Kentucky tops Louisville 74-69 in Midwest Regional

Saturday, March 29, 2014

photo Kentucky's Andrew Harrison (5) shoots over Louisville's Mangok Mathiang during their NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal basketball tournament game Friday, March 28, 2014, in Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS - Aaron Harrison made a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left to give Kentucky the go-ahead points Friday night in a 74-69 victory in the Midwest Regional over in-state rival Louisville.

Harrison, Julius Randle and Dakari Johnson, all finished with 15 points for the eighth-seeded Wildcats (27-10), who will play Michigan in Sunday's regional final.

Fourth-seeded Louisville (31-6) got 23 points from senior Russ Smith, who missed a late 3 with a chance to tie.

The Wildcats, who start five freshmen, led for a grand total of 65 seconds and took the lead for the last time when Randle found Harrison in the corner and Harrison spotted up and swished the shot for a 70-68 lead.