Memphis had it in their grasp. Was it really the free throw shooting or was it overconfidence or the arrogance of youth. I don't know. I don't want to take anything away from Memphis but they did not get it done at the end of the game. This time Billy Packer was right. He wanted to be right when he said, shooting free throws is much tougher under pressure.
3 things I saw that lost the game:
1) They shot free throws poorly when they didn't care during the regular season- they shot them better when they cared but it didn't matter- they shot them poorly when they had to make them.
2) They got tight and nervous at the end of the game and they went one on one. It became the Douglas-Roberts and Rose show without the kick out passes and the screens from Dorsey.
3) Last but not least, they seemed overconfident, almost as if they were entitled to win the game and it was a joke that Kansas had come back to take it to overtime. Their faces said they were either apathetic or worn out or they quit.
I was pulling for Kansas with their Juniors and Seniors and their tough defense. I would have won my bracket pool if Memphis would have won the game. I was happy either way, but heart one out in this one.
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