Dayton defeated North Carolina 79-68 on Thursday night to win their first NIT Title since 1968.

"This game kind of is a capsule of our season," Flyers coach Brian Gregory said. "Started off great, had some tough times and then just kind of fight through, and ended up very successful at the end."

Dayton is tied with Michigan (3) for the third-most NIT Titles in NCAA history.

"It's a tough feeling right now, there's no question about that. It's been an unusual year for North Carolina basketball," Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said.

"I've lived a charmed life in the past, and this has been a little tougher. I'm so proud of our guys for coming to play in this National Invitation Tournament and playing so well up until today and getting us to this point. We just didn't finish the job."