UNC followed the same script 2 years ago. Could have lost every game after the 1st Round.
Pretty true.
2nd round they were down 5 with 3:30 to play and tied with 1:45 to play, ended up winning by 6 after a few missed shots by Arkansas and some made FTs on their part.
Sweet 16 they pretty much cruised against Butler, up 16 at the half and winning by 12 without being threatened.
Then they beat Kentucky by 2 in the regional final - this one was tied with 10 seconds to play, UNC scored near the buzzer to win.
In the national semifinal, they beat Oregon by 1.
Then in the title they beat Gonzaga by 6 in a game that was tied with < 2 minutes to play.
So combined they won their last 5 games by 27 games.
Both of UConn's championships this century also had a ton of close calls, including going to overtime once in the round of 64, which I believe is unprecedented for a champion.