Fans, Brands And Local Celebs Take To Social Media As Nova Wins National Championship
By Melony Roy
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Social media was buzzing and timelines were flooded with reactions to Villanova's buzzer beating NCAA win.
The conversation around #MarchMadness trended on Twitter for most of the night.
There were two major spikes in mentions of 'whoa', 'omg' and 'wow' at the end of the game totaling 380,000 tweets.
The most-Tweeted-about moments during the game were:
-Kris Jenkins (@bigticket2) makes game winning three pointer as time expires to give Villanova the 77-74 National Championship victory over UNC.
-Marcus Paige (@marcuspaige5) hits three pointer with 4.7 seconds left to tie the game at 74.
-Marcus Paige rebound and layup cuts Nova lead to 72-21.
And the most-mentioned Villanova players on Twitter during the game:
Kris Jenkins (@bigticket2)
Ryan Arcidiacono (@RyArch15)
Phil Booth (@Philb_5)
Jim Kenney @PhillyMayor tweeted
Congratulations to @NovaMBB! One of the best games I've ever seen! #LetsMarchNova
Congratulations to @NovaMBB! One of the best games I've ever seen! #LetsMarchNova
— Jim Kenney (@PhillyMayor) April 5, 2016
Former PA governor Ed Rendell tweeted "Wow awesome win for Wildcats. Definitely parade worthy!!"
Wow awesome win for Wildcats. Definitely parade worthy!!
— Ed Rendell (@GovEdRendell) April 5, 2016
Ex-Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels tweeted "Congratulation to Villanova on there national championship! #NationalChampionship"
Congratulation to Villanova on there national championship! #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/m40YRplHJ9
— Cole Hamels (@ColeHamels) April 5, 2016
Brands like Gatorade and Coca-Cola also got in on the action sending congratulations messages to nova nation.
Villanova University has announced plans for a celebratory parade on Friday, April 8, in Philadelphia. Stay with CBS3 and CBSPhilly.com for live coverage of the parade.
