NCAA Championship Live Coverage

- When: Monday April 7, 2008, 9:21PM ET
- Where: Alamodome in San Antonio
- Television Coverage: CBS Sports
- Game Announcers: Jim Nantz and Billy Packer
- Memphis is 0-1 all-time in national championship games (lost to UCLA in 1973)
- Kansas is 2-5 all-time in national championship games (won in 1952 & 1988)
- This is the 1st title game for both coaches John Calipari of Memphis and Bill Self of Kansas
- Both teams were #1 seeds in their regions: Memphis in South, Kansas in Midwest

On April 7, 2008, the NCAA Championship Game will be held at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The Memphis Tigers will face the Kansas Jayhawks for the national championship of Division I Men's College Basketball. This page will provide play-by-play live coverage of this game.

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End of Game
- The Kansas Jayhawks have defeated the Memphis Tigers 75-68 in overtime to win the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship
  - CLICK HERE for full game stats and summary from CBS Sports
Overtime
- 0:00: Game Ends
- 0:18: Kansas leads 75-68 - Collins hits 2 of 2 free throws
- 0:18: Foul on Anderson after another Memphis miss
- 0:28: Kansas turns the ball over
- 0:30: Ball on the floor - arrow to Kansas
- 0:45: Foul on Douglas-Roberts - 1-and-1 for Chalmers - Kansas leads 73-68 - Chalmers hits 2 free throws
- 0:57: Memphis trails 71-68 - Douglas-Roberts hits the trifecta - TIMEOUT Memphis
- 1:14: Kansas leads 71-65 - Rush on the 2nd chance lay-in
- 2:24: Memphis trails 69-65 - Douglas-Roberts 2 of 2 at the line - Where was that end of regulation Tiger fans are asking?
- 2:29: TIMEOUT Memphis - CBS announcers made big deal about changed 3-pointer on Rose, but Memphis is losing and still playing because they didn't make free throws at end of game
- 2:34: Kansas leads 69-63 - Arthur feeds Jackson for the inside jumper
- 3:40: Kansas leads 67-63 - Arthur on the alley-oop SLAM DUNK from Chalmers
- 4:21: TIMEOUT Memphis Jayhawks 14-3 run last 2 1/2 minutes
- 4:38: Kansas leads 65-63 - Rush hits the lay-up
- Memphis wins jump - first title game in OT says Arizona beat Kentucky in 97
- Awaiting start of five-minute overtime
Second Half
- 0:00: Dozier misses half-court attempt at buzzer
- 0:02: Kansas ties it at 62-62 - Chalmers hits a clutch trifecta to knot it up
- 0:17: Douglas-Roberts misses both free throws but Dozier hustles to get the rebound and Rose is fouled - Memphis takes last timeout
- 0:44: TIMEOUT - Memphis - Tigers have possession arrow and 3 TO's left, Kansas has 1 TO left
- 1:00: Kansas trails 62-60 - Arthur hits the inside jumper
- 1:23: Kansas trails 62-58 - Chalmers makes 2 of 2 at line
- 1:23: Foul on Dorsey - his 5th for Memphis - Bad foul by Dorsey - unneccessary
- 1:39: Memphis leads 62-56 - Douglas-Roberts hits 2 of 2 at line
- 1:42: Kansas trails 60-56 - Robinson hits 3-ball from corner pocket
- 1:54: TIMEOUT - Kansas
- 1:57: Kansas trails 60-53 - Arthur hits outside jumper
- 2:12: Memphis leads 60-51 - 1-and-1 for Dozier - makes first and then second
- 2:32: Memphis leads 58-51 - Taggart hits the runner inside
- 3:36: Kansas trails 56-51 - Arthur hits 2 free throws
- 3:49: TV TIMEOUT - INFO RESET: TIMEOUTS: Memphis 4, Kansas 3 - FOULS: Memphis 6, Kansas 5 - ARROW: Memphis - FOULS: 3 on Douglas-Roberts and Dorsey for the Tigers, no Jayhawk has more than 2 during TV Timeout - the right call
- 4:14: Memphis leads 56-49 - Rose with shot-clock winding down hits fall-away jumper off the window - It was originally a 3 but changed to a 2
- 4:51: Kansas trails 54-49 - Collins on the lay-in
- 5:10: Memphis leads 54-47 - Rose on the sweet scooping, double-clutching lay-in plus the foul, bonus is good - Memphis has taken the lead this half because, like KU in first half, Tigers are hustling to the loose balls and the offensive glass
- 7:34: Memphis leads 51-47 - Rose on the pull-up on the break - Jayhawks can't throw it in the ocean from outside the arc tonight
- 7:57: TV TIMEOUT - STAT PACK: For Memphis: 20-45 from the field, 5-13 from beyond-the-arc, 4-7 at the line, 20 rebounds (7 off), 9 assists, 7 steals, and 9 turnovers - SCORING: Douglas-Roberts with 15, Rose with 10, and Anderson and Dozier have 9 each. For Kansas: 20-40 from the floor, 1-8 from 3-point range, 6-7 at the line, 25 rebounds (7 off), 8 assists, 9 steals, and 12 turnovers - SCORING: Arthur has 12, Chalmers has 11, and Rush has 8.
- 8:14: Memphis leads 49-47 - Rose knocks down the 3-ball from up top - Billy Packer of CBS has pointed out correctly on the telecast that the Jayhawks have gone to a box-and-one defense where they are playing man-to-man on Douglas-Roberts, forcing Rose to beat them. That last trey might just spark Rose out of his game-long funk.
- 8:50: Memphis trails 47-46 - Dozier hits the jump hook and is fouled - bonus is no good
- 9:30: Kansas leads 47-44 - Rush makes a strong drive to the hoop
- 9:31: Foul on Kaun of Kansas
- 10:27: Memphis trails 45-44 - Rose inside on the strong jumper
- 11:04: Kansas leads 45-42 - Chalmers on the foul-line pull-up jumper
- 11:35: TV TIMEOUT
- 12:21: Memphis trails 43-42 - Rose goes strong to the tin and lays it in
- 13:15: Kansas leads 43-40 - Jackson hits the lay-in - assist to Collins
- 13:25: Memphis trails 41-40 - Douglas-Roberts on the running jumper
- 13:44: Kansas leads 41-38 - Jackson hits baseline jumper
- 13:59: Back-and-forth last minute with chances for each club but no baskets
- 15:15: TV TIMEOUT - Sloppy play at both ends throughout the game, although Memphis started the half with a purpose - Rose still doesn't look comfortable shooting but has made several good passes for assists.
- 16:06: Kansas leads 39-38 - Robinson hits the runner in the lane
- 16:33: Memphis leads 38-37 - Dorsey with the SLAM off the lob pass by Rose
- 18:02: Kansas leads 37-36 - Arthur on the reverse lay-in
- 18:14: Memphis leads 36-35 - Anderson scores lay-up and draws foul - bonus is good
- 18:26: Kansas leads 35-33 - Chalmers makes 2 free throws
- 18:58: Memphis ties it up at 33-33 - Anderson with the trifecta
- 19:35: Memphis trails 33-30 - Dozier SLAM DUNK off the feed by Rose
- Memphis starts with the ball
- Awaiting the start of the last 20 minutes of the season
Halftime
- At the half: Kansas leads Memphis 33-28
- Halftime Stats:
  - For the Kansas Jayhawks: 14-27 (51%) from the floor, 1-6 from 3-point range, 4-5 at the stripe, 16 rebounds (5 off, 11 def), 6 assists, 6 steals, 8 turnovers. SCORING: Arthur with 10, Chalmers with 7, Rush with 6. FOULS: Arthur only player with 2.
  - For the Memphis Tigers: 11-28 (39%) from the field, 3-10 from beyond-the-arc, 3-3 at the line, 11 boards (4 off, 7 def), 4 assists, 2 blocks, 3 steals, 5 turnovers. SCORING: Douglas-Roberts with 13, Dozier with 5, Dorsey has 4 and Rose only has 3. FOULS: 2 each on Dozier, Taggart, and Dorsey.
  - ANALYSIS: The Tigers are off their game, not hitting the glass hard enough (only 11 rebounds in the half), not getting to all the loose balls, and shooting under 40%. Rose hasn't scored in more than 16 minutes and it shows. Kansas doing mostly everything right in the half, getting balanced scoring and spreading the floor by moving the ball effectively. The Jayhawks are showing great hustle and a great chin - Tigers were up 6 early and it looked like it was going to be a blowout, and Kansas responded solidly.
First Half
- 0:00: Half ends without another score - Poor clock management at the end of the half by the Tigers allows the Jayhawks to enjoy a 5 point lead at intermission.
- 1:02: TIMEOUT - Kansas
- 1:30: Kansas leads 33-28 - Arthur hits the jump hook
- 1:43: Kansas hasn't scored last minute has had back-to-back offensive rebounds to keep possession
- 2:31: Kansas leads 31-28 - Rush scores and draws foul on Dorsey - bonus shot good
- 3:50: TV TIMEOUT - STAT PACK: For Memphis: 11-26 (42%) from the floor, 3-8 from 3-point land, 3-3 from the stripe, 8 rebounds (3 offensive), 4 assists, 2 blocks, 3 steals, and 4 turnovers - Douglas-Roberts has 13 and Dozier had 5. For Kansas: 12-21 (57%) from the field, 1-4 from beyond-the-arc, 3-4 at the line, 13 rebounds (4 offensive), 6 assists, 4 steals, and 8 turnovers - Arthur has 8 and Chalmers has 7.
- 4:52: Memphis ties it at 28-28 - Douglas-Roberts heating up with jumper from the corner
- 5:18: Kansas leads 28-26 - Sasha Kaun SLAM DUNK
- 6:02: Kansas ties it at 26-26 - Collins hits the floater
- 6:25: Memphis leads 26-24 - Douglas-Roberts with the triple from down town
- 7:08: Memphis trails 24-23 - Douglas-Roberts with a quick burst for the lay-in
- 7:25: TV TIMEOUT - Kansas showing good patience right now on offense, spreading the floor and trying to kick it down low to pick up 3rd foul on Dozier and/or Taggart and/or open it up for 3-point shots outside. Memphis a little too patient right now, and maybe there was more too Rose's illness yesterday.
- 7:55: Memphis trails 24-21 - Dozier hits the 3-ball from the corner pocket
- 7:59: Kansas leads 24-18 - Chalmers on the tip-in of his own miss
- 8:14: Memphis trails 22-18 - Anderson with the trifecta
- 8:28: Kansas leads 22-15 - Arthur on the SLAM dunk - great lob pass by Rush
- 8:59: Kansas leads 20-15 - Chalmers picks Rose's pocket and lays it in
- 9:29: Memphis trails 18-15 - steal and SLAM dunk by Dorsey
- 10:00: Kansas leads 18-13 - Chalmers hits the first 3-ball of the night from up top
- 11:05: Kansas leads 15-13 - Rush scores on the driving lay-in
- 11:33: TV TIMEOUT - Odd that when Dozier picked up his 2nd foul, Calipari didn't take him out of the game, and he almost picked up his 3rd before halfway point of first half. Also odd that we haven't had a made 3-point field goal yet. He's got Taggart back in their with 2 fouls as well...
- 12:05: Kansas ties it at 13-13 Jackson hits 2 of 2 at line
- 12:05: Foul on Dozier - that's his 2nd for Memphis
- 12:17: Taggart picks up two quick cheapie fouls for Memphis and sits down
- 13:21: Memphis leads 13-11 - Douglas-Roberts on the wild jumper
- 13:37: Kansas ties it at 11-11 - Collins checks in and gets quick lay-in
- 13:44: Memphis leads 11-9 - Douglas-Roberts hits 2 of 2
- 14:35: Kansas ties it at 9-9 - Arthur on the turnaround shot
- 15:20: Kansas trails 9-7 - Kaun with the SLAM DUNK
- 15:36: TV TIMEOUT - Quick start for the Tigers at both ends - long arms in the passing lanes forcing early turnovers and second chances on offensive end
- 15:52: Kansas trails 9-5 - Rush on the tip-in
- 16:03: Another Kansas turnover
- 16:39: Memphis leads 9-3 - Rose on the baseline jumper plus the foul - bonus is good
- 17:47: Memphis leads 6-3 - Dozier with the foul line jumper - Kansas already with 3 turnovers in first 3 minutes
- 18:09: Kansas trails 4-3 - Arthur on the SLAM DUNK - assist to Robinson
- 18:37: Memphis leads 4-1 - Douglas-Roberts on the steal and lays it in at other end
- 19:04: Kansas trails 2-1 - Rush hits 1 of 2 at the line
- 19:04: Foul on Anderson of Memphis - Hard foul to prevent Rush scoring easy dunk
- 19:46: Memphis leads 2-0 - Dorsey on the interior scores first bucket
- Memphis wins the tip
Pre-Game
- Awaiting the tip-off, scheduled for 9:21 PM ET
- Announcement of the starting line-ups is forthcoming:
  - For the Kansas Jayhawks:
    Darrell Arthur, Darnell Jackson, Russell Robinson, Mario Chalmers, and Brandon Rush
  - For the Memphis Tigers:
    Robert Dozier, Joey Dorsey, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Antonio Anderson, and Derrick Rose
How They Got Here
- #1 Memphis:
  - First Round: Defeated #16 UT-Arlington 87-63
  - Second Round: Defeated #8 Mississippi State 77-74
  - Regional Semifinals: Defeated #5 Michigan State 92-74
  - Regional Finals: Defeated #2 Texas 85-67
  - National Semifinals: Defeated #1 UCLA 78-63
- #1 Kansas:
  - First Round: Defeated #16 Portland State 85-61
  - Second Round: Defeated #8 UNLV 75-56
  - Regional Semifinals: Defeated #12 Villanova 72-57
  - Regional Finals: Defeated #10 Davidson 59-57
  - National Semifinals: Defeated #1 North Carolina 84-66
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Mahalo Staff Predictions
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- Crief: I was impressed with Kansas for the first 16 minutes of their semifinal win Saturday night, and then they seemed to coast through the remainder of the game against North Carolina. I was impressed with Memphis for all 40 minutes of their win over UCLA, the team I thought would win it all. No one, not UCLA, not Texas, not Michigan State, has been able to figure out a way to slow down Chris Douglas-Roberts and/or Derrick Rose. "CDR" has been revving at a high RPM the whole tournament, and Rose to me looks exactly like what LeBron James would have looked like if he played one season of NCAA ball. More importantly, they have played great perimeter and interior defense, and have hit their foul shots. I have yet to see a game in this tournament where Memphis took their collective feet off of the gas pedal, and I don't think that will change tonight. I think Kansas has good quality depth, but at times (especially against Davidson in a regional final they tried to give away) the Jayhawks lose focus and drift around the court. If Memphis holds their own on the glass, it's their game to lose. Predicted Score: Memphis 78 - Kansas 68
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- Dean: Well, it didn't work too well for ESPN's Dickie V the other night when he stuck with his pre-tourney pick of UCLA to make it to the championship game (Coach Bob Knight and the rest of the College Gameday boys picked Memphis)...so...I'm sticking with the team I picked after seeing them dominate in early tourney play, Kansas...despite a sneaking suspicion that the Tigers might be able to manhandle the Jayhawks in a lot of different situations that could prove devastating if Kansas isn't on top of their game from the onset.
- Memphis was my pre-tourney pick, and it's tempting to stubbornly predict that they'll finally beat down KU by the end of the game. But no, I'm going to stick with my assessment that Kansas has got it all: balance, brawn, and mad skills. Memphis is even bigger and stronger, and they can at least match the Jayhawks in the skill department when firing on all cylinders—which happens most of the time these days. But I think the media's favorite sticking point with Memphis, their foul shooting, might just do them in when all is said and done tonight... that's if the Jayhawks don't come out flat after expending all that energy holding off Carolina's comeback the other night. Predicted Score: Kansas 65 - Memphis 60