On April 5, Beijing time, the top seed of the NCAA final, the University of Kansas vs. the 8th seed of the University of North Carolina, the University of North Carolina began to fall behind 0-7, once played a 16-0 offensive attack in the first half to take a 16-point lead, and the University of North Carolina led 40-15 in the first two quarters. In the second half, the University of Kansas took the lead in a 31-10 attack wave to surpass 6 points, the two teams then clenched the score, Bacourt was injured at the decisive moment, McCormack won the key two goals, and finally the University of Kansas reversed the University of North Carolina 72-69, and the team won the NCAA championship for the fourth time in team history.
It is worth mentioning that the University of Kansas team has won four championships in team history, namely 1952, 1998, 2008 and 2022.
Statistics
University of North Carolina: Bacott 15 points and 15 rebounds, Davis 15 points and 12 rebounds, Pav Johnson 11 points and 6 rebounds, Manek 13 points and 13 rebounds, Love 13 points.
Casas University: McCormack 15 points and 10 rebounds, Brown 12 points and 12 rebounds, Wilson 15 points, Abaji 12 points, Martin four three-pointers and 14 points.
Focus star
McCormack contributed two double-doubles and hit two consecutive key shots from the inside when the University of Kansas trailed by one point in the final moments to help the University of Kansas reverse the title.
Game tidbits
Hall of Fame player Pierce wore his alma mater T-shirt to cheer on the University of Kansas.
Highlight lenses
McCormack's elbow hit Manek in the face.
Abbaji turned and broke through to hit a layup.
Manek hit back-to-back three-point shots.
Pav Johnson hit a whistle-blowing basket at the end of the first half.
Wilson broke through 2+1 hits.
Abbaji broke through 2+1 hits.
Martin hit a three-point shot from the bottom corner.
Bacourt was wounded at the moment of the decisive battle.
McCormack hit a key hooker.
Game review
Abbaji hit his first three-pointer at the start of the game, McCormack hit two free throws from mid-range and Wilson, and the University of Kansas had a seven-point advantage in the first 2 minutes and 20 seconds. Manek hit the university's first goal from North Carolina on three points, McCormack threw a shot, and McCormack accidentally hit Manek in the face without blowing a penalty. The two sides hit consecutive iron misses, With Bakcott hooking up with Abaji on a layup, Blake hitting a board hit, Luck hitting two free throws with Bacourt making a 2+1 run, and the University of North Carolina scored 7-0. Braun took the lead with a European layup and Lightford hooked up, Davis hit two free throws to chase the score, and Remy hit a three-pointer in return. Davis and Love each hit a hit, Bacourt scored two free throws and Davis scored a 4-pointer on an 8-0 run.
McCormack hit a layup to break the University of Kansas' three-minute scoring drought, Wilson made a basket to make it 22-22, and Manek hit two consecutive three-pointers to stop the University of Kansas. Bacourt hit two free throws and Davis hit three free throws, Bacourt hit a layup with Davis, Bacourt continued to hit two free throws, and The University of North Carolina blasted a wave of 16-0 in the past four minutes to open the score. Abaji broke through to make two fouls and one of them, then continued to shoot to help the University of Kansas to chase three points in a row, and Pav Johnson hit a whistle to make a basket to end the University of North Carolina 40-25 with a 40-25 lead over the University of Kansas. In the first two quarters, The University of North Carolina Bacott had 12 points and 10 rebounds with Davis 11 points, and the University of Kansas had no players to score in double figures.
Easy side fight, McCormack received a Pass from Harris, Brown hit a layup twice in a row, the University of Kansas went on a 7-0 chase, Love responded with a three-pointer, and Wilson caused Manek to interfere with the ball. Love threw a shot, Brown made a basket and Wilson 2+1 to stop the University of North Carolina, Abbaji made a three-point foul and one of three free throws, Harris broke through the hit, and the University of Kansas trailed 8-0 to just four points. Bacott hit two free throws, Abaji missed two free throws, and McCormack hooked up with Brown to catch up just one point. Love broke through the layup, Brown responded with a layup, Pav Johnson scored a dunk inside, Abbaji broke through 2+1, Martin countered with Wilson on a 2+1 three-pointer, and the University of Kansas scored 8-0 to surpass six points.
Davis went on a layup and hit a four-point streak, McCormack hit two free throws and Pav Johnson hit a 57-57 draw with three-pointers. Martin hit a difficult three-point shot, Pav Johnson threw a shot to chase the point, Wilson also hit a three-pointer, Pav Johnson pulled the bar to hit, and Pav Johnson fell to the ground and was replaced. Martin broke through the layup, and Bacourt and Manek committed consecutive fouls, both of which hit all two free throws to tie 65-65. Martin hit a three-pointer, Andrefou made a layup with Manek to make a basket to stop the University of Kansas by one point. McCormack hooked a shot to regain the lead, Martin chased after the big hat Luck, Bacott fell to the ground and retired injured again, mcCormack had 22 seconds left to extend the three-point advantage. The University of North Carolina rushed to shoot three points in a row, Harris made a low-level step on the line mistake to send the ball, And Luck's key three-point shot did not have the opportunity to equalize, and finally the University of Kansas reversed the University of North Carolina to win the championship.
Both sides started
Casas University: Brown, Harris, Abbaji, Wilson, McCormack
University of North Carolina: Davis, LeFou, Black, Manek, Bacourt
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)