“It's got to be Mario Chalmers hitting that three to send it into overtime. There's not a doubt in my mind that when he hit that shot, it was destiny.”

— Alex Rodriguez, Kansas University freshman, Lawrence

“The last two seconds before they went into overtime. After that, I knew they were going to win.”

— Sissy Weber, office manager, Lawrence

“The emotions. I saw the 1988 championship win and I got to relive all of those emotions again.”

— Brian Smith, firefighter, Kansas City, Kan.

“Mario's shot. It was really quiet and everyone was just staring at the TV hoping it would go in. Then everyone started screaming and I heard all these fireworks going off.”

— Annie Kisner, Raintree Montessori School sixth-grader, Lawrence