2008 NCAA men's basketball championship
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The 2008 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game of the 2007–08 college basketball season, famously won by the Kansas Jayhawks after Mario Chalmers’ last-second three-pointer forced overtime against the Memphis Tigers.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1168277 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2008 NCAA men's basketball championship Context triple: [Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball, nationalChampionship, 2008 NCAA men's basketball championship]
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2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title won by Syracuse University, highlighted by freshman star Carmelo Anthony’s standout performance throughout the tournament.
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2008 NBA Finals
The 2008 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Boston Celtics, led by their "Big Three" of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to win their 17th NBA title.
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NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is an annual single-elimination college basketball championship held each March in the United States, widely known as “March Madness” and one of the most popular sporting events in the country.
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SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The SEC Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason conference championship event that determines the Southeastern Conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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2009 NBA Finals
The 2009 NBA Finals was the championship series in which Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic to win the franchise’s 15th NBA title.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2008 NCAA men's basketball championship Target entity description: The 2008 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game of the 2007–08 college basketball season, famously won by the Kansas Jayhawks after Mario Chalmers’ last-second three-pointer forced overtime against the Memphis Tigers.
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A.
2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
The 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship was the national title won by Syracuse University, highlighted by freshman star Carmelo Anthony’s standout performance throughout the tournament.
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B.
2008 NBA Finals
The 2008 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Boston Celtics, led by their "Big Three" of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to win their 17th NBA title.
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C.
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is an annual single-elimination college basketball championship held each March in the United States, widely known as “March Madness” and one of the most popular sporting events in the country.
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D.
SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The SEC Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason conference championship event that determines the Southeastern Conference's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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E.
2009 NBA Finals
The 2009 NBA Finals was the championship series in which Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic to win the franchise’s 15th NBA title.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2008 NCAA men's basketball championship Description of subject: The 2008 NCAA men's basketball championship was the title game of the 2007–08 college basketball season, famously won by the Kansas Jayhawks after Mario Chalmers’ last-second three-pointer forced overtime against the Memphis Tigers.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2008 NCAA men's basketball championship
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2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2008 NCAA men's basketball championship
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2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
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2008 NCAA men's basketball championship
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2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship
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2008 NCAA Tournament
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2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
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2007–08 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season
2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Regional
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2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Final Four