Final Four is set

Final Four is set
 The Final Four which takes place Saturday at the Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale will feature two teams from the Carolinas and two teams from the Pacific Northwest.
 The South Carolina Gamecocks of the SEC as the number seven seed won the East Region beating conference rival Florida 77-70 in Madison Square Garden after knocking off Baylor 70-50 in the Sweet 16. The Bears were the second best team in the Big XII behind Kansas and earned the three seed in the tournament.
 ''Anyone that's in sports dreams of moments like this,'' head coach Frank Martin told the Associated Press. ''It's not something that you start dreaming it the year you win 25 games. You dream it every single day.''
 Leading the way was Sindarius Thornwell with 26 points, seven rebounds, and one assist in his 36-minutes on the court. Three other Gamecocks reached double-digits in scoring as guard PJ Dozier scored 17, forward Chris Silva scored 13, and Malik Kotsar scored 12 from the forward position. 
 "The game was as close as expected until the final minute," according to the Associated Press. "There were 14 lead changes and 10 ties. The last lead change came on two free throws by Thornwell with 2:24 left that made it 65-63. Fourth-seeded Florida managed just three field goals over the final 3:55."
 The Gamecocks now will face WCC champion and top seed in the West Gonzaga Saturday. The Bulldogs cut down the nets in San Jose after an 83-59 win against the 11-seeded Xavier Muskateers, who beat second seed Arizona 73-71 in the Sweet 16. 
 "Just an incredible feeling of elation and satisfaction," head coach Mark Few said in an Associated Press article. "It's been a long, hard journey to get this program here."
 "Few and the Zags have won the West Coast Conference Tournament 16 times, been regulars in the NCAA Tournament since 1999, reached the Sweet 16 eight times," according to the same article. "The Final Four was the only missing piece to their resume."
 On the other side of the bracket, top seed Kansas faced third seed Oregon in Kansas City. It was the Ducks who emerged as champions of the Midwest Region. According to the Associated Press, "With swagger and verve and downright prolific shooting, the plucky team that everybody wanted to count out rolled to a 74-60 victory over the Jayhawks on Saturday night, earning the Ducks their first trip to the national semifinals in nearly 80 years."
 "You feel so good for so many people," said Ducks coach Dana Altman to the Associated Press. "It's a team effort. You feel good for a lot of people."
 The team from Chapel Hill was regular season champions of the ACC and garnered the top seed in the South Region. They went up against Butler in the Sweet 16 in Memphis and then outfoxed Kentucky 75-73 in an epic Elite 8 matchup. North Carolina held Kentucky's De'Aaron Fox to 13 points in the final game Sunday evening. The Tar Heels went on a 12-0 run to take control of the game in the final minutes, and Luke Maye scored with 0.3 seconds remaining sending his team to consecutive Final Fours.