Best Shots of the 2013 Final Four

Louisville 72, Wichita State 68

Louisville is back in the national championship game for the first time since it won it all in 1986. Here are SI's best shots from the Final Four.

Louisville 72, Wichita State 68

Russ Smith led Louisville with 21 points as the Cardinals battled back from a 12-point second-half deficit.

Louisville 72, Wichita State 68

Luke Hancock (11), who averaged 7.5 points per game during the season, scored 20 off the bench for Louisville.

Louisville 72, Wichita State 68

Kevin Ware rejoined the Cardinals on the bench, less than a week after snapping his tibia in the regional final.

Louisville 72, Wichita State 68

Chane Behanan pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and scored 10 points.

Louisville 72, Wichita State 68

Gorgui Dieng had two blocks and six rebounds, and did his best to alter shots such as this one by Malcolm Armstead, who shot 1-of-10 from the field.

Louisville 72, Wichita State 68

Tekele Cotton sparked an 11-2 run for Wichita State with a jumper, and his layup to finish it off gave Wichita State a 43-32 lead with 14:19 to play. But Louisville wouldn't be denied.

Louisville 72, Wichita State 68

Carl Hall (22) and the Shockers out-rebounded Louisville 35-32.

Louisville 72, Wichita State 68

Louisville is one win away from taking care of some unfinished business after losing to Kentucky in last year's Final Four.

Louisville 72, Wichita State 68

Louisville (34-5) rallied from a 16-point deficit in the title game at the Big East tournament, so coming back from 12 against Wichita State was nothing new.

Michigan 61, Syracuse 56

Sporting the youngest team in the tournament, including freshman Mitch McGary (4), Michigan will be going for its first national title since 1989 when it takes on Louisville Monday night.

Michigan 61, Syracuse 56

Syracuse wanted a foul called Michigan's Tim Hardaway Jr. on this play, instead the Orange's Michael Carter-Williams got whistled for his fourth foul and picked up his fifth not long afterwards.

Michigan 61, Syracuse 56

Tim Hardaway Jr. saved this errant pass from going out of bounds as the Wolverines flirted with disaster in the final minutes.

Michigan 61, Syracuse 56

Brandon Triche hit four of nine shots from the field and picked up a costly charging foul with the game hanging in the balance in the closing seconds.

Michigan 61, Syracuse 56

Triche, shooting here against Mitch McGary, blamed himself for driving the ball recklessly into the lane when Syracuse trailed 58-56. "I was just trying to make a play for the team,'' he said. "I probably should have made a better decision, probably should have pulled up for the jump shot. ... I did see him [Jordan Morgan], but I figured, I was already in the air jumping.''

Michigan 61, Syracuse 56

Jon Horford (15) and teammate Glenn Robinson III defend against Michael Carter-Williams, who was held to two points -- 10 below his season average.

Michigan 61, Syracuse 56

C.J. Fair led the Orange with 22 points, but curiously didn't get a chance to try a game-tying three-point attempt when Syracuse retook the floor after a timeout in the final seconds.

Michigan 61, Syracuse 56

Mitch McGary scored 10 points for Michigan on a night when teammate Trey Burke, the AP Player of the Year, struggled and finished with just seven points.

Michigan 61, Syracuse 56

Jordan Morgan closed out the scoring with this dunk after Syracuse failed to score at the other end.

Michigan 61, Syracuse 56

Turnovers and missed free throws almost doomed the Wolverines, but they pulled out the victory and celebrated afterwards.