The championship game of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was contested on April 4, 2022, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Trailing 38–22 near the end of the first half, Kansas rallied from a 16-point deficit for the largest comeback win in the championship game's history.

The Tar Heels were on the bubble for an NCAA Tournament invite with an 18–8 record in mid-February, having suffered double-digit losses to Tennessee, Kentucky, Miami, Wake Forest and Duke.

9 seed; UCLA; the defending national champion Baylor; the tournament's Cinderella, Saint Peter's; and their biggest rival, Duke.

[8] They had seven players returning from their 2019–20 squad, which was 28–3 and odds-on favorite to win the national title before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[10] The Jayhawks duo of David McCormack and Mitch Lightfoot provided production on the inside, while guard Remy Martin emerged during the Big 12 tournament, after having struggled with a nagging injury throughout the season.

[9] After defeating Providence in the Sweet 16, Kansas passed Kentucky for the most wins in Division I men's college basketball history.

[11] Source[12] Kansas won the jump ball to begin the game and opened the scoring 21 seconds later when Ochai Agbaji made a three-point shot.

The Jayhawks began the game on a 7–0 run with David McCormack's jumper and a pair of free throws by Jalen Wilson.

From there, Agbaji and Puff Johnson traded field goals in the last thirty seconds of the half, giving North Carolina a 40–25 lead at halftime.

Bacot made a free throw to end North Carolina's scoring drought, but a jump shot from McCormack and a layup from Braun narrowed the lead to one point.

Bacot received the ball and was driving to the basket when he turned his ankle and fell to the ground in pain (due to the floor giving out).

[7] The 16-point deficit that Kansas overcame was the largest ever to win a men's national championship game, surpassing the previous record of 15 points by Loyola-Chicago in 1963.

[18] The game was the third-most-viewed college basketball telecast in cable television history, just one spot behind the Final Four matchup between North Carolina and Duke that was played two days prior.