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INDIANAPOLIS -- Nobody will accuse these Kentucky kids of being the fastest learners. Not this season. And certainly not during most of Friday nights game against Louisville. But once again, late in the game with everything on the line, they figured things out just in time. Aaron Harrison hit a 3-pointer for the go-ahead score with 39 seconds left and Julius Randle made a pair of clutch free throws to lift the fantastic freshmen of Kentucky to a 74-69 victory over their in-state rivals. The eighth-seeded Wildcats (27-10) led for a grand total of 65 seconds in this Midwest Regional semifinal. Theyll play Michigan on Sunday for a trip to the Final Four. "I told them before the game, youll get punched in the mouth and youre going to taste blood," coach John Calipari said. "You can fight or you can brace yourself for the next shot. They fought." Fourth-seeded and defending champion Louisville ends its season at 31-7. Few expected a run this deep for the Wildcats as this season played out and their five freshmen starters struggled to play a team game. But theyve been learning slowly. They trailed by 13 midway through the first half, then by seven with 4 1/2 minutes left. Suddenly, things kicked in. Actually, it was a sophomore, Alex Poythress, who scored five points and blocked a Russ Smith layup attempt during a 7-0 run that tied the game at 66 with 2:11 left. "Alex Poythress won the game for us," Calipari said. "We were begging him the whole game to start playing, and he played at the right time." From there, it was the Kentucky freshmen -- the Kiddie Cats -- who showed all the poise against the defending national champs, who were led by seniors Smith (23 points) and Luke Hancock (19). Harrison took a pass from Julius Randle and spotted up in the corner for the go-ahead shot. Both finished with 15 points, as did yet another freshman starter, Dakari Johnson. On the next possession, Louisvilles Wayne Blackshear got fouled. The 71 per cent career free throw shooter missed the first. Randle came down and made two free throws to put Kentucky ahead by three. Harrison guarded Smith and forced him to miss a tough 3-pointer on the next possession -- "His first stop of the game," Calipari quipped. A few seconds later, the Wildcats were chest bumping and Calipari was pumping his fists to a loud stadium that was about two-thirds Kentucky blue, one-third Cardinals red. Kentucky has now knocked off previously undefeated Wichita State, defending national champion Louisville and has a meeting with last years runner-up, Michigan, coming next. Earlier, the Wolverines beat Tennessee 73-71. The latest win for Kentucky was the ultimate lesson in patience for a team that, for so long, had trouble showing any. They were touted on T-shirts as the team that would go 40-0 and win the national title, then all head off to the NBA. Two out of three is still possible. "They finally have surrendered and lost themselves in the team," Calipari said. "Its just taken a long time." Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who fell to 11-1 in Sweet 16 games, produced a matchup zone that the Wildcats had trouble working through. The Cards took the double-digit lead early, yet went to halftime only up three despite holding Kentucky to 33 per cent from the floor. The difference in Pitinos mind: Louisville went 13 for 23 from the free throw line while Kentucky went 22 for 27. And the Wildcats had a 37-29 rebounding edge, which also led to eight more second-chance points. "I told them we probably beat ourselves a little bit down the stretch," Pitino said. "But how can any of us complain with the run weve been on?" Louisvilles string of Final Fours will end at two and there will be a new national champion. Making this win even more impressive for the Wildcats: They played almost the entire game without Willie Cauley-Stein, an NBA-caliber forward who sprained his left ankle early. "Its not a good ankle injury, let me just put it that way," Calipari said. Another NBA prospect, James Young, fouled out with 5:32 left. That left it to Harrison, his twin brother, Andrew (14 points) and Randle, a lottery pick in waiting who was a monster inside. He had 12 rebounds to go with the 15 points. Hes had a double-double in all three tournament games. Calipari makes no apologies for recruiting the best talent and taking his chances theyll leave before they really set up shop at Kentucky. That strategy helped him bring the eighth national title back home two years ago. Now, Kentucky is a win away from the programs 16th trip to the Final Four. Morten Andersen Elite Jersey . It was almost exactly like the way Babcocks Team Canada won gold at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. 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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- North Carolina State coach Tom OBrien took a lot of heat when he decided to part ways with star quarterback Russell Wilson and go with unproven junior Mike Glennon as his starter. It all worked out on Tuesday night in the Belk Bowl, with Glennon throwing for 264 yards and three touchdowns to lead N.C. State over Louisville 31-24 -- and earn MVP honours in the process. So OBrien feels vindicated, right? Well, not so much. "I never had to feel vindicated by any of that," said OBrien, who ran his record to 8-2 in bowl games. "That would never be my goal once I made a decision. I dont care what people think. I made a decision what was best for this football team going forward. When I made the decision and weighing all options and looking at the talent this kid has I knew we would have a quarterback. I dont have to feel vindicated by anybody." Then he smiled and added, "but he helped (vindicate) me." Glennon threw two of his touchdown passes to senior receiver T.J. Graham, who made the most of his final game at N.C. State with seven catches for 116 yards, including a 65-yard score on a nifty catch-and-run. He threw another to Tobais Palmer, who made what Glennon called "the best catch Ive seen all year" when Palmer completely turned his body around in midair and managed to catch it and keep running to the end zone for a 35-yard score. Glennon finished the season with 31 touchdown passes. "I knew Russell was a great player and would do great wherever he ended up but I also felt confidence in myself and I know my teammates had confidence in me, so I knew I would do just fine this year," Glennon said. N.C. State (8-5) also got a huge effort from its defence, which came in leading the country in interceptions. David Amerson, the nations individual leader in interceptions, had two of the Wolfpacks three picks on Louisville freshman quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. He returned one 65 yards for a touchdown to put the Wolfpack up by 21 midway through the third quarter and later sealed the win with a pick on a final fourth-and-23 heave by Bridgewater with 41 seconds left. Amerson finished the season with 13 interceptions, a new Atlantic Coast Conference record. "The DBs had to step up and make a play at the end of the game and thats what we did," Amerson said. "I just saw that ball and it was like tunnel vision. I was going to go get it." Bridgewater had an up and down night, throwing for 274 yards and two touchdowns and running for another.dddddddddddd But the three picks hurt. "Their blitz pattern was simple, its just that they blitz so much though that they disguised it well," Bridgewater said. "It was more than we faced all year." Down 21, Louisville coach Charlie Strong used a fake punt and recovered an onside kick to get back in the game after falling behind by 21. Bridgewater threw two-yard touchdown passes to tight end Nate Nord and wide receiver Josh Bellamy to close the gap to 31-24 with 3:55 left in the game. The Cardinals had one last chance to send the game into overtime after stopping N.C. State on fourth-and-2. However, on a third-and-12, Dontae Johnson sacked Bridgewater for an 11-yard loss to set up Amersons clinching interception. "You would obviously like to see Teddy get rid of the ball on that sack," Strong said. OBrien was worried about his young special teams unit coming into the game and his worst fears were realized early in the game when freshman punter Will Baumann mishandled a low snap from centre and was swarmed under at the five-yard line. The Cardinals cashed in three plays later on an eight-yard touchdown run by Bridgewater to tie the game. After Louisville went ahead 10-7, Glennon bounced back from an early interception by completing five straight passes for 80 yards, capped by a 35-yard touchdown to Palmer, who made a nice adjustment with the ball in midair to haul in the pass. Then came the play of the game as Graham caught a pass over the middle from Glennon and broke two tackles en route to a 68-yard touchdown reception giving the Wolfpack a 21-10 lead at the break. "North Carolina State is an outstanding football team but we are nowhere near what we should be," Strong said. "If you look at a team thats what we have to get to. We have to do a better job of recruiting and we have to be able to go make plays and get playmakers into our offence and also get playmakers into our defence. It was a good learning experience for us. "We were able to come back the second half and get the game back to seven but we still were just battling and then too much pressure on the quarterback. 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