Redshirt junior guard Nigel Williams-Goss and freshman center Zach Collins, along with North Carolina’s Kennedy Meeks, Justin Jackson and Joel Berry II, were named to the NCAA men’s basketball championship all-Tournament team after the conclusion of the Bulldogs’ 71-65 loss to North Carolina.

There’s only one other team in America right now that has an idea how Gonzaga feels after losing the championship game, and it’s the one that cut down the nets on Monday.

Gonzaga fans will have to wait to hear whether Zach Collins will be a one-and-done or return for his sophomore season.

Przemek Karnowski was motionless during the postgame press conference after the national championship game. He rested his left fist on his cheek and stared blankly at the name tag in front of him on the podium. Finally he was awakened by a question.

Josh Perkins was Gonzaga’s X-factor in the first half, scoring 13 points on 3 of 5 shooting and knocking down 3 of 4 shots from 3-point range. The second half was not as friendly. UNC clamped down on the redshirt sophomore guard and Perkins failed to score a point.

Nothing made much sense in the second half. Foul calls stopped the game’s flow in its tracks and left key players on both teams in foul trouble. Perimeter shooting – excellent by Gonzaga in the first half, poor by North Carolina – went south for both teams. For that matter, shots in the paint were missing the mark.

The key moment, offensive player of the game and defensive player of the game from Gonzaga’s 71-65 loss to North Carolina on Saturday, April 3, 2017 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

What could have been. Gonzaga University could have been national champions, if only for, well, for a lot of things.

Nigel Williams-Goss came to the interview room with red eyes. He made it through one question before choking up. Gonzaga and Williams-Goss aren’t used to losing, and coming up short in a winnable game on college basketball’s biggest stage brought raw emotion to the surface.