North Carolina is heading to the national championship to take on Kansas after defeating Duke 81-77 in the 2022 Final Four on Saturday night. In doing so, the Tar Heels ended Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s career with a loss in Coach K’s 13th trip to the semifinals.
The much-hyped third matchup this year between the two teams — and the rivalry’s first-ever NCAA Tournament showdown — mostly lived up to the hype with 12 ties and 18 lead changes and both teams trading makes down the stretch.
UNC will be playing Kansas in the National Championship on Monday night at 9:20pm ET.