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Published 4/8/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News

Chasing their first NCAA title in 20 years, the Kansas Jayhawks knew they were asking a lot from Brandon Rush. All they needed from him was another big game on offense and a superb effort on Memphis star Chris Douglas-Roberts at the other end. Rush gave them one out of two -- and that was good enough to help the Jayhawks beat Memphis 75-68 in overtime in the national championship game Monday night. (link)

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