Carolina's little guys prevailed

Despite Chamberlain's giant presence, KU fell in three OTs

Most people can't envision a national collegiate basketball title game with no three-point arc, no shot clock, players in boy-cut shorts, high-top Chuck Taylor-style shoes, only two African-Americans in the action, no national television - and a fairly unheralded 5-11 kid jumping center against a 7-foor All-American. That guard not only was featured in the game's opening play but the very last one.

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• By Bill Mayer
• March 15, 2007 midnight