Kentucky/Kansas To Meet For National Championship

The Kentucky Wildcats will meet the Kansas Jayhawks in the NCAA Tournament Championship game on Monday evening, after the two teams won their respective Final Four semi-finals games on Saturday at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

Kentucky shot 57% from the field, in a 67-61 win over Louisville in the first semi-finals game. Freshman forward Anthony Davis paced the Wildcats, who improved to 37-2 with the win, with a game-high 18 points, along with 14 rebounds.

View the box score for the Kentucky/Louisville game.

In the second semi-final game, Kansas trailed by as many as 13 points, before coming from behind to capture a 64-62 win over Ohio St. The Jayhawks were able to out-shoot the Buckeyes from the floor, 45%-34%. Junior forward Thomas Robinson led Kansas with 19 points and 8 rebounds.

With the win, Kansas improved to 32-6.

View the Kansas/Ohio St. box score.

Kentucky and Kansas play for the national title on Monday night in New Orleans. Tip-off time is scheduled for 8:05 pm.