It was a moment that Virginia fans, players and coaches have dreamed of, and it was magical. In the end, the confetti rained orange and blue as chants of “U-V-A” and “Wahoowa” were heard from every direction.

Here’s a collection of coach and player quotes from both Virginia and Texas Tech ahead of Monday night’s National Championship game.

When Virginia’s basketball team arrived in Minneapolis a few days ago, each person was presented a boat paddle emblazoned with the message: “The Road Ends Here.”

Kyle Guy scored six points in eight seconds Saturday night, including three pressure-packed free throws with sixth-tenths of a second remaining to defeat Auburn and propel Virginia into Monday night’s championship game against Texas Tech.

It all comes down to 40 more minutes of basketball on Monday night, as Virginia shoots for the program’s first NCAA championship at 9:20 p.m. ET against West Region champion Texas Tech at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Listen as two UVA Historians, Jerry Ratcliffe and Myron Ripley, discuss the Final Four run and a look back to 1984. Plus conversations with Joe Harris and De’Andre Hunter.

So how does it feel to be playing for a National Championship? Virginia held off Auburn by a point Saturday, 63-62, to advance to the program’s first-ever NCAA title game. The Cavaliers appeared to be excited in the postgame locker room, but remained focused on the upcoming task at hand.

When Kyle Guy was fouled with sixth-tenths of a second remaining in Saturday night’s national semifinal, the junior guard headed to the sidelines with his Virginia teammates while game officials reviewed how much time officially remained on the clock.

Yes, Virginia. There is a national championship game Monday night, and thanks to three Kyle Guy free throws with just six-tenths of a second on the clock, the Cavaliers will be one of the participants.

When Virginia made the Final Four in 1984, no one would have guessed it would be 35 years before the Cavaliers would grace the Big Dance again.

When Virginia tips off against Auburn in tonight’s Final Four at U.S. Bank Stadium, both the Cavaliers and Tigers can say that at least they’ve had a few opportunities to practice and get a feel for the court, which essentially is sitting atop a football field.

Considering Braxton Key’s background, one might expect his blood to boil when he sees orange and blue — Auburn orange and blue, that is — in Saturday night’s Final Four semifinal game between Virginia and Auburn’s Tigers.

At least two of Tony Bennett’s greatest finds while recruiting at Virginia have been by accident.Bennett was attending games in Pennsylvania scouting another player when another point guard caught his eye, a kid named Ty Jerome. At first, he wasn’t overly impressed, but he didn’t forget.

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl lost a vital piece of his team when sophomore forward Chuma Okeke tore his ACL against top-seeded North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen last weekend, but he’s hoping to use the rest of his team to collectively fill Okeke’s shoes.

The Final Four festivities have begun inside U.S. Bank Stadium, as all four teams went through their first practice on the court Thursday, and met with TV crews and reporters.

We’re now just two days away from the biggest game for the Virginia basketball program in 35 years, as the Cavaliers go up against SEC Tournament champion Auburn in the Final Four Saturday night.

If you’re one of those Virginia fans who gets emotional when you watch your Cavaliers play, shut yourself away in your home and hope the neighbors don’t hear you cheering, screaming, cursing, then don’t feel alone.Washington Nationals’ relief pitcher Sean Doolittle, a former UVA star, is among you.

MINNEAPOLIS – It went from being the shot heard round the world – at least the basketball world – to now being immortalized as one of the greatest shots in March Madness history.

If there’s one name that strikes fear in the heart of every Virginia basketball fan, it’s Michigan State. Yes, Sparty, the team that crushed the Wahoos’ dreams in the East Regional semifinals at Madison Square Garden in 2014 (61-59), and again the following year in the third round of the East Regionals in Charlotte (60-54).

Here’s a team-by-team breakdown of the Final Four participants: