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VIDEO: Breaking Down Kentucky’s Win

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Won And Done! Kentucky Clinches 2012 National Championship Over Kansas, 67-59
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Anthony Davis scored a mere six points, but that was enough to give the Wildcats their eighth national championship. Despite a second-half surge from Kansas, Kentucky held its ground, batting off strong Jayhawks performances from Thomas Robinson and Tyshawn Taylor.

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