No. 2 Kentucky (32-5) vs. No. 1 North Carolina (30-7)

At Memphis, Tenn., 3:05 p.m., KCNC-4 Bottom line: North Carolina and Kentucky have combined for 244 tournament wins. This is Kentucky’s 56th NCAA berth, ahead of only North Carolina (48) for the most appearances ever. Only North Carolina has earned more No. 1 seeds (16) than Kentucky’s 12. Nobody has made more Final Fours than North Carolina (19). Rematch: Kentucky avenged a regular-season loss against UCLA in the regional semifinal. Now it’s the Tar Heels’ turn to seek payback for a 103-100 loss on Dec. 17 in Las Vegas. Justin Jackson scored 34 points for North Carolina in that game, only to be topped by Malik Monk’s 47, including the game-winning 3-pointer. North Carolina didn’t have stingy defender Theo Pinson for that game. The Tar Heels did have starting guard Kenny Williams III before losing him to a season-ending injury. Numbers to know: Kentucky has all the momentum with a 14-game winning streak that is the longest in the nation. These teams both average 85.2 points a game, although Kentucky shoots a smidge better (47.5 percent) than the Tar Heels (47.2 percent). Did you know: North Carolina coach Roy Williams has 73 tournament wins, second only to Mike Krzyzewski’s 91. Williams is 8-4 in the Elite Eight, including 4-3 at North Carolina. But nobody has more tournament wins since 2010 than John Calipari with 26. The Associated Press