Dispatch
Final Four notebook
Memphis fouls up with title on line
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 3:12 AM
From wire reports
Charlie Neibergall Associated Press
Matt Kleinmann, left, Darrell Arthur, center, and Mario Chalmers celebrate following Kansas' overtime win over Memphis in the national championship game.
SAN ANTONIO -- Clang. Bonk. Boing. That was the awful sound of Memphis letting the NCAA championship game rattle away at the free-throw line last night.
Too bad for the Tigers that they lived up to their reputation at the end -- a wonderful team that simply couldn't hit big free throws.
Given a chance to put away Kansas, Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derrick Rose made just 1 of 5 free throws in the final 1:12 of regulation. And by the time Douglas-Roberts regained his touch in overtime, it was too late to prevent a 75-68 overtime loss.
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