took place march north_carolina tar heels municipal auditorium kansas_city missouri match final nineteenth consecutive single elimination tournament commonly referred ncaa tournament organized national collegiate athletic association ncaa crown national champion men basketball division level surviving numerous close games regular season conference tournament recently triple overtime game national semifinal north_carolina came national championship game record led coach basketball player year tar heels ranked overall poll kansas came national championship game losses credited poor ball control led sophomore team american chamberlain came game favored win game received heavy media attention television stations seventy news reporters represented north_carolina tar heels jumped early lead half able close lead halftime second half managed fully overcome deficit lead tar heels able tie game final minute sending game overtime overtime saw team score basket time ran second overtime saw zero points scored poor offensive execution teams parts overtime saw action place tar heels winning game free throws closing seconds tar heels lead won received large welcome arrived north_carolina success national championship game north_carolina broadcasting collegiate basketball expanded greatly kansas chamberlain received heavy criticism inability win national championship eventually left kansas junior year order join harlem background north_carolina tar heels north_carolina tar heels coached fifth season head coach tar heels offensive philosophy centered passing shooting starting line roster consisted players primarily new_york area offensive specialists center provided solid presence paint grabbed rebounds game guard teams best defensive players team led averaged points game served team clutch performer north_carolina began campaign straight victories wide margin victory fourth game tar heels traveled columbia south_carolina play south_carolina took tar heels overtime north_carolina able come away victory points near end december tar heels participated annual classic tar heels won classic remained undefeated beating championship game north_carolina won games going double overtime maryland winning game earn seventeenth consecutive victory following game duke north_carolina tied sank free throws north_carolina point lead game ended tar heels closed regular season victories end season record north_carolina won match points advance semifinals demon ahead game entered final minute time running point shot act shooting sent line shoot free throw free throw won tar heels beat south_carolina championship earn bid tar heels defeated order advance semifinal north_carolina won game points allowed syracuse final semifinal held philadelphia pennsylvania syracuse orange fell tar heels tar heels advanced final kansas_city missouri tar heels opponent national semifinal tar heels tied time winding regulation half court shot given lead shot left hands time expired basket overtime point lead seconds remaining having player foul line missed shots tar heel gathered rebound court shot time expired send game second overtime tar heels pulled away overtime win game game saw lead change thirty times tar heels able emerge victorious overtime periods midst season head coach team entered national championship game kansas came season favored win national title large chamberlain joining varsity team finishing freshman year freshman team ncaa rules beginning season starting line consisted seniors sophomore chamberlain replaced johnson spot starting line season began season man man defense later switched zone order advantage basketball began regular season consecutive victories losing iowa state points losing lead closing seconds game kansas following game iowa state time won game margin points won games losing oklahoma lack shot clock held ball final half minutes order win game regular season losses poor ball control squad closed regular season victories closed regular season conference best earning big seven conference regular season crown bid round kansas faced forced overtime period points chamberlain won advance regional finals defeated reach final chamberlain posted points contest adding rebounds time defending ncaa tournament champions san_francisco faced kansas final host site kansas_city field goal percentage percent posted win advance championship game undefeated north_carolina number ranked team country tar heels undefeated ranked number nation kansas entered game point favorite playing kansas_city virtual home game team broadcasting national semifinal kansas san_francisco televised north_carolina match televised areas plans national championship game advance anticipation reach championship game time match set teams station network arranged local television producer broadcast game north_carolina stations won managed sponsors stations set network broadcast north_carolina final games kansas_city locally game appear channels national championship game saw largest media crowd men basketball game time television stations radio stations news writers represented game summary half game began tip kansas seven foot tall chamberlain north_carolina feet tall coach sent talking chamberlain night rest north_carolina squad set zone defense center circle request zone going use unable score opening possession set defense tar heels came court ball kansas initial defense box consisted players box basket player played defense north_carolina received pass act shooting missed shot free throws early lead kansas missed jump shot north_carolina converted foot shot kansas scored points free throws began strain kansas defense players making perimeter shots combined kansas inability convert field allowed jump lead led changing kansas defensive formation zone chamberlain basket relatively compared kansas previous formation contested seventeen foot kansas giving ball chamberlain subsequently went shot went free throw line kansas went floor coach ordered squad revert original box floor pump lose defender brought score favor kansas came floor missed shot chamberlain grabbed rebound air went line missed shot caught rebound following possession changed defense man man change defense caused tar heels active offense screens movement offense possession resulted ball foul sent free throw line shots kansas pushed ball court quickly king took foot shot collected rebound continued slow tempo half court kansas shifted zone passed ball forth broke zone went man man close quarters shot paint kansas stepped defense behest coach held scoreless minutes period kansas free throws cut deficit points score tar heels continued slow pace work ball open shot rush court attempt ball chamberlain taking poor shot resulted moderate success teams north_carolina scored points kansas final minutes began closing minutes teams score free throws bring score favor north_carolina second half second half began jump ball competing teams chamberlain won tip sent contest jump like tip teams failed score possession missed opening shot kansas scored fast break pull shot kansas scored chamberlain tar heels able score jump shot bring score kansas closed lead basket pair free throws chamberlain returned extend lead points kansas failed convert shot possession north_carolina proceeded pass ball perimeter court close minutes finding right setup drove basket scored following possession kansas began outside jump shots combined inability score kansas improved jump shots led kansas run kansas taking lead minutes second half addition north_carolina players continued foul chamberlain order score free throw line began foul trouble kansas coach began hold ball beginning possession plan worked able overcome kansas point lead kansas attempt shot minutes remaining game kansas gene lay attempt fifth foul disqualified rest game missed free throws foul got rebound able score points disqualification north_carolina began rally scoring basket accompanying free throw replaced fifth foul scored lay bring points tied game free throw closing seconds got ball held final possession ball passed missed initial shot able rebound went shot received heavy contact chamberlain foul called time ran sending game overtime overtime periods overtime began jump ball won kansas chamberlain quickly passed ball king king took jump shot missed grabbed rebound tar heels traversed court managed score basket edge north_carolina unable stop kansas ensuing drive chamberlain scored basket bring score kansas score tying basket north_carolina proceeded hold ball final shot time ran drove shot blocked chamberlain time ran north_carolina possession second overtime period ended turnover kansas missed long jump shot theirs north_carolina boxed chamberlain went collect rebound called turned ball traveling chamberlain threw ball bounds subsequent possession failed capitalize chamberlain error missed end kansas came court passed ball chamberlain hard sparked altercation teams resulted chamberlain hit stomach knee cheerleader stopped chamberlain sent line missed shots got rebound tar heels aimed hold ball final shot turned ball kansas seconds called seconds left ball went kansas missed shot game remained tied minute break periods overtime began jump ball won chamberlain king missed opening shot period right handed lay bring score kansas failed score time missed shot free throws pass chamberlain shot ensuing free throw complete point play bring point trapped double team missed shot missed contested close king got offensive rebound shot king free throws tied score possession kansas stole ball crossed half court coach called chamberlain received ball post went shot received contact referee called foul ball rolled bounds play run tar heel went line shots seconds remaining missed second shot drove lane shot blocked bounds chamberlain following play pump faked went shot chamberlain blocked simultaneously king contact body shooting called shooting foul went free throw line shots seconds gave tar heels lead kansas called bounded passed ball chamberlain basket pass thrown tipped ball away chamberlain grabbed ball got away defender threw ball air run clock time expired ball air won box score source aftermath despite losing championship game kansas chamberlain named outstanding player chamberlain named consensus americans squad season north_carolina named basketball player year performance basketball season consensus american tar heels coach named year leading north_carolina win national championship game perfect record coach boarded plane new_york appear sullivan rest tar heels returned north_carolina days later landed north_carolina squad greeted fans players carried members crowd airport ramp terminal airport manager believed crowd gathered meet tar heels biggest history crowd big prevented chancellor giving planned speech team large crowd airport credited airing national semifinal game television north_carolina north_carolina team awarded watches victory national championship 1990s team given rings commemorate win national championship game north_carolina coach insisted giving team rings given brand new blue white university signed new year contract gave year seeing success final games tournament believed basketball popular north_carolina success airing north_carolina national semifinal games north_carolina led increase attention basketball state addition led agreeing television contract air games league wide season games aired following season called game week aired saturdays television contract allowed league expand increase conference visibility led increase ticket sales members increase games children began pick sport basketball north_carolina fans watched game television flooded victory thousand people rushed street prevented cars passing hour police required help maintain crowds turned tradition people overrun franklin street following win tar heels won national championship chamberlain received criticism inability win lead kansas win national championship game chamberlain later admitted loss painful life returned kansas junior year play season coach chamberlain quickly frustrated opposing teams way playing primarily consisted double triple teaming chamberlain order limit offensive production effectiveness addition teams resorted running time clock lead increase odds winning game failed qualify year chamberlain decided senior season play harlem return kansas campus years leaving finally returned jersey retired
1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game