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Kansas All-American Ochai Agbaji was named the 2022 Final Four Most Outstanding Player on Monday night following the Jayhawks' record-breaking comeback to top North Carolina 72-69 in the national championship game

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Agbaji scored 33 points over the two games, including a near-perfect shooting performance against Villanova in the Final Four.

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Agbaji shot 6 of 8 against the Wildcats, including a 6-of-7 mark from behind the 3-point arc as he poured in 21 points -- by far his best marksmanship in more than a month.

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Against North Carolina, Agbaji finished with 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting, but he led the Jayhawks in scoring in the first half with eight points when Kansas couldn't buy a bucket.

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Additionally, one of his second-half plays was among the game's biggest when he laid the ball in through contact and converted the and-one at the free throw line to tie the game at 50-all.

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That marked the first time Kansas had pulled even since North Carolina built an advantage that swelled to as many as 16 points.

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The decision of Agbaji was an interesting one. Remy Martin, while he didn't have a great game against Villanova, scored 11 second-half points and hit several huge shots in the national championship game

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