Kansas will play for the national title for the first time in 10 years.
Many have dubbed this Final Four as an 'Blue Blood' affair. USA TODAY's Mackenzie Salmon looks at what exactly 'Blue Blood' means and how it applies to college basketball. The origin of the term in the sport is actually quite fuzzy.The final No. 1 seed remaining in this men's NCAA Tournament, the Jayhawks looked the part in dominating No. 2 Villanova in the Final Four on Saturday for a 81-65 win before a sellout crowd of more than 70,000 at the Caesars Superdome.
“If we can play inside, it opens up for more shots and driving lanes," McCormack said. "That made it easy.” "We knew Villanova would make a run," Self said. "We held on and responded. With the exception of defending the arc, I just thought we played terrific." The Jayhawks didn't get the normal production it was used to from its bench, namely guard Remy Martin – KU's leading scorer in three NCAA Tournament games. But others stepped up and made clutch plays. Just as Villanova was inching back into the game, a Christian Braun three-pointer with 4:51 left sealed the victory.
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