The shot heard 'round the world

SI.com caught up with Seth Davis , who has been serving as a CBS analyst throughout the tournament.

SI.com : How did Kansas do it? Seth Davis : First and foremost, they got lucky. You can't win a national championship without getting lucky. You go back to their win over Davidson: Jason Richards ' shot didn't go and Mario Chalmers ' did. That's the difference between winning and losing.

SI.com : What else? SD: [ Kansas ] dominated inside all night. Joey Dorsey wasn't a factor, and they didn't have him in overtime, which I thought was really noticeable. I think it was 44-26 points in the paint for Kansas and they outrebounded Memphis by 10. They had as much size as Memphis inside, but the difference was the Jayhawks had better players, too.

Obviously, it was a game that could have gone either way. For Memphis , it was the most devastating way to lose a national championship -- to be up with two minutes left only to lose in overtime.

SI.com : What about Chris Douglas-Roberts ' free throws? SD: Irony of ironies. That was such a big topic of conversation and they did such a good job in the last three games -- they shot 81 percent from the line -- but they did not have to make them in tough situations. It was the first time they had to make them in a tough situation. They actually weren't that horrible from the line; but the big thing was they missed 4-of-5 at the end of regulation; Kansas , conversely, made 14-out-15.

SI.com : Who do you think made the biggest difference? SD: Without a doubt, Mario Chalmers . He's a real wizard defensively, he's just great at taking the ball from people. It's not just about taking away the passing lanes, he can take it out of your hands while you still have it. And he made the biggest shot of his life -- no matter what he does for the rest of his life, that's going to be in the first line of his obituary.

SI.com : What happened to Derrick Rose ? SD: I actually thought he played well -- he played passively in the first half and I was wondering if he was still sick from his stomach bug. But I think, to his credit, he likes to let the game come to him and he likes to get his teammates involved. He went back to being himself in the second half. When they went on that run, he was the spark. He had big points and when they changed his three-pointer to a two-pointer that killed them, because at that moment every point counts. He was well on his way to being MOP of the Final Four, without a doubt; and I'm sure he'll be selected top one or two in the NBA draft. He played well when it counted.

SI.com : So looking back at the whole tournament, what was your most memorable moment? SD: Chalmers ' bucket. It's going to be part of NCAA tourney lore for a long time. It's great that it finished this way because we had a great game and we haven't had a lot of great games. We had all four No. 1s getting to a Final Four, and that was obviously unique -- not a lot of drama. For it to end like this was definitely good for everyone.

SI.com : How could a this year's so-called boring tournament affect the hype next time around? SD: I think everyone remembers this game, too. Every tournament has its own personality, and what makes the tournament so great is you never know what's going to happen.

The tournament always delivers and in its final game tonight, it delivered its best shot.