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Austin Rivers nailed a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer as Duke outscored North Carolina 13-2 in the final two minutes and beat the fifth-ranked Tar Heels 85-84 in Chapel Hill.

North Carolina was No. 1; now Kentucky is. Who will emerge with bragging rights as the unbeaten Wildcats take on the fifth-ranked Tar Heels at Rupp Arena?

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North Carolina had to work for it, but the fifth-ranked Tar Heels prevailed 60-57 against No. 9 Wisconsin. Harrison Barnes shook off a sore ankle and scored 20 points for Carolina.

Kentucky is back in the Final Four for the first time since 1998. The Wildcats held off the Tar Heels 76-69 to join Connecticut, Butler and VCU on college basketball's biggest stage.

He jogged down a corridor in the basement of the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, smiling and repeating to himself, "That's the best game I've ever played in.

That's the best game I've ever played in ... "

For the 24th time, North Carolina has made the Sweet 16. Tyler Zeller had 23 points and Harrison Barnes added 22 as the No. 2 seed Tar Heels ousted No. 7 seed Washington 86-83.

UNC escapes upset-minded Washington, advances to Sweet 16.