The national semifinals of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Saturday.
In the opener, national player of the year Anthony Davis scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Kentucky Wildcats (37-2) held off the Louisville Cardinals (30-10) 69-61 for their first title game appearance since winning their seventh crown in 1998.
In the nightcap, Thomas Robinson scored 19 points while Tyshawn Taylor (who added 10) made two key free throws in the late going as the Kansas Jayhawks (32-6), with four players scoring in double-figures, came from behind to upend the Ohio State Buckeyes (31-8) 64-62 to reach their first title game since winning their most recent national championship in 2008.
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