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Heels top Cuse, into title game

HOUSTON -- North Carolina defeated Syracuse 83-66 on Saturday in the Final Four will get a chance to win the third championship under coach Roy Williams era on Monday night vs. Villanova.

The Tar Heels rolled through Syracuse on Saturday night behind yet another dominant performance from its frontcourt. And outside of a quick run to bring it to single digits midway through the second half, there wasn't really much game pressure ever applied by the Orange as the Tar Heels just carved up the SU zone from the inside.

In UNC's previous two games vs.