Marcus Paige pulled North Carolina back into the national championship game against Villanova, but ultimately, his efforts weren't enough to bring his Tar Heels a title.

Marcus Paige made one of the great shots in national championship game history last year, when his off-balance 3-pointer tied the score between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Villanova Wildcats.

But Paige's shot was one that in any other game, would have been remembered as the shot to win it all -- and one of the greatest on its own in NCAA tournament history.

Kris Jenkins’s game-winning three lifted Villanova to the 2016 national title, just 4.7 seconds after Marcus Paige’s heroics nearly helped UNC force overtime ...

Marcus Paige and Kris Jenkins made two of the best shots in college hoops history. So, let’s break them down.

North Carolina guard Marcus Paige shoots an off-balance 3-pointer over Villanova guard Ryan Arcidiacono during the final seconds of Monday's national championship game in Houston.

The shot before "The Shot" was, for a fleeting moment, one of the most important and best shots in college basketball history. The player who hit it -- Marcus Paige -- won't be forgotten any time ...

Villanova vs. North Carolina: Marcus Paige three-pointer by March Madness on YouTube However, following a timeout, Villanova's Kris Jenkins inbounded the ball to Ryan Arcidiacono, who raced up ...

HOUSTON — Marcus Paige’s miracle shot will now be a footnote. His incredible second half a distant memory. North Carolina’s senior guard scored 17 of his game-high 21 points in the second ...

Despite reaching a notable milestone recently, Connecticut Huskies guard Paige Bueckers doesn't seem ready to kick back.

Marcus Paige’s off-balance shot to tie the score late against Villanova was wiped from history by Kris Jenkins’ buzzer-beater. But time, and UNC’s title a year later, helped ease the pain.