Detroit, MI (My Sportsbook) - North Carolina will play for its fifth national title, and this time the final hurdle will be a rematch against a team the Tar Heels throttled in December.

Ty Lawson scored 22 points, pulled down seven rebounds and dished out eight assists, as the Tar Heels bolted to a big first-half lead and disposed of Villanova, 83-69, in the Final Four at Ford Field.

Wayne Ellington added 20 points and nine boards for the Tar Heels (33-4), who will play Michigan State for the NCAA Tournament championship. The Spartans downed Connecticut, 82-73, in the first national semifinal.

Tyler Hansbrough tallied 18 points, 11 rebounds and four steals, while Danny Green notched 12 points for North Carolina.

Monday will mark the second meeting this season between the Tar Heels and Spartans, at the same venue. It was back on December 3 when top-ranked North Carolina blew out the then-No. 13 Spartans, 98-63, as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Tar Heels limited the Spartans to 7-of-35 shooting in the second half in that game, as Hansbrough lead the way with a 25-point, 11- rebound effort.

In fact, UNC is 4-0 all-time against Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament, but there will be plenty of green in attendance at Ford Field for Monday night. UNC, going, after its second title in five years, beat Michigan State in last year's NCAA tourney and in 2005 topped the Spartans in the Final Four.

As for Saturday's game, the Tar Heels were in control most of the way. In the Final Four for the second year in a row and the third time in the last five years, the Tar Heels, seeded No. 1 from the South Region, didn't face much of a challenge down the stretch, as Villanova shot just 32.9 percent from the field.

Scottie Reynolds scored 17 for the Wildcats (30-8), who were on a magical run just like the 1985 team that upset Georgetown to win the national title. Villanova, which was seeded third in the East bracket this year, made it to the Final Four thanks to a win over top-seeded Pittsburgh, but the clock struck midnight on the Wildcats' run Saturday night due in part to a 5-of-27 effort from three-point range.

Conversely, UNC finished 11-of-22 from three-point range, led by Ellington's 5-of-7 showing.

Rollie Massimino, coach of Villanova in the 1985 title run, sat stone-faced in the crowd at Ford Field, but the Wildcats were just overpowered by the Tar Heels, who have won each game in this tournament by at least 12 points.

Reggie Redding scored 15, Corey Fisher 13, while Dante Cunningham chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds in a losing effort. Dwayne Anderson also had 11 rebounds, but poor shooting was the downfall for the Wildcats, who went 10-of-38 from the floor in the second half.

Villanova trailed 49-40 at the half, but cut the deficit to 50-45 with 18:12 remaining after Shane Clark's jumper from the right baseline. The Wildcats then went ice cold from the field, missing 11 consecutive three-pointers.

Meanwhile, UNC quickly built its lead back to double-digits. Hansbrough exited with a cut on his left forearm at the 16:35 mark, but it surely didn't slow the Tar Heels. Green banged in a three-pointer, and Hansbrough came right back in the game and hit a free throw for a 59-45 difference.

Villanova missed 11 straight shots before Fisher put in a layup, and then he added a jumper for a 10-point margin. But North Carolina remained in total control, quickly pushing the lead to 16 on a Lawson three-pointer with 11:15 left, and the double-digit cushion stayed the remainder of the contest.

North Carolina made seven of its first 10 shots from the field and scored nine in a row at one point for a 19-8 lead. A Reynolds three cut the deficit to 31-23 inside nine minutes left in the half, but UNC came back with the next nine points.

Game Notes

This is UNC's NCAA-record 18th trip to the Final Four...UNC is 101-39 in NCAA Tournament games, extending its record for most tourney wins in history...Villanova was making its fourth appearance in the Final Four and its first since winning the national championship in 1985...UNC holds a 10-4 lead over Villanova in the all-time series. The Wildcats beat the Tar Heels in 1985 to reach the Final Four...Looking ahead to Monday, UNC is 8-3 all-time against the Spartans.