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from His Grace Magazine
by His Grace
Page 16
His Grace Magazine! April 2022
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Kansas Wins the NCAA
University of Kansas wins Championship in a historic comeback, and gives God the Glory
The NCAA final was held in New Orleans on April 4th, and the Kansas Jayhawks beat the UNC Tarheels to win the championship game. The Kansas Jayhawks had to overcome a 16- point Tarheels lead to win the championship in the biggest comefrom-behind win in the history of men's NCAA championship game.
The Kansas Jayhawks are now four-time National champions and this time they did it in style, with their record breaking victory for the ages.
Kansas was totally ready to play; they came out on fire and they totally dominated the play early. They struck first on a three-point shot by Ochai Agbaji. But later on in the first half, as the game was tied at 22, Carolina started to play much better and they put a good run together-Manek again with a triple, giving the Tarheels a six-point lead.
With the University of Carolina up 38-25, Puff Johnson managed to tip the ball into the basket on a missed shot. At this point, Carolina was completely dominating the game. They had finished the first half after they had an 18-3 run and led the game by 15 points.
In the second half, the Kansas Jayhawks came out flying; they were certainly not going to lose without a good fight. David McCormack had a huge slam dunk. Kansas then managed to get a turnover and Jalen Wilson gently shot the ball off the glass and in the basket, which helped Kansas to cut the lead down to four points. Then Remy Martin dropped a three pointer to give his team the lead.
As the game moved on, the teams started to battle back and forth. With one last chance to win, Carolina's Caleb Love couldn't get the ball in the basket and Kansas Jayhawks had completed their amazing comeback to win the championship.
Kansas players Joe Yesufu and Jalen Coleman-Lands were the keys to Kansas' success. Both players give credit to their faith, the foundations passed down from their mothers. Joe said, "My family was always around the church and I'm just grateful that she told me to believe in Him. It's definitely a blessing being here, you know without Him we wouldn't be where we are today. And just being in the Final Four, not a lot of people have gotten to this point. I try to spread His word through this game. It's bigger than basketball. That's the way I look at it." Joe records Philippians 4:13 on his Twitter page. It says, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
Jalen Coleman-Lands said, "My faith is the reason why I'm here today. It's molded me into the man I am. Being able to use this platform to spread His Word, and to have an opportunity to still play is an opportunity for us to continue doing what God has given us the talents to do, which is to play and use our talents for the greater good. I love the life God has blessed me with and the people he has around me every day."
