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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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- 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
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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
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.
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
- For the Kansas Jayhawks:
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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- The Kansas Jayhawks have defeated the Memphis Tigers 75-68 in overtime to win the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship
