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North Carolina’s 71-65 win over Gonzaga in Monday’s national championship was supposed to be a game of college basketball’s two best teams that showcased all the sport had to offer. What happened instead might have made James Naismith think again before he repurposed his peach buckets.
There were foul shots; officiating reviews; more foul shots; coaches’ timeouts and commercial breaks; and even more foul shots. And then, between all…