HOUSTON (AP) The Latest on the Final Four with Villanova and Oklahoma playing in the first semifinal and North Carolina and Syracuse in Game 2. (all times local):
4:48 p.m.
The starting lineups for the first national semifinal game:
Villanova: Junior forward Kris Jenkins, senior forward Daniel Ochefu, freshman guard Jalen Brunson, junior guard Josh Hart, senior guard Ryan Arcidiancono
Oklahoma: Senior forward Ryan Spangler, sophomore forward Khadeem Lattin, junior guard Jordan Woodard, senior guard Isaiah Cousins, senior guard Buddy Hield. It is the 105th straight game that Spangler, Woodard, Cousins and Hield have started together.
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Buddy Ball vs. Philly Ball and a matchup of Hall of Fame coaches.
The Final Four tips off Saturday night at NRG Stadium in Houston with Oklahoma facing Villanova, a couple of sharp-shooting No. 2 seeds. The Sooners are led by Buddy Hield, who is averaging 29 points per game in the NCAA Tournament while showing off almost unlimited range. The Wildcats from Philadelphia, led by Ryan Arcidiacono, are hitting 46 percent of their 3s so far in the tournament.
The Sooners are making their fifth Final Four appearance and Villanova is making its sixth.
In Game 2, top-seed North Carolina with coach Roy Williams faces Jim Boeheim and 10th-seeded Syracuse. Williams and Boeheim have combined for 125 NCAA Tournament wins, including some Boeheim wins vacated by the NCAA.
The Orange is the fourth double-digit seed to reach the Final Four, but none have made it to the title game.
