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WATCH: One Shining Moment released after Kansas wins national championship

IMG_0985by:Griffin McVeigh•04/04/22•

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The only disappointing part about the NCAA Tournament is when it comes to a close. With the Kansas Jayhawks winning the national championship on Monday night against the North Carolina Tar Heels, it’s the second national championship for Bill Self and the fourth for the program. It’s been a thrilling and exciting three and a half weeks of college basketball with another March Madness in the books.

However, the end of the tournament does mean we get everyone’s favorite compilation video — One Shining Moment.

Shortly after the game ended, the video was released. Some of the greatest moments throughout the month of March and the first weekend of April feature. From what the Saint. Peter’s Peacocks were able to do to Coach K with the Duke Blue Devils and all of the upsets. It was an amazing tournament captured that could only be captured by One Shining Moment.

Even so, there could only be one way the video ends, with Kansas, Self, and his team lifting the national championship trophy.

You can watch the full video here.

Kansas wins national championship, highlights One Shining Moment

Kansas defeated North Carolina 72-69 to win the 2022 NCAA Championship Monday night in New Orleans to claim their Xth title in program history. Despite the Jayhawks turning the ball over up three points with 4.3 seconds remaining, Carolina’s Caleb Love miss a game-tying 3-pointer that helped complete the largest comeback in national championship history.

North Carolina broke a late first-half tie and caught Kansas sleeping on a 16-0 run that catapulted the Tar Heels to a 40-25 halftime lead. Armando Bacot, on an injured leg, notched his 31st double-double (tied David Robinson‘s single-season record) with just over a minute remaining in the half, scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds on 3-7 shooting. Bacot would leave the game in the final minute after rolling his ankle and wouldn’t return to the floor.

Kansas outscored UNC 22-19 down the final stretch to claim victory and reiterate their blue-blooded tradition with another national championship. McCormack scored 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Jalen Wilson played his role perfectly with 15 points, four rebounds, and two assists.

Self will now walk away with his second national championship as head coach of the Jayhawks and the program’s fourth in history. Their four titles tie Connecticut for fifth-most all-time.

On3’s Barkley Truax contributed to this story