NCAA Basketball: Mens 2008 NCAA Basketball Tournament

Mario Chalmers of the 2008 Kansas Jayhawks Apr 7, 2008

The Kansas Jayhawks' Mario Chalmers hit a three with 2.1 seconds left in regulation to send the 2008 NCAA Championship Game into overtime. The Jayhawks then surged ahead and never looked back on their way to defeating the Memphis Tigers 75-68. Memphis had missed several free throws down the stretch which could have iced the game for the Tigers. Memphis had a nine point lead with 2:12 remaining.

The championship was the third for Kansas and their first since 1988.

The game was the seventh overtime game in tournament history, and the first since 1997 when Arizona beat Kentucky.

Kansas 75
Memphis 68

Kansas					Memphis
Player	Min	Reb	Ast	Pts	Player	Min	Reb	Ast	Pts
D Arthur	35	10	1	20	R Dozier	39	10	3	11
D Jackson	29	8	1	8	J Dorsey	26	2	1	6
R Robinson	20	4	1	2	A Anderson	42	5	1	9
M Chalmers	40	3	3	18	C Douglas-Roberts	42	1	1	22
B Rush	42	6	2	3	D Rose	45	6	8	18
S Collins	34	4	6	11	S Taggart	24	3	0	2
S Kaun	21	2	0	4	W Kemp	4	0	0	0
C Aldrich	4	0	0	0	P Niles	1	0	0	0
					D Mack	2	0	0	0

East Region

1 North Carolina	113
16 Mount St Mary's	74	1 North Carolina	108
				1 North Carolina	68
8 Indiana	72	9 Arkansas	77
9 Arkansas	86
						1 North Carolina	83
5 Notre Dame	68
12 George Mason	50	5 Notre Dame	41
				4 Washington St	47
4 Washington St	71	4 Washington St	61
13 Winthrop	40
				NORTH CAROLINA
6 Oklahoma	72
11 St Josephs	64	6 Oklahoma	48
				3 Louisville	79
3 Louisville	79	3 Louisville	78
14 Boise St	61
						3 Louisville	73
7 Butler	81
10 S Alabama	61	7 Butler	71
				2 Tennessee	60
2 Tennessee	72	2 Tennessee	76
15 American	57

Midwest Region

1 Kansas	85
16 Portland St	61	1 Kansas	75
				1 Kansas	72
8 UNLV	71	8 UNLV	56
9 Kent State	58
						1 Kansas	59
5 Clemson	69
12 Villanova	75	12 Villanova	84
				12 Villanova	57
4 Vanderbilt	62	13 Siena	72
13 Siena	83
				KANSAS
6 USC	67
11 Kansas St	80	11 Kansas St	55
				3 Wisconsin	56
3 Wisconsin	71	3 Wisconsin	72
14 Cal St Fullerton	56
						10 Davidson	57
7 Gonzaga	76
10 Davidson	82	10 Davidson	74
				10 Davidson	73
2 Georgetown	66	2 Georgetown	70
15 UMBC	47

South Region

1 Memphis	87
16 Tex-Arlington	63	1 Memphis	77
				1 Memphis	92
8 Mississippi St	76	8 Mississippi St	74
9 Oregon	69
						1 Memphis	85
5 Michigan St	72
12 Temple	61	5 Michigan St	65
				5 Michigan St	74
4 Pittsburgh	82	4 Pittsburgh	54
13 Oral Roberts	63
				MEMPHIS
6 Marquette	74
11 Kentucky	66	6 Marquette	81
				3 Stanford	62
3 Stanford	77	3 Stanford	82
14 Cornell	53
						2 Texas	67
7 Miami (FL)	78
10 St Mary's	64	7 Miami (FL)	72
				2 Texas	82
2 Texas	74	2 Texas	75
15 Austin Peay	54

West Region

1 UCLA	70
16 Miss Valley St	29	1 UCLA	53
				1 UCLA	88
8 BYU	62	9 Texas A&M	49
9 Texas A&M	67
						1 UCLA	76
5 Drake	99
12 W Kentucky	101	12 W Kentucky	72
				12 W Kentucky	78
4 Connecticut	69	13 San Diego	63
13 San Diego	70
				UCLA
6 Purdue	90
11 Baylor	79	6 Purdue	78
				3 Xavier	79
3 Xavier	73	3 Xavier	85
14 Georgia	61
						3 Xavier	57
7 West Virginia	75
10 Arizona	65	7 West Virginia	73
				7 West Virginia	75
2 Duke	71	2 Duke	67
15 Belmont	70

Final Four

North Carolina	66
Kansas	84	Kansas	75
				KANSAS
Memphis	78	Memphis	68
UCLA	63

Kansas Jayhawks Awards and Accomplishments

Year	Award	For
2008	2008 NCAA Div I Mens Basketball Champion	Kansas Jayhawks
2008	2007 Fed Ex Orange Bowl	Kansas Jayhawks
2005	2005 Fort Worth Bowl Champion	Kansas Jayhawks
1988	1988 NCAA Div I Mens Basketball Champion	Kansas Jayhawks
1952	1952 NCAA Div I Mens Basketball Champion	Kansas Jayhawks

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2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament