UNC student Kaitlyn Goodson cheers as the North Carolina Tar Heels take the lead against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the NCAA Championship on April 3, 2017. The Tar Heels would go on to win the game 71 to 65.
The UNC men’s basketball team beat Gonzaga last night to win the team’s sixth national title.
The game was played in Glendale, Arizona, but more than 9,000 Carolina fans watched from the Dean Smith Center on campus in Chapel Hill.Related: Tar Heels Win National Championship
Students, faculty, alumni and fans crowded bars and restaurants along Franklin Street to watch the game. Others traveled from out-of-state to watch the game in the Dean Dome on campus.
And although there was nothing but excitement afterward, the crowd exuded a nervous energy through much of the game.
As the final seconds ticked off the clock, fans rushed the court. They jumped around. Hugged each other. Laughed, shouted, cried as UNC claimed victory in the title game.
VIEW FULL GALLERY:
Credit Matt Couch / WUNC
/
WUNC
Carolina fans in the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. wait to watch the North Carolina Tar Heels take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the NCAA Championship on April 3, 2017. North Carolina would go on to win the game 71 to 65.
Credit Matt Couch / WUNC
/
WUNC
Carolina fans in Sup Dogs, a Chapel Hill bar, cheer as the North Carolina Tar Heels win the NCAA Championship game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs on April 3, 2017.
Credit Matt Couch / WUNC
/
WUNC
UNC student Dalton Shaw reacts to a Tar Heel basket in the NCAA Chamionship game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Gonzaga Bulldogs on April 3, 2017. North Carolina would go on to win the game 71 to 65.
Credit Matt Couch / WUNC
/
WUNC
Thousands of Carolina fans storm Franklin Street after the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 71 to 65 on April 3, 2017.
Credit Matt Couch / WUNC
/
WUNC
North Carolina fans celebrate around an impromptu bonfire on Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, N.C. after the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 71 to 65 in the NCAA Championship on April 3, 2017.
Credit Matt Couch / WUNC
/
WUNC
A North Carolina fan sits above the crowd as thousands of Carolina fans storm Franklin Street to celebrate the North Carolina Tar Heel's victory over the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the NCAA Championship on April 3, 2017. The Tar Heels won 71 to 65.
Credit Matt Couch / WUNC
/
WUNC
North Carolina fans cheer on Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, N.C. after the North Carolina Tarheels defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 71 to 65 in the NCAA Championship on April 3, 2017.
Credit Matt Couch / WUNC
/
WUNC
A North Carolina fan celebrates on Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, N.C. The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 71 to 65 in the NCAA Championship on April 3, 2017.
Credit Matt Couch / WUNC
/
WUNC
Fireworks explode over Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, N.C. after the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 71 to 65 in the NCAA Championship on April 3, 2017.
Delaney Thomas had 17 points and Toby Fournier scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half, helping No. 3 Duke beat No. 6 Baylor 69-46 on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA women's tournament.
Olivia Olson had all 27 of her points in the second half and Syla Swords bounced back from a slow start to score 26 and help second-seeded Michigan rout short-handed N.C. State 92-63 and earn a spot in the women's Sweet 16.
Cameron Boozer shook off a quiet first half to finish with 19 points while No. 1 overall seed Duke shot 61.5% after halftime Saturday to pull away from TCU for an 81-58 win in a physical second-round game at the NCAA Tournament.
Nyla Harris scored 17 points, Lanie Grant had 15 and North Carolina rolled past cold-shooting Western Illinois 82-51 on Friday night in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament.
Terrence Hill Jr. made a stepback 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime and No. 11 VCU erased from a 19-point second-half deficit to stun sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
