The 72-69 victory only came as Kansas survived two bizarre, near-disastrous plays at the end of the game.
According to CBS officials analyst Gene Steratore, the officials didn’t have to blow the play dead for injury if Kansas attacked the basket, but they chose not to, giving UNC a chance to sub in a fifth player. The broadcast crew was stunned that the Jayhawks didn’t try to take advantage of having an extra player on the floor, especially with the game in the final minute and the score so close.
When play restarted, Kansas’ David McCormack made a two-point jumper to extend the Jayhawks’ lead to three. Then, just seconds later, UNC’s Caleb Love hoisted up a long 3-pointer with plenty of time left on the clock, and Kansas ended up with the ball out of bounds after an offensive rebound and another miss. With four seconds left and Kansas up three, they called a timeout, seemingly an inbound away from a national championship.They inbounded the ball to Dajuan Harris Jr.
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