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SAN ANTONIO -- Villanova Coach Jay Wright has won national championships with well-balanced and fundamentally sound teams, yet even he knew staying in contention for another title was going to take a rugged and exhaustive effort.

College basketball blue-bloods Villanova and Duke are slated to head to the Final Four in New Orleans after Elite Eight wins on Saturday.

Commentary: Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski's retirement keeps getting delayed as his team advances in the NCAA Tournament.

The Villanova Wildcats have made quite a second home for themselves in the Alamo City, where they won a national championship in 2018 and are carving a path toward another.

Commentary: Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski's retirement keeps getting delayed as his team advances in the NCAA Tournament.

Collin Gillespie, Jermaine Samuels and Villanova are back in the city of the Alamo for the first time since winning the national championship there four years ago. Even the opponent is the same, though in a different arena for this somewhat unexpected Sweet 16 matchup against Michigan.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Kentucky Coach John Calipari has his eyes on March. And that’s why he didn’t mind his team losing a big lead before its latest win. Oscar Tshiebwe posted his sixth straight double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds, and TyTy Washington scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half as the fifth-ranked Wildcats beat South Carolina 86-76 on Tuesday night.

The Bears are there now.

Mackenzie Holmes sets a career high and surpasses the 1,000-point mark while leading the 10th-ranked Hoosiers to an 86-66 victory.

Mackenzie Holmes sets a career high and surpasses the 1,000-point mark while leading the 10th-ranked Hoosiers to an 86-66 victory.