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4B KANSAS 75, MEMPHIS 68
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2008
MEN'S BASKETBALL WRAP-UP
BASKETBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
inconsistent w postseason disappearing in every game.
Monday night he was a changed man. Arthur scored two big baskets toward the end of regulation and got another one in overtime. He finished with 20 points.
inconsistent ways throughout the played his best game in the big- postseason, gest game of his life.
It's something he'll never forget, something all the Jayhawks will never forget. They battled through adversity after two losses in three games in late February.
It's something he'll never forget, something all the Jayhawks will never forget. They battled through adversity after two losses in three games in late February
Now, they're champions. They'll go down as one of the best teams in Kansas history. It's something Russell Robinson has hoped for since the season started.
Arthur had and didn't lose the rest of the way.
After all the dancing, high-fiving and screaming stopped, Robinson sat in the back of a golf cart with his head in his arms and a net around his neck, thinking about the accomplishment.
"You couldn't really have written it any better," Robinson said. "No way you could've written it better."
Edited by Jessica Sain-Baird
Freshman center Cole Aldrich hugs senior center Sasha Kaun after the Jayhawks celebrate their defeat against Memphis.
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Kansas 75, Memphis 68
KANSAS
Player Minutes FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Assists Rebounds Points
Darrell Arthur 35 9-13 0-0 2-2 1 10 20
Darnell Jackson 29 3-4 0-0 2-2 1 8 8
Russell Robinson 20 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 2
Mario Chalmers 40 5-13 2-6 6-6 3 3 18
Brandon Rush 42 5-9 0-2 2-3 2 6 12
Sherron Collins 34 4-10 1-4 2-2 6 4 11
Sasha Kaun 21 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 2 4
Cole Aldrich 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
MEMPHIS Player Minutes FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Assists Rebounds Points
Derrick Rose 45 7-17 1-6 3-4 8 6 18
Antonio Anderson 42 3-9 2-7 1-3 1 5 9
Chris Douglas-Roberts 42 7-16 2-5 6-9 1 1 22
Robert Dozier 39 4-11 1-2 2-3 3 10 11
Joey Dorsey 26 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 6
Shawn Taggart 24 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 3 2
Willie Kemp 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Doneal Mack 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
Pierre Niles 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
KANSAS JUST WRIGHT
game notes
Former Kansas forward Julian Wright made an appearance on Monday night and watched as his former teammates won the third championship in Kansas history. Wright is currently a rookie with the New Orleans Hornets, who are in first place in the Western Conference. It may be tempting to ask how Kansas might have been different if Wright stayed on for his junior year, but it looks like Kansas managed fine without the 6-foot-8 Chicago native.
CDR IN THE FIRST, ROSE
IN THE SECOND
NO DOUBT FROM SELE
Memphis' duo of junior Chris Douglas-Roberts and freshman Derrick Rose combined for 40 of the Tiger's 68 points. Douglas-Roberts controlled the first half, scoring 13 points. But the second half belonged to Rose, who scored 15 points after halftime. If not for Mario Chalmers, Rose's banked three-pointer might have been the defining moment of the Final Four.
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Throughout all the tough losses in Self's career, whether
they were in the Elite Eight or first round of the NCAA Tournament, he never stopped believing in his plans.
He didn't think he needed to participate in Monday night's game to validate himself as a coach. He already had faith he was doing everything right.
"So much of it is, in my opinion, catching a break and still executing and those things," self said. "But the biggest thing is, is your team playing as close to its ceiling as it possibly can? And if you do those things, I'm fine with whatever happens."
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Brennan Bechard, sophomore guard, stresses out after Mario Chalmers' three-pointer tied the game to go into overtime Monday night
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Junior guard Mario Chalmers shoots the three-pointer that tied the game to send it to overtime Monday night in San Antonio.
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