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Of course, he didn't make both.
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He missed the first and sank the second and subsequently failed to foul Collins in transition. Rose nudged him, but not hard enough. So Collins got the ball to Chalmers, who took a dribble, pulled up and drained a 3-pointer over Rose with 2.1 seconds remaining to force overtime, and in case everybody didn't get all that I'll recap to make sure everybody completely grasps what transpired.
Memphis was 1-for-5 from the free throw line in the final 75 seconds.
Douglas-Roberts missed three straight.
Then Rose missed one of two.
And then Chalmers drained the biggest jumper in Kansas history.
"It came back and bit us," Douglas-Roberts said. "We missed them at a crucial time."
To the contrary, Kansas made them at a crucial time. The Jayhawks were 6-for-6 in the second half, 4-for-4 in overtime and finished 14-for-15 from the free-throw line in the game. That's partly why they were in position to force overtime, partly why they pulled away in overtime, partly why Kansas earned its third national title and first since 1988.
"To be real candid with you, I'm a little overwhelmed right now," Self said. "I can't imagine being any better any time."
That's one side of the story.
That's the Kansas side.
The other side belonged to Calipari.
This is the Memphis side.
"I'm still kind of numb," he said. "What just happened, you're kind of numb to it. ... We had it in our grasp. ... It's just disappointing."
