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2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

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made a 3-pointer to tie the game at 63. Robert Dozier had a chance to win it, but his desperation halfcourt heave bounced off the backboard, and the game went to overtime for the seventh time in the national title game's history, and the first time since the
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All four #1 seeds were in the Final Four for the first (and as of 2024 only) time in NCAA Tournament history and, for the second consecutive year, the national title game was played between two #1 seeds.
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Memphis entered the tournament as the #1 seed in the South Regional. In the 1st round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Memphis had a 15–2 run that eventually led to an 87–63 victory over
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to advance to the Sweet 16 for the 3rd consecutive year. In the Sweet 16, Memphis finally proved that they were the top seed in their region by routing
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each made a pair of free throws to give Kansas a 75–68 overtime victory over Memphis and Kansas' first national championship since
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made a pair of free throws to give Memphis a 60–51 lead with 2 minutes remaining, Kansas began a furious comeback. It started with
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would score 4 points in the next 2 minutes to cut the Kansas lead to 45–44. With 8:30 remaining with a 47–46 deficit,
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missed the first of his two free throws and made the second to give Memphis a 63–60 lead. With 2.1 seconds left,
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Memphis was the first team in NCAA history to have 38 wins in a season, though those wins were later vacated.
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Kansas entered the tournament as the #1 seed in the Midwest Regional. In the 1st round, Kansas dominated
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All of Memphis’ wins and one loss were vacated in 2009 after an investigation into the eligibility of
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84–66 to advance to the national title game. North Carolina was coached by former Kansas head coach
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got off to a hot start in the 2nd half to give Memphis a 36–35 lead. Then, with 13:35 remaining,
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each made a basket to give Kansas a 69–63 lead. In the next minute and a half of overtime,
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had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead Memphis to a 77–74 victory over
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72–57 to advance to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, Kansas was able to overcome
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got the show going with 10 points in the next 4 minutes to take a 56–49 lead. After
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scored 5 points to cut the Kansas lead to 71–68 with one minute remaining.
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scored 4 points in the next 30 seconds to give Kansas a 43–40 lead. Then,
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Memphis would have its entire season vacated due to problems with
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making a 3-pointer to cut the Memphis lead to 60–56. A pair of
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75–56 to advance to the Sweet 16. In the Sweet 16, Kansas beat
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basket cut the Memphis lead to 62–60. With 10 seconds left,
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Kansas would return to the national championship game in
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scored 7 points in 4 minutes to tie the game at 28-28. A
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2-point jumper gave Kansas a 33–28 lead at halftime.
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with an 85–61 victory. In the 2nd round, Kansas beat
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and featured the South Regional Champion, #1-seeded
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2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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Kansas
Favorite
Referees
Ed Hightower
CBS
Jim Nantz
Billy Packer
Sam Ryan
Nielsen Ratings
2007
2009
2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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