#1 seeds Kentucky & Wisconsin survive en route to Final Four

Sam Dekker hit five of Wisconsin's 10 three-pointers in the 2nd half on his way to a second straight career-high of 27 points and Frank Kaminsky added 29 points as the #1 Badgers defeated the #2 Arizona Wildcats, 85-78, in the West regional final to return to the Final Four.

Wisconsin (35-3) denied the Wildcats (34-4) a Final Four berth for the second straight year, having beaten them by one point in overtime in Anaheim, California, a year ago when their seeds were reversed.

The Badgers will now head to Indianapolis next week (April 4) to take on undefeated and top-seeded Kentucky.




Andrew Harrison made two free throws with six seconds remaining as the undefeated #1 Kentucky Wildcats made their last nine shots to survive their toughest test to date, coming back after trailing for much of the 2nd half to defeat the #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 68-66, in the Midwest regional final.

The Fighting Irish (32-6) came within seconds of shocking the tournament's overwhelming favorite. Notre Dame's Jerian Grant attempted a double-clutch 3-pointer from the left corner at the buzzer, but it went way over the rim.

The Wildcats (38-0), seeking to become college basketball's first undefeated champion in 39 years, advanced to the Final Four in Indianapolis next week, where they will meet Wisconsin -- a rematch of last year's semifinal.




The #2 Tennessee Lady Volunteers made all 10 of their shots from the free throw line in overtime, despite missing all five field goal attempts, to eliminate the hometown favorite #11 Gonzaga Bulldogs, 73-69, to advance to the Spokane regional final of the NCAA women's tournament.

Tennessee shot only 32% from the floor for the game, but made 21-of-22 free throws to come back from a 17-point, 2nd-half deficit for the win.

The Lady Volunteers will now play #1 Maryland (33-2) this Monday night for a trip to the Final Four in Tampa, Florida.


OTHER NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT SCORES (SWEET 16)
SPOKANE REGIONAL
- #1 Maryland 65, #4 Duke 55

ALBANY REGIONAL
- #1 Connecticut 105, #5 Texas 54
- #7 Dayton 82, #3 Louisville 66