With the NCAA Tournament now down to just eight teams, game times have been set for the last round of matchups prior to the Final Four.

The top-seeded Tar Heels will take on No. 2 Seed Kentucky in the South Regional Final on Sunday at 5:05 p.m.

That game will take place in Memphis at the FedEx Forum, and will be a rematch of a thrilling game back in December–which the Wildcats won 103-100 in Las Vegas behind 47 points from freshman guard Malik Monk.

Kentucky is coming off an 86-75 victory over No. 3 seed UCLA in the Sweet 16, using 39 points from its other talented freshman guard, DeAaron Fox, to outlast the high-powered Bruin offense.

UNC, meanwhile, looks poised to avenge both its loss in last year’s NCAA Final and the loss to Kentucky earlier this year.

The Tar Heels got a combined 50 points from their two top stars–Joel Berry and Justin Jackson–as they defeated Butler 92-80 on Friday.

These two historic programs will compete for a spot in the Final Four on Sunday, with CBS airing the game on television and, of course, WCHL carrying the game on radio.

 

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