Kansas managed to complete the largest comeback ever in the championship game.
McCormack scored the go-ahead bucket from close range with 1:21 left, then another at the 22-second mark to put the Jayhawks ahead by three.
The Tar Heels went scoreless over the final 1:41. They couldn't find an answer for KU over the final 20 minutes.After McCormick's go-ahead bucket, Love drove to the basket but his shot got blocked. North Carolina grabbed an offensive rebound and got the ball to Armando Bacot under the bucket. But he lost his footing and turned it over, then limped off the court, unable to return.
McCormack and Jalen Wilson led KU with 15 points each. Christian Braun scored 10 of his 12 in the second half and transfer Remy Martin had 11 of his 14 over the final 20 minutes. The Jayhawks outscored Carolina 47-29 in the second half. Kansas Jayhawks fans at a watch party at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas react to a play during the second half of the the 2022 NCAA men's basketball tournament Final Four championship game against the North Carolina Tar Heels. Kansas beat North Carolina, 72-69.The Jayhawks went on a 31-10 run to take a six-point lead at the 10-minute mark and set up a fantastic finish.
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