Author: Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY

Caleb Love’s play in the final minute. Brady Manek’s key three-pointers. Jeremy Roach’s move to close first half. This game lived up to its billing.

In a thriller, Caleb Love and the Tar Heels win, 81-77, to earn a date with Kansas for the national title. Coach K is denied a shot at a sixth title.

Kansas came out firing on all cylinders, shooting at a blistering clip from three-point range. The Jayhawks advance to play the winner of Duke-UNC.

UNC’s Brady Manek and KU’s Remy Martin took advantage of the NCAA’s new transfer rule, making them immediately eligible to play for new teams.

Despite an up-and-down season, Hubert Davis believed his Tar Heels were a Final Four caliber team, and he instilled those beliefs in his UNC players.

The 75-year-old coach wants to see change more than anything and called for a massive restructuring.

“Whenever there’s a big moment, that’s when he wants the ball in his hands,” said Duke PG Jeremy Roach’s HS coach. Duke plays Final Four vs. UNC.

Mike Krzyzewski’s words of wisdom are typically a lot more in-depth, but this year his most impressive accomplishment is about psychology.

Villanova will face Kansas without starting guard Justin Moore, which has made the Wildcats underdogs against the Jayhawks for their Final Four game.