photo by: Richard Gwin

KU fans Kaitlyn Johnson, 24, Rachel Amyx 25, and Jenny Lewis 24, all of Lawrence, showed off their Jayhawk pride on Monday April 2, 2012, in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Richard Gwin

KU fans at Jefferson's, 743 Mass., watched the Jayhawks fall to the Kentucky Wildcats, 67-59, in the national championship game.

photo by: Richard Gwin

There were plenty of parking spaces in downtown Lawrence as fans started to gather to watch the KU-Kentucky game.

photo by: John Young

Freshman Megan Ryan hopes for a miracle while watching the closing minutes of the national championship game on the video board at Allen Fieldhouse Monday, April 2, 2012.

photo by: John Young

Natalie Hamilton, Lawrence, cheers on the Jayhawks while watching the national championship game on the video board at Allen Fieldhouse Monday, April 2, 2012.

photo by: John Young

Hands hang over the railing at Allen Fieldhouse as time runs out while fans watch the national championship game on the video board at Allen Fieldhouse Monday, April 2, 2012.

photo by: John Young

Junior Sarah Stephens hopes for a miracle while watching the closing minutes of the national championship game on the video board at Allen Fieldhouse Monday, April 2, 2012.

photo by: John Young

Hands hang over the railing at Allen Fieldhouse as time runs out while fans watch the national championship game on the video board at Allen Fieldhouse Monday, April 2, 2012.

photo by: John Young

Fans react while watching the closing seconds of the national championship game on the video board at Allen Fieldhouse Monday, April 2, 2012.

photo by: John Young

Molly Schemm, right, and Sarah Stephens, both of Osage City watch the final seconds of the national championship game on the video board at Allen Fieldhouse Monday, April 2, 2012.

photo by: John Young

Molly Schemm, Osage City, right, consoles Sarah Stephens, Osage City, following watching the end of the national championship game on the video board at Allen Fieldhouse Monday, April 2, 2012.