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Kansas leans on Kaun, clamps down on Curry
By Rustin Dodd, The University Daily Kansan
DETROIT — Sasha Kaun wanted a win so badly he worked himself into a frenzy in the locker room before the game, trying to get his teammates hyped. Russell Robinson couldn’t understand what Kaun was saying, but he got the message. “You normally don’t see that side of him,” Robinson said.

Third straight Final Four, but UCLA has unfinished business
By Adam de Jong, The Daily Bruin
PHOENIX — As the Bruins rather easily moved past Xavier on Saturday, becoming the first non-Wooden UCLA team to advance to three straight Final Fours, I thought about Russell Westbrook’s graciousness with the Musketeers in the final moments of the victory.

Self, Jayhawks break through to Final Four
By Mark Dent, The University Daily Kansan
DETROIT — No Kansas player or coach could hide his excitement after surviving Davidson, and why not? They’d earned a spot in the Final Four –- the first for all the players, who went through two first-round losses and an Elite Eight disaster last season, and a long-awaited first for coach Bill Self.

Poise under pressure seals win for Tar Heels
By Nicole Lukosius, The Daily Tar Heel
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With a little more than 10 minutes to play in the second half against Louisville and the score tied at 59, the No. 1-seeded Tar Heels set out to prove they are not the same squad that crumbled against Georgetown in the Elite Eight last season.

Crushing loss for Longhorns
By Ryan Killian, The Daily Texan
HOUSTON — Texas players sat quietly in the locker room, speaking with reporters in funereal tones. The Longhorns’ season-ending loss to Memphis cut short a campaign that had already seen a record number of wins and a pair of 20-point NCAA tournament victories.