Kentucky Will Face Connecticut for NCAA Basketball Championship
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The University of Kentucky and University of Connecticut both won at the Final Four to set up college basketball’s most improbable championship game matchup since the national tournament started seeding teams in 1979.
Kentucky and its five freshmen starters rallied to beat Wisconsin 74-73 as Aaron Harrison hit a winning three-pointer in the closing seconds for the second straight game. Connecticut upset top-ranked Florida 63-53 in the first semifinal in Arlington, Texas.