Villanova and North Carolina are going to face off in the NCAA final

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Villanova and North Carolina punched their tickets to Monday's NCAA final with blowout wins over Oklahoma and Syracuse, respectively.

Villanova took down Oklahoma 95-51, setting a tournament record for the largest Final Four margin of victory. North Carolina trounced Syracuse 83-66 despite a weak 3-point performance.

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Both teams have notched dominant wins throughout the tournament, setting up what should be an exciting championship game Monday at 9:19 p.m. ET on TBS.

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.