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Memorable Final Four games between conference rivals

Memorable Final Four games between conference rivals

Part of the NCAA Tournament’s charm is that it can pit schools from different corners of the country against each other. Teams that might go years without scheduling each other during the regular season end up matched in some of the biggest games of the year.

Every now and then, however, there’s a Final Four matchup with a lot more familiarity — when teams from the same conference meet at this stage. It’s still rare enough to stand out when it happens, and this week Duke and North Carolina will play in an all-ACC semifinal.

Here are a few other particularly memorable matchups between league rivals at the Final Four:

1976 FINAL: INDIANA 86, MICHIGAN 68

Needing one more win to secure an unbeaten national title — something no men’s team has accomplished since — Indiana faced a familiar Big Ten foe. Michigan, which had lost to the Hoosiers by six that January and then took Indiana to overtime the following month, presented a potential roadblock for Bob Knight’s team.

The Wolverines…

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