Kentucky Freshmen Join Connecticut to Complete Final Four
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The University of Kentucky and its five freshman starters completed the Final Four of college basketball’s national tournament, which features two schools that were seeded seventh or worse in their region for the third time in 36 years.
Kentucky, the eighth seed in the Midwest Regional, upset No. 2 seed Michigan 75-72 yesterday to reach the national semifinals for a 16th time, the third-most behind North Carolina (18) and the University of California-Los Angeles (17) in National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament history. Aaron Harrison hit a contested 3-pointer with three seconds left for Kentucky to snap a 72-72 tie.