North Carolina defeats Gonzaga 2017 live updates: Scores and highlights from NCAA title game

12:23 — That’s a wrap on the 2017 college basketball season! Thanks for following along. Let’s do it again next year.

12:13 — One Shining Moment postgame was fantastic once again. It never gets old.

12:05 — Joel Berry II is named Most Outstanding Player after finishing with 22 points, three rebounds, and six assists, in the final game.

12:02 — There was a huge out of bounds call missed in the final 30 seconds of the game. Kennedy Meeks got the to Isaiah Hicks after being out of bounds for a basket and it cost Gonzaga its best chance to come back vs. UNC.

11:39 — FINAL: UNC 71, Gonzaga 65

11:38 — UNC WITH THE BLOCK AND THE BUCKET.

11:35 — The Tar Heels lead 68-65 with 21.9 seconds remaining. Buckle up. Here we go.

11:30 — WE’RE TIED AT 63. The referees are trying to ruin this game but the final two minutes should be good either way.

11:21 — Gonzaga’s Zach Collins is the first to foul out with this abundance of calls. It’s 59-57 North Carolina with 4:30 to go.

11:11 — It’s been a struggle for either team to get anything going this half. With 8 minutes to go, we already have 21 fouls that have been called. It’s 52-50, UNC.

11:00 — That was not the prettiest stretch of basketball but we’re at a timeout with 10:51 to go. North Carolina leads 47-46.

10:44 — It’s a game of runs! Gonzaga now leads 41-40.

10:40 — North Carolina came out of the half on fire! Gonzaga was forced to take a timeout after an 8-0 run by the Tar Heels. It’s 40-35 with 17:15 to go.

10:33 — UNC forced two quick turnovers and they have taken the lead, 36-35, less than a minute into the second half.

10:11 — Gonzaga leads North Carolina 35-32 at the half. For a half that felt like Gonzaga was in control, UNC is right there with them.

9:54 — Gonzaga just jumped out to their biggest lead of the game so far. With less than four minutes left in the first half, the Bulldogs are up 28-21. Josh Perkins already has 13 points for Gonzaga.

9:47 — The Tar Heels go on a 5-0 run to get back within two points. It’s 21-19 Gonzaga with 7:49 on the clock.

9:37 — Seven different Tar Heels have scored but it’s been Nigel Williams-Goss taking over for Gonzaga. The Zags lead 19-14 with 10:39 to go in the first half.

9:27 — Back to back threes from Gonzaga and UNC and North Carolina has an 8-7 lead. We’re taking a break for the first media timeout.

9:18 — North Carolina gets on the board first with a breakaway dunk from Theo Pinson. HERE WE GO!

The college basketball season comes to an end tonight as the Gonzaga Bulldogs and North Carolina Tar Heels face off in the National Championship game, expected to tip off at 9:20pm EST. It will be a battle of two no. 1 seeds, marking only the eighth time in history this has happened. While both are top seeds, they couldn’t have a more different history coming in. North Carolina will be making their 11th appearance in the title game, while Gonzaga will be competing in the game for the first time ever. Even with their different historic backgrounds, it’s easy to say that the two best teams in college basketball will compete tonight for the games highest honor.