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Kyle Guy leapt through the air, goofy grin and all, and De'Andre Hunter threw the ball seemingly halfway to the ceiling as the clock hit all-zeros. The scenes about the stadium were indelible as the title was clinched. "In those spots when the world's telling you you're a failure, you're a loser, and you're the worst thing going, and all that stuff, you say, OK, what really matters? And it pushed me to that in a way." "I'm thankful in a way for what happened because it did, it drew me closer, most importantly, to my faith in the Lord, drew me closer to my wife and children, just because you realize what's unconditional," Bennett said Monday night. Now that historic loss is but prologue to the epic victory Bennett and his Cavs earned over a Red Raiders team that was agonizingly close to winning its first national title. 16 UMBC and became the most infamous loser in NCAA Tournament history. 1 overall seed UVA lost by 20 points to No. Virginia's first championship in school history and Bennett's first title as a coach completes the circle, the curvature of which started on March 16, 2018, when No. 1-rated defense came in an undeniably epic, and historic, 2019 national title game, just the eighth ever to require OT. Virginia's 85-77 overtime triumph against Texas Tech and its No. Bank Stadium, UVA coach Tony Bennett, humbly seated on his stool, dropped his head in blissful victory, the weight of his own desires and dreams finally vaporizing around him, as the game clock expired and these Virginia Cavaliers completed the greatest redemption arc in college hoops history. MINNEAPOLIS - Only college basketball could give us something so storybook - too rich for movies too perfect for documentaries - like Virginia winning the 2019 NCAA championship.