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Fans celebrate championship in downtown Lawrence

A Jayhawk fan breaks into a scream with other KU fans Monday, April 7, 2008 as KU wins the national championship while watching the game at the Jackpot Saloon. View photo »
Jayhawk fans explode in celebration at the Jackpot Saloon & Music Hall, 943 Mass. Downtown bars were packed Monday night as thousands gathered to watch KU claim its first national basketball title in 20 years by beating Memphis, 75-68 in overtime. View photo »
Jayhawk fans go crazy as KU wins the national championship against Memphis on Monday, April 7, 2008 while watching the game at the Jackpot Saloon. View photo »
Jayhawk fans explode into celebration as KU defeats Memphis to win the national championship Monday, April 7, 2008 while watching the game at the Jackpot Saloon. View photo »
KU fans are overcome with joy Monday, April 7, 2008 while celebrating the Jayhawks' national championship win on Mass. St. View photo »
KU fans line up outside Quinton's Bar and Deli, 615 Mass. St. to get seats for Monday night's NCAA championship game between Kansas and Memphis. Some were lined up as early as 7 a.m. Quintons will close mid-afternoon and then open for KU game fans at 4 p.m. View photo »
Jock's Nitch store employees and friends watch the KU game inside the downtown store. KU played Memphis in the final game of the NCAA Men's Basketball championships Monday, April 7, 2008. View photo »
Young teens and children watch the KU game on a TV at Pizza Hut downtown. KU played Memphis in the final game of the NCAA Men's Basketball championship Monday, April 7, 2008. View photo »
KU fans cheer for the Jayhawks while watching at the Red Lyon Tavern during the final game of the NCAA Men's Basketball championship Monday, April 7, 2008. View photo »
Foreground at left Sarah Brown, KU sr., Omaha, NB., and Matt Weber, KU sr., Iowa City, to Browns left, cheer for the Jayhawks while watching the game at the Granada in the final game of the NCAA Men's Basketball championships Monday, April 7, 2008. View photo »
Fans sing the Rock Chalk Jayhawk cheer at the Granada before tip-off of the Jayhawks game against Memphis in the final game of the NCAA Men's Basketball championships Monday, April 7, 2008. View photo »
Fans come together in a hug while celebrating the Jayhawk national championship win Monday, April 7, 2008 on Massachusetts St. View photo »
Jayhawk fans watch the action Monday, April 8, 2008 during the national championship game at the Jackpot Saloon. View photo »
Jayhawk fans watch the action Monday, April 8, 2008 during the national championship game at the Jackpot Saloon. View photo »
Kansas fans parade down Massachusetts St. on Monday, April 7, 2008 while celebrating the Jayhawks' national championship win. View photo »
KU juniors Scott Young, left, and Kris Babington unite amidst a sea of celebration on Mass. St. Monday, April 7, 2008 after the Jayhawks won the national championship. View photo »
A KU fan flies the Jayhawk banner high Monday, April 7, 2008 while riding on someone's shoulders during the downtown celebration of KU's national championship win on Massachusetts St. View photo »
Jayhawk fans dance in the streets Monday while celebrating KU’s national championship win over Memphis. A victory parade is scheduled to take place on Massachusetts Street at 3 p.m. Sunday. View photo »
Pumped up during the game, Peter Ruane, a Kansas University student from Wichita, was one of more than 10,000 fans in Allen Fieldhouse. View photo »
Nearly 40,000 Jayhawk fans fill Massachusetts Street from Seventh to 11th streets after the Jayhawks’ 75-68 overtime victory over Memphis in the final of the NCAA men’s basketball championship Monday. This photo is taken from the roof of the Eldridge Hotel looking south. View photo »
Fans poured onto Massachusetts Street Monday night after Kansas defeated Memphis to win the NCAA national championship. An estimated 40,000 people descended on downtown Lawrence after the game. View photo »
Monday night at Allen Fieldhouse was pure frenzy, as more than 10,000 fans like sisters Allie Clay, 18, left, a Kansas University student, and Katie Clay, 17, both of Council Grove, showed their love of the ’Hawks Monday night. View photo »
Fans at the Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Mass., celebrate a KU score during overtime of the Jayhawks’ 75-68 win over Memphis in the final game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships. KU on Monday night won its first basketball title since 1988. View photo »
Before Monday night’s NCAA title game, about 70 Kansas Highway Patrol cars converged on the city parking garage at Sixth and New Hampshire streets. Outside law enforcement assistance was brought in to help with crowd control; Lawrence police said fans were mostly well-behaved. View photo »
Peggy Kritos, owner of The Mad Greek, 907 Mass., far right, and friends and family celebrates the end of overtime and a KU overtime win over Memphis in the final game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships. The Jayhawks won 75-68 on Monday. View photo »
Over 10,000 fans filled Allen Fieldhouse Monday night as the Jayhawks became national champions. View photo »
A mass of KU fans converged on downtown Massachusetts and filled Sixth to 11th streets with a sea of people. View photo »
One fan took to the flag poles in front of the U.S Bank at 9th and Massachusetts. View photo »
Fans at the Granada celebrate a late Mario Chalmers three-point basket to tie Memphis. KU went on to win 75-68 overtime win over Memphis in the final game of the NCAA Men's Basketball championships Monday, April 7, 2008. View photo »
Jayhawk fans at the Granada display frustration in the final minutes of regulation play. KU tied the game and won 75-68 in overtime win over Memphis in the final game of the NCAA Men's Basketball championships Monday, April 7, 2008. View photo »
Fans swarm Massachusetts Street Monday after Kansas University’s men’s basketball team’s overtime win against Memphis for the 2008 National Championship. Sports have played a key role in Lawrence’s increasing tourism market. View photo »