Twitter reacts to No. 1 seed Kansas winning NCAA championship
No. 1 seed Kansas overcame a 15-point halftime deficit on Monday to defeat 8-seed North Carolina 72-69 and win the NCAA men’s national basketball championship.
Jalen Wilson and David McCormack scored 15 points apiece while Christian Braun and Ochai Agbaji added 12 points each to lead the Jayhawks to their fourth title, and first since 2008. Remy Martin chipped in 14 points off the bench.
Agbaji was named the Most Outstanding Player.
Kansas, who trailed by 16 points in the first half, completed the largest comeback in title history. They started off the second half on a 28-10 run and outscored the Tar Heels 47-29, holding them to just 28% shooting from the field (11-of-40) over the final 20 minutes.
Kansas shot 58% from the field in the second half.
Your 2022 National Champions…🏆
HAS A NICE RING TO IT 😁 pic.twitter.com/GR27MoPIpi
— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) April 5, 2022
Armando Bacot and R.J. Davis led the Tar Heels with 15 points each while Brady Manek and Caleb Love had 13 points apiece. They ultimately were unable to counter the Jayhawks’ stifling defense in the second half and came up short of winning their seventh title in program history.
The victory by Kansas quickly became the top-trending topic on Twitter after the contest with many basketball fans weighing in. NBA players from around the league were also among those to react to the win, including some former Jayhawks players.
NATIONAL CHAMPS #RockChalk
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) April 5, 2022
There it is let’s goooooo!!!! @KUHoops
— Marcus Morris (@MookMorris2) April 5, 2022
We did it!!!!!
— Keef Morris (@Keefmorris) April 5, 2022
OMG !!!!!!!!!!! OMG !!!!!!! 🥲🥲🥲 I’m not crying .. you are 🥹🥹 !! ROCK CHALK ! 💙❤️
— Devonte Graham (@Devonte4Graham) April 5, 2022
Let’s goooooooo!!!!! Rock chalk Jayhawks baby ❤️ 💙 😈
— Frank Mason (@FrankMason0) April 5, 2022
Not the way we wanted to go out, but best believe we’ll be back.
Proud of this team. Proud of this staff. Proud to be North Carolina. pic.twitter.com/KZ0bc1LzOW
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) April 5, 2022
Wow! What a game. Congrats to your team @KUAthletics job well done….🤝
— Vince Carter (@mrvincecarter15) April 5, 2022
Love what this @UNC_Basketball team was able to accomplish this season 🙏🏾 y’all made the #CarolinaFamily proud!
— Harrison Barnes (@hbarnes) April 5, 2022
Forever happy to be a tarheel good fight fellas
— Cole Anthony (@The_ColeAnthony) April 5, 2022
Let’s meet at Tobacco Road and cry together 😂😂🤝
— Harry Giles III (@HGiiizzle) April 5, 2022
Okay KU !!! Way to Rep the 12 🔥💯
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) April 5, 2022
😏😏😏!! Natttyyyy
— RJ (@RjHampton14) April 5, 2022
Mood lol pic.twitter.com/3CUBMAD8Qt
— Eric Paschall (@epaschall) April 5, 2022
DAVID IS A GROWN ASS MAN!!!
— Grant Williams (@Grant2Will) April 5, 2022
Shoutout to Remy Martin just cause of the name 😂😂😂
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) April 5, 2022
Chuck guaranteed Kansas to win and let @TheJetOnTNT hear it 💀🤣@MarchMadnessMBB pic.twitter.com/TD3Ppx9XxF
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 5, 2022
This is Kansas’ 4th National Championship, just 1 shy of the amount of Level 1 Violations they are currently being accused of by the NCAA.
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) April 5, 2022
50/50 chance the NCAA placed a wire tap on that championship trophy before giving it to Kansas.
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) April 5, 2022
Kansas smoked 75 layups in the first half and have the lead this sport unreal
— Kofie (@Kofie) April 5, 2022
Kansas at halftime pic.twitter.com/qk0s83ltOy
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) April 5, 2022
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