Shots like the one Luke Maye made to send North Carolina Tar Heels to the Final Four don’t come around often.

Maye is the third different player to hit a go-ahead field goal in the final second of a game to clinch a Final Four berth since the tournament field expanded in 1985.

The others were by Christian Laettner (1990 and 1992 Duke) and Scottie Reynolds (2009 Villanova). The 25th anniversary of the second Laettner shot, which also came against Kentucky Wildcats, is on Tuesday.

Similar to the 1992 game between Duke and Kentucky, there was a memorable shot to set up the final shot. Kentucky freshman Malik Monk played the basketball role of Sean Woods, who hit a go-ahead shot with 2.1 seconds left against Duke. Monk tied Sunday's game with a 3-pointer with 7.2 seconds remaining.

Unlike Laettner, Maye hadn't been much of a factor for his team until these past two games. He entered the Sweet 16 against Butler averaging 5.1 points per game, but tallied career-highs of 16 in that game and 17 in this one.

Kentucky all but fell apart in the final five minutes, but for two 3-pointers in the final minute. Other than those shots, the Wilcats were 1-of-6 from the field. North Carolina was 5-of-6 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line in the last five minutes.

Monk and De’Aaron Fox combined for 71 points in the regular-season meeting between the two teams. They combined for only 25 points in this game.

This was North Carolina’s first game-winner in the final 10 seconds of an NCAA tournament game since Rick Fox hit a layup with one second left to defeat Oklahoma in the second round of the 1990 Midwest Regional.

The Tar Heels go to their 20th Final Four, the most all time. Kentucky and UCLA are tied for second with 17. The three schools North Carolina will be with –- Oregon, Gonzaga and South Carolina –- have been to one prior Final Four combined. That was by Oregon in 1939, in the first NCAA tournament.