Villanova and North Carolina are going to face off in the NCAA final
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.
Together, both games combined for the largest Final Four margin of victory in tournament history, SB Nation reports.
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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 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.