With 7.2 seconds remaining in the national title game between North Carolina and Gonzaga, Tar Heel fans took their chances. They erupted from every corner into the center of town, the intersection of Franklin and Columbia streets. The noise was earsplitting.
Three floors above, at Top of the Hill, a mass of bodies pushed forward toward the concrete railing, each straining to hold his or her camera highest.
UNC fans celebrate on Franklin Street
UNC fans flood onto Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, NC to celebrate the Tar Heels' NCAA National Championship win over Gonzaga.