Final Four: Duke–North Carolina Showdown Drawing Mixed Action

Duke Blue Devils forward Paolo Banchero (5) reacts after a play against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Chase Center in San Francisco, on March 26, 2022. Kelley L Cox/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media

And then there were four.

While Duke (32–6) and coach Mike Krzyzewski are authoring a storybook signoff as West Region champs, archrival North Carolina (28–9), the No. 8 seed in the East Region, crashed the Final Four and stands in the way of any epic sendoff the Blue Devils might have planned Monday night.