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Thousands of KU fans storm Massachusetts Street after KU's 72-69 win over North Carolina Monday, April 4, 2022, in the men's NCAA basketball championship.

Here’s a look at some of the scenes from across Lawrence on Monday night as KU battled it out with North Carolina and emerged victorious in the NCAA Championship game in New Orleans.

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KU fans race out onto Massachusetts Street on Monday, April 5, 2022, after the Kansas men’s basketball team’s national championship victory.

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KU fans race out onto Massachusetts Street on Monday, April 5, 2022, after the Kansas men’s basketball team’s national championship victory.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A KU fan runs down Massachusetts Street with a flag on Monday, April 5, 2022, after the Kansas men’s basketball team’s national championship victory.

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KU fans race out onto Massachusetts Street on Monday, April 5, 2022, after the Kansas men’s basketball team’s national championship victory.

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KU fans celebrate on Massachusetts Street after KU’s 72-69 win against North Carolina in the NCAA Championship Monday, April 4, 2022.

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Jayhawk fans at Allen Fieldhouse photograph KU’s winning score, 72-69, in the NCAA Championship game against North Carolina Monday, April 4, 2022.

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Fans at Allen Fieldhouse erupt when KU pulls ahead 65 to 61 during the second half of the title game Monday, April 4, 2022.

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Fans at Logie’s on Mass in downtown Lawrence root for the Jayhawks in their championship game against North Carolina on Monday, April 4, 2022.

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Fans at Logie’s on Mass in downtown Lawrence root for the Jayhawks in their championship game against North Carolina on Monday, April 4, 2022.

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Fans at the Sandbar in downtown Lawrence cheer on the Jayhawks Monday, April 4, 2022, in their championship game against North Carolina.

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A small but mighty KU fan at Allen Fieldhouse cheers on the Jayhawks Monday, April 4, 2022, in their championship game against North Carolina.

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Fans at Allen Fieldhouse cheer as KU ties the game against North Carolina in the second half on Monday, April 4, 2022.

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Jayhawk Fans watch KU battle North Carolina Monday, April 4, 2022, at Delaney & Loew Kitchenalia in downtown Lawrence.

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Fans at the Black Stag in downtown Lawrence cheer on the Jayhawks Monday, April 4, 2022, in their championship game against North Carolina.

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KU fans cheer on their Jayhawks Monday, April 4, 2022, at Allen Fieldhouse.

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KU fans gather at Allen Fieldhouse to watch the Jayhawks play in the NCAA Championship game Monday, April 4, 2022.

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Fans at the Sandbar in downtown Lawrence root for the Jayhawks Monday, April 4, 2022, in their championship game against North Carolina.

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Alex Ginsberg, left, and Whitney Klump, right, take a deep breath at Restaurant, Pub & Games as the Jayhawks battle North Carolina Monday, April 4, 2022, in their championship game against North Carolina.

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Fans at the Eldridge Hotel in downtown Lawrence cheer on the Jayhawks Monday, April 4, 2022, in their championship game against North Carolina.

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KU fans at Abe & Jake’s cheer on the Jayhawks in their title game against North Carolina on Monday, April 4, 2022.

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KU fans on Massachusetts Street watch KU play North Carolina in the NCAA Championship game Monday, April 4, 2022.

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KU fans gather at Allen Fieldhouse to watch the Jayhawks play in the NCAA Championship game Monday, April 4, 2022.

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Trombonists root for KU Monday, April 4, 2022, at Allen Fieldhouse during the men’s championship game.

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KU fans Angele Berthe, from left, Aigner Boure and Leslie Koffi gather at Allen Fieldhouse to watch the Jayhawks play in the NCAA Championship game Monday, April 4, 2022. “I’ve been a fan for a while. I love sports and the culture at KU,” Koffi said. “This is my first time coming to Allen Fieldhouse and I am very excited about the game, even though Ochai (Agbaji) might be leaving us this year,” Berthe said.

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KU fans — Jasmine Marshall, left, Ian Fiolkoski (in beak hat), Jada Williams (red shirt) and Alexander Liddell (light blue shirt) — gather at Allen Fieldhouse to watch the Jayhawks play in the NCAA Championship game Monday, April 4, 2022. “I always wear this hat to the game. I got it signed by two of the 2008 players,” Fiolkoski said. “God’s got us. We’re going to win. We’re going to get this done,” Liddell said.

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Fans watch the University of Kansas men’s basketball team’s NCAA title game against North Carolina using a TV hooked up to an electric bicycle battery on Monday, April 4, 2022, on Massachusetts Street.

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A beanbag toss sits abandoned on Massachusetts Street during the University of Kansas men’s basketball team’s NCAA title game against North Carolina on Monday, April 4, 2022.

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Two trees are illuminated with red and blue lights on an empty Massachusetts Street during the University of Kansas men’s basketball team’s NCAA title game against North Carolina on Monday, April 4, 2022.

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KU fans wait to get inside Allen Fieldhouse Monday, April 4, 2022, before the Jayhawks tipped off against North Carolina.

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KU fans on Massachusetts Street about an hour before tip-off Monday, April 4, 2022.