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Matchup under coach k. for duke. they never met in a tournament before. duke is leading that matchup, 50 games to unc's 49. about as close as you can possibly get. of course it will be coach k.'s last season. the blue devils want to bring another title for him. unc can send them packing of what could be an incredible void for them to end this run by duke here. a lot of excitement and incredible anticipation and most of all people are happy to see basketball back like it used to be. >> morgan chesky, have fun out there. thank you very much. that's going to wrap up at this busy hour. for the las...

Final four basketball tournament is just hours away. it's a big deal i'm told. duke led by the legendary coach k. they'll face the bitter rival the university of north carolina. before the season coach k announced he would be retiring after 42 seasons. as the blue devils head coach. in the other match up, kansas will face villanova. the two schools have been the cream of the crop in college basketball for the past decade. i'm michael holmes, we're back with more cnn "newsroom" and latest developments in russia's war on ukraine. right after the break.

Cnn's andy scholes is in new orleans with the preview of tonight's big showdowns. oh, my gosh. i know the excitement is simply electric there in new orleans. >> reporter: fredricka, it's incredible. you look down bourbon street, all you see fans wearing blue because every single team in the final four, their colors are different shades of blue. this is one of the best final fours we've ever had, three of the four winningest college basketball teams in history of the game in duke, north carolina, and kansas. and villanova has won two national titles in the past six years. of course all the talk...

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With coach k. after practice and asked him how he's feeling here in new orleans, and i of course asked him about facing off against duke's archrivals, the north carolina tar heels later tonight. >> it's great because both programs are two of the greatest in the history of the game, and, you know, it's an honor always to compete against them. but the game isn't about a rivalry. it's about getting to the championship. and then the rivalry is there and familiarity and all that. but you can't get caught up with that. you have to get caught up with advancing. >> reporter: that was your final final-...