UNC edged KU 54 - 53 in triple - overtime in the 1957 championship game .
The squads split a pair of semifinal matches in 1991 ( KU won , 79 - 73 ) and 1993 ( UNC won , 78 - 68 ) .
UNC edged KU 54 - 53 in triple - overtime in the 1957 championship game , and the squads split a pair of semifinal matches in 1991 ( KU won , 79 - 73 ) and 1993 ( UNC won , 78 - 68 ) .