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Tar Heels Top Sooners to Make Final Four

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(AP) – Blake Griffin might be the nation's best player. North Carolina brushed him aside with a total team effort. Ty Lawson scored 19 points and Danny Green added 18 to lead the top-seeded Tar Heels to a 72-60 win over Griffin and Oklahoma today in the South Regional final. North Carolina (32-4) advanced to the Final Four for the second straight year and will play Villanova in the national semifinals.

Griffin scored 23 points with 16 rebounds for Oklahoma, but the Sooners (30-6) went 2-for-19 from 3-point range. North Carolina advanced to a record 18th Final Four. UCLA has been to 18, but the Bruins' 1980 appearance was later vacated by the NCAA because of rules violations. This will be the Tar Heels' ninth Final Four in 19 seasons—and it will be played at Detroit's Ford Field, where they routed Michigan State 98-63 in December.

Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin (23) finds his path blocked in the men's NCAA tournament South Regional championship college basketball game in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, March 29, 2009.
Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin (23) finds his path blocked in the men's NCAA tournament South Regional championship college basketball game in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, March 29, 2009.   (Matt Slocum)
North Carolina guard Ty Lawson, right, knocks the ball away from Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin (23) in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, March 29, 2009.
North Carolina guard Ty Lawson, right, knocks the ball away from Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin (23) in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, March 29, 2009.   (John Bazemore)
North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough looks to shoot in the men's NCAA tournament South Regional championship college basketball game in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, March 29, 2009.
North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough looks to shoot in the men's NCAA tournament South Regional championship college basketball game in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, March 29, 2009.   (Matt Slocum)
Oklahoma forward Taylor Griffin scores against North Carolina in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, March 29, 2009.
Oklahoma forward Taylor Griffin scores against North Carolina in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, March 29, 2009.   (Matt Slocum)
North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough dunks against Oklahoma in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, March 29, 2009.
North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough dunks against Oklahoma in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, March 29, 2009.   (John Bazemore)
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Dominant performance by the Heels against a great team. They've now beaten 3 quality teams (LSU, Gonzaga, Oklahoma) and look like favorites for the championship. Reply
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