Gonzaga (37-1) vs. North Carolina (32-7)

› WHAT: NCAA men’s basketball tournament final

› WHEN: Tonight, 9 EDT

› WHERE: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.

› TV: CBS

› HOW THEY GOT HERE: North Carolina, which won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship and lost to top rival Duke in the league tournament semifinals, received an at-large bid to secure its seventh straight NCAA tournament appearance and 48th overall. Seeded No. 1 in the South Region, the Tar Heels beat No. 16 Texas Southern (103-64), No. 8 Arkansas (72-65), No. 4 Butler (92-80), No. 2 Kentucky (75-73) and Midwest No. 3 Oregon (77-76). Gonzaga won the West Coast Conference regular-season and tournament titles to reach the NCAA tourney for the 19th straight year and 20th time overall. Seeded No. 1 in the West, the Bulldogs beat No. 16 South Dakota State (66-46), No. 8 Northwestern (79-73), No. 4 West Virginia (61-58), No. 11 Xavier (83-59) and East No. 7 South Carolina (77-73).

› COACHES: Gonzaga’s Mark Few, 54, is 503-112 (.818 winning percentage) in 18 seasons as a head coach, all with the Bulldogs. North Carolina’s Roy Williams, 66, is 815-216 (.790) in 29 seasons overall and 397-115 in 14 seasons with the Tar Heels.

› PROJECTED LINEUPS: Gonzaga — F Johnathan Williams (6-9, 228, Jr.), C Przemek Karnowski (7-1, 300, Sr.), G Jordan Mathews (64, 203, Sr.), G Nigel Williams-Goss (6-3, 195, Jr.), G Josh Perkins (6-3, 190, So.); North Carolina — F Kennedy Meeks (6-10, 260, Sr.), Isaiah Hicks (6-9, 242, Sr.), F Theo Pinson (6-6, 211, Jr.), F Justin Jackson (6-8, 210, Jr.), G Joel Berry II (6-0, 195, Jr.).