6 storylines to know before Kansas and North Carolina's first-ever matchup in Chapel Hill

Posted Nov 7, 2025
Where to begin with the highlight reel of the past? Their first meeting in the 1957 championship game that went on all night? It took the Tar Heels three overtimes to beat the Jayhawks and Wilt Chamberlain, 54-53 — only 24 hours after North Carolina needed three overtimes to get past Michigan State. Only seven Tar Heels played against Kansas. (NCAA.com)

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