On a basketball court, 4.7 seconds is longer than it sounds. It’s enough to take the ball from coast-to-coast and get a good look at the rim.
But a basketball play is usually a basketball play – nothing more, nothing less. Yet, somehow, the final 4.7 seconds of Villanova’s 77-74 win over North Carolina perfectly embodied four of the most notable personalities on the 2016 National Champion Wildcats.
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The play before Kris Jenkins’ shot, we all know what happened. Marcus Paige’s ridiculous double-pump three-point attempt tied the game at 74. Jay Wright called time-out.