[MoonlightGraham]

April 1, 2028
NCAA National Semifinal...the Final Four

#1 Villanova 96, #3 Kansas 88

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Villanova  (35-3, 16-2):
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Avery Sullivan    C    27   5-8   4-7   1   2   1  2  14
Jose Blanco       PF   35  6-11   5-7   5  12   1  3  17
B. Le Fleurquin   SF   35  9-17   3-3   5  11   3  3  21
Jacob Allen       SG   33  6-12   7-8   0   0   2  2  22
Devin Guzman      PG   22   2-2   3-4   2   3   7  4   8
Duncan Sims       SG   21   2-7   1-2   0   2   2  2   5
Corey Hicks       SF   19   1-2   4-4   1   2   1  2   7
Richard Pray      SF    2   0-0   0-0   0   0   0  0   0
Caleb Blaney      C     5   0-2   2-2   0   0   0  0   2
Charles Vancleave PG    1   0-0   0-0   0   0   0  0   0

Turnovers: 12 (J.Blanco 1, B.Le Fleurquin 3, J.Allen 3, 
 D.Guzman 2, D.Sims 1, C.Hicks 1, R.Pray 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Blanco 2)
Steals: 8 (A.Sullivan 1, J.Allen 2, D.Guzman 2, D.Sims 
 2, C.Hicks 1)
3P FGs: 5-15 (J.Allen 3-8, D.Guzman 1-1, D.Sims 0-3, 
 C.Hicks 1-2, C.Blaney 0-1)

Kansas  (34-4, 15-1):
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Vince Lawlor      C    27   3-6   1-2   0   3   0  3   7
Brian Cazares     PF   23   5-6   3-3   1   4   3  5  13
Brian Rex         SF   31  6-12   2-2   2   6   2  4  18
Cyril Macias      SG   31   4-6   5-7   0   3   3  3  14
David Edmond      PG   25   5-7   5-6   0   1   6  2  15
Charles Rumph     SF   18   5-7   0-0   2   5   2  2  14
Dallas Brundage   PG   12   0-3   0-0   0   1   1  1   0
Domingo Bravo     SG    2   0-0   0-0   0   0   0  1   0
Scott Lapointe    C    17   2-3   3-3   0   1   0  4   7
Jamie Kendall     C     7   0-0   0-0   0   2   1  4   0
Long Campbell     SF    1   0-0   0-0   0   0   0  0   0
Errol Otten       PF    3   0-1   0-0   1   1   0  1   0
John Kalendek     C     3   0-0   0-0   0   0   0  0   0

Turnovers: 18 (V.Lawlor 1, B.Cazares 3, B.Rex 1, 
 C.Macias 5, D.Edmond 1, C.Rumph 2, D.Brundage 3, 
 S.Lapointe 1, J.Kendall 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (V.Lawlor 1, B.Cazares 2, S.Lapointe 
 2, J.Kendall 1)
Steals: 7 (V.Lawlor 2, B.Rex 3, C.Macias 1, D.Edmond 1)
3P FGs: 9-18 (B.Rex 4-9, C.Macias 1-2, C.Rumph 4-5, 
 D.Brundage 0-2)

Player of Game: PF Jose Blanco (VLNV)

We advance to the national championship game for the second straight year with a victory over the powerful Jayhawks.

Our three senior starters play like men who don't want their collegiate careers to end. Devin Guzman conducts our offense like a maestro, generating more turnovers than he commits and setting up 7 baskets. Bruno Le Fleurquin uses his size and strength against his smaller opponents, scoring 9 baskets, all inside the paint. And Jose Blanco adds to his reputation as one of the best big-game players I've ever seen.

When Coaches Douglas Gillum and Graham Sims embrace at the conclusion of the game, Coach Gillum leans close and says something, very quietly, to his younger counterpart. Only these two men know what Coach Gillum's message is.

Texas beats Georgetown, 85-69, so we won't have yet another Villanova-Georgetown battle in the championship game. Forgive me for not being sorry about that.
Record: 35-3.