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The Villanova Wildcats pulled out a win over top seeded Pitt, 78-76, on a Scottie Reynolds drive from half court that gave the Wildcats the lead with less than a second on the game clock. The Wildcats secured their spot in the Final Four for the first time since their dream run in 1985 after Pitt's Levance Fields missed a shot from 65-feet away. Fields shot was on target but bounced hard off the back board, sealing Villanova's win.

The game was the most exciting of the tournament, with 15 lead changes, six of them in the last six minutes of play. With both teams playing hard, Villanova responded to Pitt's physical play by making 22 of 23 free throws. However, Villanova almost gave the game away with eight seconds left when Reggie Redding attempted a full court pass to Dante Cunningham. The questionable play led to a Wildcats turnover and Fields making two free throws to tie the score at 76 with five seconds left.

However, Scottie Reynolds would not allow the game to slip away and quickly sealed the game for 'Nova with his last second drive, giving him 15 points for the game. In addition, Dwayne Anderson led the Wildcats with 17 points and Dante Cunningham contributed 14 points. Pitt's Sam Young led all scorers with 28 points and DeJuan Blair tossed in 20 points in the lose. The Panther's are the first No. 1 seed to be eliminated from the tournament so far this year.

Villanova will play the winner of today's North Carolina-Oklahoma South Regional final in next weekend's Final Four in Detroit.

For highlights of the Nova-Pitt game, check out the Sports Shorts video on the Philly Sports Post home page.