This was supposed to be the greatest Final Four ever, but Saturday did not live up to the hype, that was not the case on Monday.  Here is my recap of my live blog posts throughout the game.

KANSAS 75, MEMPHIS 68 OT

Overtime Observations
--How big was the review of Rose' three-point now? What about Dorsey's cheap 5th foul?
--This is the first overtime championship game since Michigan-Seton Hall in '89
--Damn, I wish I would have bet the OVER...LOL
--Kansas scores first six in OT in overtime on 18-3 over the last 4:26 (2:29 left in OT)
--The Jayhawks appear much more fresh; depth paying off
--Kansas ends the game with 24-4 run to overcome a 9-point deficit
--What a title game. I am struggling to think of one better in this decade.
--I won my first bracket office pool in 12 years; and I didn't middle it

Second Half Observations
--Memphis gets 7-2 run in the first two minutes of half to retake lead, 36-35
--Dorsey follows up great dunk on oop by Rose, by picking up third foul at 16:00 mark
--This game is about as intense as you can get. Finally, one that is living up to the hype.
--Rose just scored for the first time in nearly 24:30 minutes of play. Now has 5 points
--Rose adds seven more points and Memphis takes a four-point lead with 7 minutes to go
--Kansas has gone 4+ minutes w/out a field goal and is now down by 7 points
--Finally a Jayhawks' bucket, but still a big hill to climb
--Rose just banked a shot in as the shot-clock was expiring. Jim Nantz called it 'the shot of the tournament'
--Memphis is 2 minutes away from title, the game is theirs to win up 60-53 w/1:54 go
--Huge steal by Kansas to cut it to four
--Can Memphis make free throws under pressure (they have all tournament long)?
--Joey Dorsey picks up his fifth foul 30 feet from the basket after getting caught in double switch
--Man, I am glad I didn't take the OVER
--Kansas on 9-2 run and have cut it to two points, 62-60. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!
--Memphis turned it over, but Kansas blew it
--No worries. Douglas-Roberts missed two more free throws, but MEMPHIS gets rebound
--Rose is going to line where he's made 13 straight and he missed his first one|
--Mario Chalmers hit a three-pointer to tie it with 2.0 seconds left
--WE ARE WATCHING THE GREATEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--Free Throws have to win games 1/6 on last three trips to the line

First Half Observations
--Billy Packer has done 34 of these games, I respect him but maybe its time for a change
--WOW! The first two minutes of this game has made me dizzy...I love this stuff!
--I love the Kansas backscreens. Khan continues to perform
--Robert Dozier and Josh Taggard both head to bench with two fouls with 12 minutes to go in 1st half
--I love HDTV, man I just never get sick of watching mine
--Kansas is on a 21-12 run, but Memphis isn't going away.
--Memphis just hit 2nd three-pointer (2/5 early on, better than I expected)
--The Tigers have answered with a 11-4 run. Are you seeing a trend?
--Over/Under on total lead changes in game - 18 (it's that good of a game)
--Chalmers has hands like glue already 3 steals w/two minutes to go
--Kansas outrebounding Memphis by 8 and shooting 60%, but 8 turnovers keeping it close
--After being tied at 28-28, the Jayhawks score the first half's final five points and lead 33-28 at the break.
--Big foul trouble for Memphis (Dorsey, Dozier, and Taggard w/2 each); they don't have the depth to KU does
--Derrek Rose has more rebounds (4) than points (3) and is only 1 of 4 from the field
--Kansas' bench outscored Memphis' bench 8-0

Opening Observations
--I need Kansas to win to take my bracket pool ($300). I can't decide whether or not I should middle it
--Memphis is favored by 2 points in most Las Vegas casinos with the over/under at 147.5
--Will Kansas have an answer for Derrick Rose? The Jayhawks have a deeper team and play better defense than UCLA did.  Heading into the Final Four, the Jayhawks were holding opponents to 37.9 percent from the field, which ranked third in the nation. The Bruins' opponents shot 41.8 percent, which ranked 73rd. If they are going to stop Rose and the Tigers they will need to stop the dribble penetration and force them to shoot from the outside. That's easier said than done.