North Carolina will be making a record 19th trip to the Final Four when it plays Syracuse in a national semifinal next Saturday in Houston. The Tar Heels, top seed in the East, became the only No. 1 seed to make it to the Final Four by outlasting Notre Dame 88-74 to win the East Regional behind 25 points and 12 rebounds from Brice Johnson 

Syracuse is in the Final Four for the second time in four years. The 10th-seeded Orange became the fifth double-digit seed in NCAA tournament his to reach the Final Four after they stunned top seed Virginia 68-62 by outscoring the Cavaliers 29-87 in the final nine and a-half minutes. Malachi Richardson scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half.