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Kentucky Vs. Kansas, NCAA Championship 2012: Game Time, TV Schedule

The college basketball season wraps up on Monday night as Kentucky and Kansas square off in New Orleans for the national title.

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A win over the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks tonight would give the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats its first national title since 1998. Kentucky has posted a 37-2 record this season and beat the No. 4 Louisville Cardinals, 69-61, in the national semifinal on Saturday night.

Leading the way this season for the Wildcats has been freshman center Anthony Davis. The Associated Press Player of the Year, Wooden Award winner and Naismith Trophy winner tallied 18 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks against Louisville.

Kentucky and Kansas also met back on Nov. 15. The Wildcats won the game, 75-65, and Davis finished with 14 points, six rebounds and seven blocks.

NCAA Championship Game Info: Kentucky Vs. Kansas

Game time/date: 9:23 p.m. ET, Monday, April 2, 2012

Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.

TV: CBS

Announcers: Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg, and Steve Kerr

For more on this game, visit Kentucky blog A Sea Of Blue and Kansas blog Rock Chalk Talk. Head over to SB Nation NCAA Basketball. For all your 2012 March Madness needs, stay tuned to SB Nation's dedicated NCAA Tournament hub.

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