Jarrett Jack scored a career-high 29 points to lead Georgia Tech to a 79-71 overtime win over Kansas in the St Louis Regional final of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament Sunday.
In the Atlanta Regional final, Luol Deng grabbed 19 points to guide the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils to a 66-63 victory over seventh-seeded Xavier.
Duke (31-5) now faces Connecticut in the national semifinal in San Antonio on Saturday.
Jack produced a fine performance and dominated in overtime to send the third-seeded Yellow Jackets to the Final Four for the first time since 1990, and the second time in all.
Fourth seed Kansas were hoping to advance to the Final Four for the third straight year.
Jack finished up 8-for-12 from the floor and added nine rebounds and six assists. He also hit four free throws in the final minutes.
Luke Schenscher notched 15 points for Georgia Tech (27-9) and Clarence Moore added 14.
Keith Langford picked up 15 points for Kansas (24-9), which shot only 40 percent from the floor and had 15 turnovers.
Georgia Tech now faces Oklahoma State in the national semi-final.
The Duke Blue Devils will be the only No. 1 seed in San Antonio and will be appearing in the Final Four for the 14th time in school history.
Xavier had already beaten the second and third-seeded teams but came up short against Duke as it looked to advance to the Final Four for the first time.
Sheldon Williams had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Blue Devils, who last won the national championship in 2001.
Lionel Chalmers led Xavier with 17 points.
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