RWFrog's Blog

Memphis had to wait a while to see who would challenge them in Monday's championship game, but Kansas jumped on top of North Carolina, 40-12, and never really looked back. The Jay Hawks finished off Roy Williams' bunch, 84-66, sending their ex-coach home with a deflating loss.  Tarheels' forward Tyler Hansbrough helped his team get within 4 in the second half, but all of the energy they spent digging out of a 28 point hole ended up doing them in. 

Hansbrough finished with 17 points and nine rebounds, but judging from his postgame comments, he fully expected to be hoisting the championship trophy this season.

So, looking forward to the clash of the titans on monday night, will Kansas' guard trio of Rush, Collins, and Chalmers be able to stop freshman sensation Derrick Rose of Memphis? If they are able to at least contain the Memphis guard, who torched UCLA for 25 this afternoon, the Kansas Jay Hawks will be hoisting the NCAA trophy at night's end..These are the two most athletic teams in college basketball and the game should prove to be everything a championship should be...two #1 seeds with a combined record of 74-4 on the season.