MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Luke Maye hit a jumper with 0.3 seconds left to give North Carolina a 75-73 win over Kentucky in the N-C-Double-A Tournament South Region Final. De’Aaron Fox and Bam Adebayo scored 13 points apiece for Kentucky.
Sindarius Thornwell scored 26 points and hit the go-ahead free throws that put South Carolina ahead to stay in a 77-70 triumph over the fourth-seeded Florida Gators in the East Regional final to earn the first-ever Final Four appearance for South Carolina.
The Final Four is now set: North Carolina will face Oregon in one of the national semifinals next Saturday (04/01) in Phoenix, with Gonzaga against South Carolina in the other. The championship game is a week from tonight (04/03).
Indiana University is expected to name Archie Miller as it’s new men’s basketball coach as early as today: Miller is currently coach at Dayton, whre he led the Flyers to the N-C-Double-A Tournament in four of the last six years. He replaces Tom Crean, who was fired last week.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION RESULTS…
Final- Indiana 107 Philadelphia 94
Final- Golden State 106 Memphis 94
Final- Brooklyn 107 Atlanta 92
Final- Chicago 109 Milwaukee 94
Final- Charlotte 120 Phoenix 106
Final- Sacramento 98 L.A. Clippers 97
Final- Houston 137 Oklahoma City 125
Final- Boston 112 Miami 108
Final- New Orleans 115 Denver 90
Final- Portland 97 L.A. Lakers 81
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — After three straight second-place finishes, Kyle Larson endured four straight restarts to win at Fontana and add to his Monster Energy points lead. He also won the Xfinity Series race on Saturday, giving him a clean sweep of the weekend racing. Brad Keselowski was second, and Clint Bowyer came in third for his best finish since June 2015.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dustin Johnson has become the first player to sweep the World Golf Championships by winning the Match Play in Austin. Johnson escaped a furious charge by Jon Rahm when the 22-year-old Spaniard failed to birdie the 18th hole. Johnson’s 1-up victory completed a week in which he never trailed in any of his seven matches.
