Things went as well as anyone could have hoped for UNC in the first half of the national championship game. After shaking off a rough start that saw Kansas get out to a 7-0 lead, UNC jumped off the mat and landed several punches in order to secure a 40-25 lead at halftime.
Unfortunately, from there it was all Kansas. They played like the number 1 seed they are throughout the second 20 minutes, looking nothing like the team that was missing bunnies and looking completely discombobulated in the first half. Carolina had no answer as they struggled to get anything going offensively and couldn’t stop the Jayhawks’ onslaught.