Final

[brewcity77]

That was probably the worst basketball game I've ever watched. If it wasn't the national final I'd have turned it off at the 10:00 mark. Both teams punished by the refs, but Gonzaga losing Collins on maybe one legit foul was a killer. After how much fun last year's game was, that was a horror show. Refs should be fired on the spot. With real fire.

[AZMarqfan]

a lot the UNC fans at the game were ASU students in disguise.  they couldn't sell out their section

[Babybluejeans]

Honest question: why isn't UNC buried in sanctions right now? How have they escaped major scandal scot-free?

[MerrittsMustache]

a huge play in the last minute was under the Carolina basket when the UNC player on the ground had the ball in one hand and his other hand clearly out of bounds.  Moments later the refs called it a jump ball.  That play hurt.

That was a HUGE missed call. UNC kept the ball and scored. Could have changed the outcome.

NWG had a great game but his "hero ball" (as Scoopers like to call it) cost Gonzaga down the stretch.

[SaveOD238]

UConn Butler was a million times worse than this game.  At least this one had me on the edge of my seat. 

[Nukem2]

That was probably the worst basketball game I've ever watched. If it wasn't the national final I'd have turned it off at the 10:00 mark. Both teams punished by the refs, but Gonzaga losing Collins on maybe one legit foul was a killer. After how much fun last year's game was, that was a horror show. Refs should be fired on the spot. With real fire.

All tourney long, the refs let them play.  Tonight was awful from a reffing perspective.

[GB Warrior]

a lot the UNC fans at the game were ASU students in disguise.  they couldn't sell out their section

Hard to believe given how easily they sold out their academic reputation

[brewcity77]

No Marquette sighting on One Shining Moment.

[GoldenDieners32]

Joel Barry is tough

[Herman Cain]

Congrats to UNC.  Next year it will be MU.

[wadesworld]

UConn Butler was a million times worse than this game.  At least this one had me on the edge of my seat.

Good call. I feel like most national title games are sloppy.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Football was penalized

Wasn't that for improper benefits one of which being a tutor doing coursework for players? Different issue.

[Tugg Speedman]

Congrats to UNC.  Next year it will be MU.

The NCAA can get its credibility back in one word ... vacate.

[wadesworld]

The NCAA can get its credibility back in one word ... vacate.

Based on the money they're rolling around in I don't think they need to get any more credibility.

Like most things, it's a business.

[Tugg Speedman]

Refs (and Nantz and co) missed the play of the game at the 0:49.1 mark.  Tough to be a held ball when Meeks has his hand on the end line.  They found a reason to stop play on every other occasion, too bad they couldn't stop and take a look to get the biggest call of the night right.  I suppose some of that is on Few and his staff but someone needs to be telling them to get to the monitor.

[GoldenDieners32]

Don't let that championship game let you forget that MU beat #1 Villanova when we were down 17.

[MUfan12]

Will be interesting to see if tonight ends up driving any change in how the NCAA sees it's officials.

[wadesworld]

Don't let that championship game let you forget that MU beat #1 Villanova when we were down 17.

Okay?

[Tugg Speedman]

a lot the UNC fans at the game were ASU students in disguise.  they couldn't sell out their section

@darrenrovell  11 minutes ago
About a quarter of the UNC student section tonight were students dressed in white shirts from other schools, mostly Arizona State.

[Tugg Speedman]

Overzealous officiating completely zapped the energy of the NCAA championship and became the story of the game
http://www.businessinsider.com/ncaa-tournament-championship-refereeing-officiating-bad-2017-4

LeBron James‏Verified account @KingJames
Man I can't watch this anymore man! I would like to see the kids decide who wins the game! I mean Bruh!! Smh

DWade ✔ @DwyaneWade
Let these kids play. Put the whistles away.

[Tugg Speedman]

That was not a good national title game
Myron Medcalf
ESPN Staff Writer

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/19072726/referees-missed-shots-poor-play-make-forgettable-national-title-game

Forget the victory and the significance of the moment for champion North Carolina and national runner-up Gonzaga because we must start with this: Monday night's national championship game -- beset by an abundance of foul calls, poor offense and a sleep-inducing rhythm -- stunk.

For everyone.

[Billy Hoyle]

UConn Butler was a million times worse than this game.  At least this one had me on the edge of my seat.

Come on, don't you know that with Millenials whatever just happened is either the best or worst thing ever? Nothing that happened more than a month ago is remembered

[TheyWereCones]

I was at the game and, let me first say that I was grateful to be at the game and I'm glad it was at least close, but it was pretty hard to watch a national champion who shot 36% from the field, 15% from 3, & 58% at the line.  It kind of felt like no one won.  The 2011 game was also really bad.  Hard to tell how poor the officials were from my seats, but with all the fouls it sure seemed like a ref show.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Wonder if the NCAA will ever take action against UNC for one of the biggest academic scandals of all time. They sure don't seem to be in a rush to do anything.

This from an organization who completely botched the Miami investigation...

[wadesworld]

Come on, don't you know that with Millenials whatever just happened is either the best or worst thing ever? Nothing that happened more than a month ago is remembered

Most of the people talking about how bad this game was weren't millennials. And I'd rather be someone who gets excited one way or another about recent happenings than someone who constantly sits around and b*tches that things just ain't the way they used to be and the world has gone soft.