Michigan defeats Kansas in overtime
ARLINGTON, Texas — Trey Burke scored all 23 of his points after halftime, including a long, tying 3- pointer in the final seconds of regulation, and Michigan rallied to beat Kansas 87- 85 in the South Regional semifinals Friday night.
The fourth- seeded Wolverines wiped out a 10- point Kansas lead in the last three minutes of regulation, and Burke gave them their first lead since early in the game with another long 3 to open Michigan’s scoring in overtime.
Michigan ( 29- 7) reached the regional finals for the first time since the Fab Five era 19 years ago, the last time they were in the round of 16.
Florida 62, Fla. Gulf Coast 50: Mike Rosario had 15 points to help send Florida to a regional final for a third straight year.
Florida Gulf Coast, the highflying team from “Dunk City” few people knew before this NCAA tourney, jumped out to an early 11- point lead against the SEC regular- season champs. But the No. 3 seed Gators ( 297), with a roster filled with NCAA tourney experience, were just too strong and too good.
The Gators face Michigan in the South Region final on Sunday.
Midwest Region
Louisville 77, Oregon 69: At Indianapolis, Russ Smith matched his career high with 31 points to lead three Cardinals in double figures, and topseeded Louisville overcame its toughest test yet in a victory over the Ducks.
Kevin Ware added 11 and Gorgui Dieng had 10 points and nine rebounds for Louisville, which has won 13 straight.
The 12th- seeded Ducks ( 289) made a game of it late. After Louisville went up 66- 48 with 9: 01 left, Oregon made six straight field goals to close to 70- 64, but Kevin Ware scored on a layup and Chane Behanan threw down a dunk to put the game out of reach.
Duke 71, Michigan State 61: Seth Curry scored 29 points to lead the second- seeded Blue Devils past third- seeded Michigan State on Friday night and into the Midwest final.
If Duke ( 30- 5) beats topseeded Louisville in Sunday’s regional final, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski would tie John Wooden’s record with 12 Final Four trips. Michigan State ( 279) just couldn’t keep up with Curry and Duke’s shooters. The Spartans were led by Keith Appling with 16 points.