Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas' 7-foot basketball star, poses for a photo during a pause in practice in Allen Field House in Lawrence, Kan., March 1, 1957. In the 1957 NCAA college championship, North Carolina defeated Chamberlain and Kansas in triple overtime. (AP Photo/William P. Straeter, File)
KANSAS CITY (AP) — The Associated Press is republishing verbatim the story of the North Carolina-Kansas NCAA men's basketball championship game, as it was sent to the wire on the night of March 23, 1957.
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By SKIPPER PATRICK
Associated Press