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North Carolina, only undefeated team in the country, turns out at Kansas City for the

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climax battle of the season against Kansas for the NCAA championship.

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The big hall is jammed to see the teams ranked number one and number two in the country.

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Playing a careful ball control game, North Carolina is off to a substantial lead. This

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is Joe Quick hitting. He plays a great role in this game. But Kansas rallies after Carolina's

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early spurt. The Jayhawks surge back into contention. Maurice King connects from outside.

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And now with the Jayhawks leading by one point and time ebbing away,

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Wilk the still Chamberlain feeds Gene Alston a goal. Kansas appears to have the title in its

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grasp. The Tar Heels are not panicked by hardship. They've survived a lot of it all season. They

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coolly battle back and Quick hits on a vital shot. The Jayhawks still a point to the good in

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Carolina with 31 straight victories, faces extinction on the threshold of glory. The

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Tar Heels look for the opening. Tommy Kearns their playmaker with the ball and he's fouled.

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Tommy drops in the penalty shot and the score is tied. As the final seconds tick out, North

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Carolina is crying furiously for the deciding shot. But Kansas gains possession just before

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the game ends. Now they go into extra periods. The second successive overtime contest for the

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Tar Heels and they're leading in the extra period when Wilk the still Chamberlain sinks a goal that

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ties the count again 48 to 48. Kearns tries for the winning shot but Chamberlain blocks it just

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before the period ends with the score still deadlocked. So now they go into a second extra

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period and the first break comes when Kearns is fouled. The pressure is telling on both teams now.

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Usually deadly Kearns fails to find the hoop this time. Chamberlain grabs the rebound. Now

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Kansas has the ball and the advantage. Pete Brennan fouls the stilt and the strain is showing

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on both sides. Tempers are on edge. 49 seconds left. Chamberlain is off the beam too. He also

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misses the chance to put his team ahead. Both teams are so tense, so cautious. The second

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extra period ends without a point scored. It's still 48-48. The third extra period. Kearns has

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Chamberlain scores a big basket for the Jayhawks and he's fouled in the act of shooting. Wilk makes

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good for a three-point play that puts Kansas right back in the ballgame. The Jayhawks continue to

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press the advantage and Gene Elston is fouled. Elston puts Kansas ahead with 20 seconds to go.

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That looks like the clincher. Kearns battling for a shot. Chamberlain blocks it but fouls Quigg.

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The Tar Heels have a last chance. Quigg ties the score. He makes the second putting Carolina

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a point ahead. Six seconds to go. Jayhawk backs to the wall. Chamberlain is their last hope but

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Quigg blocks the pass to the stilt and Carolina takes over as the game ends. The Tar Heels win

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the most exciting final in NCAA tournament history 54-53. North Carolina's unbeaten champs

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rack up 32 straight.