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Pete Grathoff

Historic Hawks! Kansas sets two NCAA Tournament comeback records in winning title.

The Kansas Jayhawks on Monday won their first men’s basketball national championship since 2008, and did it in historic fashion.

The Jayhawks defeated North Carolina, 72-69, and overcame the largest deficit and the biggest halftime hole in men’s NCAA Tournament championship game history.

The Tar Heels led by 16 points at 38-22 with 2 minutes, 23 seconds remaining in the first half, and North Carolina was up 40-25 at the midpoint.

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