Jeff Sheppard's shooting and the inside muscle of Scott Padgett and Nazr Mohammed overpowered the depleted Bruins from the start, and the Wildcats romped 94-68 Friday night in a South regional mismatch of college basketball's two most storied teams.

Kentucky (32-4), only the No. 2 seed in the South despite winning its last 10 by an average margin of 21 points, will meet top-seeded Duke (32-3), an 80-67 winner over Syracuse, in Sunday's championship game.

Second round: ATLANTA -- Written off before they even got here, UCLA's seniors aren't finished quite yet.

Coming off the worst game of his career, senior Kris Johnson sank eight straight free throws over the final 37 seconds Sunday to help the sixth-seeded Bruins (24-8) hold off Michigan for an 85-82 win in the second round of the South Regional.

First round: ATLANTA -- Tradition is nice. Clutch free throws are better.

Seniors J.R. Henderson and Toby Bailey hit four straight from the line in the final 25.2 seconds Friday night to help UCLA defeat Miami 65-62 in the first round of the South Regional.

Henderson was 2-for-7 from the line before his shots, but rattled both in for a 63-62 lead with 25.2 seconds remaining.

After Miami's Johnny Hemsley missed a 3-pointer with eight seconds left, Bailey got the rebound and hit two free throws. Following a timeout, Charles Wiseman missed a 3-pointer, ending the upset hopes for 11th-seeded Miami, which was making its first NCAA tournament appearance in 38 years.

Did you know: UCLA reached 20 wins for the 10th consecutive season and 37th time in school history.