Jarrett Jack scored 31 points Saturday to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 108-83 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. Jack hit 13-of-14 field goal attempts for Indiana, which had lost five straight.

Years from now many will look back on Monday night's national championship game and recall how many athletic players showed up from both teams in the Alamodome. And it will all be true.

SAN ANTONIO _ For 14 minutes on Saturday night, Kansas drilled North Carolina, the NCAA tournament's overall No. 1 seed, as if it were the 341st and last-place team in Division I. The Jayhawks dominated the Tar Heels at both ends of the court.

San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Brandon Rush had 25 points, and Kansas surged to a surprising huge first-half lead before beating North Carolina, 84-66 in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.

By Skip Myslenski, Chicago Tribune Mar. 31--DETROIT -- The hill grew steeper and steeper until, with 16.8 seconds left, the angle was as acute as the most brutal climb in the Tour de France.