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The magic continues for the Loyola Ramblers, and it shows no signs of slowing down.

After three tight wins against Miami, Tennessee and Nevada in their first three NCAA Tournament games, the 11th-seeded team from Chicago pulled off a monumental 78-62 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats in Atlanta Saturday.

Sister Jean's Ramblers did not need an end-of-game prayer answered in this Elite 8 matchup. Instead, Loyola built a 36-24 lead at halftime and came out with a hunger in the second half that allowed them to pull away to a 23-point lead.

When the Wildcats made a charge with a 10-0 run in the second half, the Ramblers still had a 13-point lead. A three-point shot by Ben Richardson ended that run and it was just a matter of finishing the game.

Richardson led the Ramblers with 23 points, hitting six of seven three-point shots. "We have a ton of guys who can hit shots," Richardson said in a postgame interview on CBS with Lisa Byington. "Tonight it just happened to be me."

Marques Townes and Donte Ingram supported Richardson with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Clayton Custer scored seven points and had five steals.

The Ramblers have won 14 games in a row, and they are going to the Final Four, emulating the 1963 national championship team. Jerry Harkness, the captain and best player on that team, sat at courtside to watch the Ramblers put the game away.

The Ramblers are the fourth No. 11 seed to reach the Final Four.

The difference in this game was shooting. The Ramblers made 27 of 47 field goal attempts, connecting on 57.4 percent of their shots. Kansas State struggled from the field, making just 23 of 66 shots for 34.8 percent. Xavier Sneed scored 16 points to lead the Wildcats, but it was not enough to allow Kansas State move on to the Final Four.

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Michigan 58, Florida State 54

The Wolverines knew they would have a tough fight with the Seminoles, but after rolling over Texas A&M by 27 points, they probably did not think their offense would struggle to put points on the board.

Michigan scored 41 fewer points than it did against the Aggies, but it was good enough to earn the victory and a trip to the Final Four.

Charles Matthews led the way for Michigan with 17 points and eight rebounds, and Duncan Robinson hit two clutch free throws at the end of the game to turn a two-point lead into a four-point and two-possession game. Big man Moe Wagner struggled from the field, but he scored 12 points and six rebounds to help support Matthews.

The first half was not a good show for the Wolverines, as they were held to 27 points against Florida State.

Florida State's defensive quickness and length clearly bothered the Wolverines in the first half.

But it was the Wolverines who turned up the defensive pressure in the second half. After giving up the first two points of the second half, Michigan went on an 11-0 run as their defense stifled Florida State and created run-out opportunities for head coach John Beilein's offense.

After that burst, the Seminoles were able to stem the Michigan tide and they were eventually able to trim the deficit to three points. However, with the foul-plagued Wagner waiting on the sidelines, Michigan went on a 7-0 burst and extended the lead to 54-44.

Duncan Robinson's three-pointer from the baseline gave Michigan that double-digit lead, and it was just the Wolverines' second successful three-point shot in the game.

It appeared the game was over, but the Seminoles quickly got back in it with an 8-1 run as the Wolverines missed the front end of two one-and-ones and the back end of another.

Florida State struggled with its end-of-game execution, and they were unable to finish their comeback.