▁o ws ▁by ▁Let ran ' s ▁Nicholas ▁P ach ec o ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁seconds ▁remaining ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁ 1 3 th ▁championship . ▁The ▁Kn ights ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁ 4 th ▁seed ▁to ▁ups et ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁Final ▁Four ▁when ▁they ▁defeated ▁the ▁St ags ▁twice ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁NCAA ▁Final ▁Four . ▁That ▁fe at ▁would ▁soon ▁be ▁dup licated ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁when ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁seed ▁St ags ▁up ended ▁top ▁seed ▁J RC ▁He avy ▁Bom bers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁NCAA ▁Final ▁Four . ▁The ▁Kn ights ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁NCAA ▁championship . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁NCAA ▁Final s , ▁the ▁St ags ▁( def ending ▁cham ps ) ▁made ▁a ▁r ally ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁quarter ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁game ▁of ▁their ▁series ▁and ▁kept ▁Let ran ▁sc or eless ▁for ▁almost ▁ 6 ▁minutes ▁that ▁led ▁them ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁lead ▁but ▁Boy et ▁B aut ista ▁started ▁the ▁com eb ack ▁by ▁t ying ▁the ▁game ▁at ▁ 4 8 - all ▁and ▁then ▁his ▁team m ates ▁Jonathan ▁Pi ñ era ▁and ▁A aron ▁Ab an ▁finished ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁ 1 5 th ▁championship ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁St ags . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁they ▁renew ed ▁their ▁rival ry ▁in ▁the