Detroit, MI (My Sportsbook) - Michigan State got support from a Final Four record crowd, and now the Spartans are one victory away from their third national championship. Kalin Lucas scored 21 points, as the Spartans pulled away in the second half before holding off Connecticut, 82-73, in front of 72,456 fans at Ford Field. Raymar Morgan broke out of a slump by adding 18 points, nine rebounds and five steals for the Spartans (31-6), who will play for the NCAA Tournament title Monday against North Carolina, an 83-69 winner over Villanova in the second national semifinal. The championship game will be a rematch and a chance at revenge for the Spartans, who were blitzed, 98-63 on December 3, by the then top-ranked Tar Heels in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Ford Field. Korie Lucious scored 11 and Durrell Summers netted 10 for the Spartans, who are just the 13th team in Final Four history to play within their state borders and the first since Duke took the court in Charlotte in 1994. Michigan State's home court, the Breslin Center, is just 91 miles from Ford Field, marking the closest home of any Final Four team since Kansas won the 1988 championship in Kansas City. The Spartans, the second seed from the Midwest Region who took down top overall seed Louisville in the Elite Eight, are appearing in their nation's- best fifth Final Four in the last 11 years. Michigan State is looking to join the school's 1979 and 2000 championship teams. Connecticut (31-5), the No. 1 seed from the West Region, got 17 points from Hasheem Thabeet. Stanley Robinson added 15 points and 13 rebounds, while A.J. Price also scored 15. Jeff Adrien ended with 13 points for UConn, which was in the Final Four for the third time in school history, having won the national title in 1999 and 2004. The Huskies, who trailed by only two at the half, shot 12-of-34 from the field in the final 20 minutes.

Final Score: North Carolina 83, Villanova 69

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 led 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.