Wow. That was fun.
I was surprised given the many mentions Jim Nantz and Billy Packer made of long-ago games and players down the stretch that an obvious reference did not come up:
That was much the same way North Carolina State beat Houston 25 years ago in another championship game classic - by fouling early and often, and taking advantage when the opponent botched its free throws.
Clark Kellogg hit Memphis hard on the post-game for its failure to foul with a three-point lead and less than 10 seconds left to prevent the tying three-pointer. Good for him; it's a strategy every sane person on Earth other than basketball coaches sees as a no-brainer.
UPDATE: John Calipari just suggested to CBS's Sam Ryan that Memphis was trying to foul. Hmm. Well, they didn't do it very well.
Whatever . . . on to baseball season.