Kansas and Memphis will meet in the NCAA championship game on Monday after using superior guard play to overwhelm their semifinal opponents on Saturday. The Jayhawks hit 13 of their first 17 shots and beat overall number one seed North Carolina 84-66, while Memphis guards Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derrick Rose combined to score 53 points in a 78-63 victory over UCLA. North Carolina (36-3) trailed by 19 points in the second half but whittled the Jayhawks' lead to 54-50 with just over 11 minutes to go. Kansas (36-3), however, seeking its first title since 1988, broke the game open by scoring 13 straight points to turn a 67-61 lead into a 80-61 rout with just under two minutes left. Brandon Rush led Kansas with 25 points, while the Tar Heels were led by Wayne Ellington and Tyler Hansbrough, who scored 18 and 17 points respectively. Douglas-Roberts scored 28 points and Rose added 25 for Memphis, who have never won the title and will be making their first championship-game appearance in 35 years. Memphis (38-1) used a 10-2 scoring streak to open the second half and turn a three-point lead into a 48-37 advantage with just over 16 minutes remaining. UCLA (35-4) was led by guard Russell Westbrook, who scored 22 points. Despite losing just once all year, pundits did not expect the Conference USA champion Memphis to beat Pacific-10 power UCLA, something that was noticed by the Memphis players. __
