Last night the Kentucky Wildcats beat Kansas Jayhawks to win the 2012 NCAA Men’s basketball championship in New Orleans. Here we have pictures of the mayhem that ensued on the court and also on campus in Lexington.
Kentucky Wildcats fans cheer before the finals of the 2012 NCAA men’s basketball Final Four against the Kansas Jayhawks at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. | Source
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Kentucky forward Anthony Davis (23) and Kansas center Jeff Withey (5) jump for the opening possession. | Source
Kentucky forward Anthony Davis (23) battles for the ball with Kansas center Jeff Withey (5) and forward Kevin Young, center, during the first half of the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game Monday, April 2, 2012, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) | Source
Kentucky Wildcats forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist falls while driving to the net on Kansas Jayhawks center Jeff Whitey and guard Elijah Johnson during the first half of their men’s NCAA Final Four championship college basketball game in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2, 2012. | Source
Thomas Robinson #0 of the Kansas Jayhawks with the ball as Michael Kidd-Gilchrist #14 of the Kentucky Wildcats goes after it in the first half in the game on Monday night. | Source
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Kansas Jayhawks forward Thomas Robinson guards Kentucky Wildcats forward Terrence Jones during the second half of the men’s NCAA Final Four championship college basketball game in New Orleans | Source
Kentucky forward Anthony Davis tries to shoot against Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor | Source
Kentucky forward Anthony Davis (23), forward Eloy Vargas (30) and forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14) celebrate after the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game Monday, April 2, 2012, in New Orleans. Kentucky won 67-59. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) | Source
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Travis Releford #24 and Elijah Johnson #15 of the Kansas Jayhawks react after losing to the Kentucky Wildcats 67-59 on Monday night. | Source
Most Outstanding Player Anthony Davis (center) celebrates with teammates after Monday night’s game. | Source
Kevin Young #40, Thomas Robinson #0 and Tyshawn Taylor #10 of the Kansas Jayhawks react after losing to the Kentucky Wildcats 67-59 in the National Championship Game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on April 2, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) | Source
Kansas forward Thomas Robinson (0), guard Tyshawn Taylor (10) and forward Kevin Young gave it their all. | Source
Kentucky student Alberto Velasco, left, and alumna Haley Nozell celebrated a first-half Kentucky lead over Kansas. | Source
Confetti rained down on the new college basketball champions after Kentucky’s triumph Monday night. | Source
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Anthony Davis #23 of the Kentucky Wildcats celebrates before he cuts down the net after the Wildcats defeat the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 in the National Championship Game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on April 2, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) | Source
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Kentucky head coach John Calipari, center, celebrates with his team after the NCAA Final Four | Source
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Kentucky head coach John Calipari cuts down the net after the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game against Kansas Monday, April 2, 2012, in New Orleans. Kentucky won 67-59. (AP Photo/Bill Haber) | Source
Kentucky student riot on campus following their teams victory. | Source
Fires burn on campus. | Source
Police and firefighters respond to reports of a shooting near the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Limestone Street in Lexington, Ky., after the University of Kentucky’s victory over Kansas in the NCAA Basketball Championship game on 4/3/12. Photo by Mike Weaver | Staff | Source
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