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BOSTON – Scottie Reynolds made a half-court dash for the game-winning shot with 0.5 seconds left, leading Villanova over Pittsburgh 78-76 Saturday night and back to the Final Four for the first time since its shocking run to the 1985 championship. Blog: Colleges | Download as widget Download: Updated bracket (.pdf)
Video: Final Four report (3/29) NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Hairopoulos: Final Four preview Semifinal results Michigan State 82, Connecticut 73 North Carolina vs. Villanova Dwayne Anderson scored 17 for the third-seeded Wildcats, who responded to Pittsburgh's physical play by sinking 22 of 23 free throws in the East Regional final. Villanova (30-7) will play the winner of the South Regional championship between North Carolina and Oklahoma. The Wildcats are the lowest-remaining seed in the NCAA tournament, though not quite as big an underdog as the eighth-seeded '85 team – the lowest seed ever to win it all. Sam Young scored 28 and DeJuan Blair had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Pittsburgh (31-5), the first No. 1 seed to lose. NCAA Tournament: Villanova 78, Pittsburgh 76
08:57 PM CDT on Saturday, March 28, 2009