweet it is!!!!

these kids really played there hearts out

lol everyone always has someone to blame win their team doesn't win

I'm Sure we can all easily agree the Oregon vs North Carolina game was the real Championship game.

I'm so glad Raftery, G-Hill, and Nantz do the national championship games. all three are great. wish they did the world series, so I wouldn't have to listen to Joe Buck.

Man I was so upset after this game. We were so close to winning our first ever title

So close... :) WoW that's a game

Whose here after the Kansas game

Good game. Both teams played well.

SOMEONE PLEASE UPLOAD THE FULL CHAMPOINSHIP GAME I REALLY WANNA SEE THE FULL GAME

Where is the foul at 3:28...?

Gonzaga played very bad the last seconds :(

0:7:04 - IMO, this shot was a game killer. Williams played EXCEPTIONAL defense on Hicks, but despite the defense, Hicks canned the shot. Better offense than defense, even though the defense was great. Sometimes you just have to hand it to a guy and say, "good shot." 07:16 coaching mistake by Few. UNC knew that NWG was going to take that shot. They also knew he was injured. Sometimes as a head coach you need to overrule your pleading senior point guard and do what is best for the team. NWG was simply too hurt. They should've thrown the ball to Mathews for a corner three or some other play to surprise Carolina. Nigel was in no condition to put up that shot.

Congratulations UNC. Tar Heels. Redemption has come for 2017. I wish y all got ur revenge on willanova to win the championship this year 2.

We did it yes woooooo! Wooooooo!

carolina blue for life

Once Mark Few wins a chip in the next 10 years, he'll be in the hall of fame.

This was what a national title game should be. Two number one seeds, the best two teams in the nation. No matter what anyone says about Gonzaga's league, the performance metrics don't lie. Gonzaga was #1 at kenpom.com, had the #1 defense at kenpom.com, and had a top fifteen offense at kenpom.com. You cannot "fix" stats like that through scheduling like you can the RPI. It's just a shame that both teams didn't get better refs. The Heels had to play their butts off to beat GU.

I remember this like it was yesterday.... wait.... it was.

Champs🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Great game! GO HEELS!!

Not the best NCAA championship game but congrats to UNC!

Best Gonzaga team ever. By a longshot... Almost won it!

I would rather credit their defense than talk about the bad shooting. This game was defensively in the heels favor. However, both teams took bad shots

I still look at this from time 2 time 😁😁😁

Redemption never felt so good

GO HEELS!!!! REDEMPTION was the theme of the year!!!!

This isn't thought of as a classic because of the choppy officiating and constant stoppages in play that caused it to stretch out for almost 3 hours; but from purely a competition standpoint it was. There aren't that many championship games that are separated by 1 point with 30 seconds to go. Two top-line programs who may not have played their best but both gave it their all.

Figured the full game would be on RU-vid by now. Anyone know where you can watch the full game?

the refs did a bad job calling the fouls on carolina, yet we still won. lets goo tar heels!!!

Cash me outside, "how bout dat!" - Bill Raftery

Watched it from pantana bob's in Chapel Hill

chills #GDTBATH