The two teams met in the 1957 championship game in Kansas City, Mo., with Frank McGuire’s North Carolina team winning 54-53 in triple overtime. This will be the 12th meeting between the two basketball powers, with the Tar Heels leading 6-5. Iowa also has better penetration with the 16'/50s, the shells are faster but you have slightly less deck pen at long range. North Carolina will attempt to win its sixth national championship and first since 2017, and Kansas is going for its fourth and first since 2008. Iowa has a way higher top speed compared to NC, 27.5 vs 33 knots. Coach Bill Self’s team enters the championship game on a 10-game win streak.
The Jayhawks have beat three of their five opponents in the NCAA Tournament by more than 16 points to advance to the championship game. This will be its 10th appearance in the national championship game, and it has a 3-6 record in those games.Įxperts quickly pointed out how the Jayhawks’ road to the Final Four and national championship game contained few tough matchups, and they were right. Kansas led by 11 points at halftime and cruised to victory. David McCormack led all scorers with 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and senior Ochai Agbaji added 21 more points. 1 seed, Kansas, dominated Villanova in Saturday’s first semifinal, beating the Wildcats 81-65.
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