Marquette's Wade cuts down the nets after his team's big win
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Two regional top seeds were knocked out of US college basketball's NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Overall favourites Kentucky lost their 26-game unbeaten record to unfancied Marquette in the Midwest division.
And Arizona were uprooted by Kansas in the West.
Dwyane Wade's triple-double propelled the Marquette Golden Eagles to the Final Four in a game he dominated from start to finish.
Wade had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to earn Marquette a shock 83-69 win.
It was the Golden Eagles third regional title and first since 1977, when they went on to win the national championship.
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MARCH MADNESS
Teams: 65
Defending champ: Maryland
Top overall seeds: Kentucky, Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma
When: 20 March-7 April
Where: Regional finals - New York, Texas, Minnesota and California. Final - Louisiana
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Robert Jackson added 24 points and 15 rebounds for Marquette, while Steve Novak had 16 points, including five three-pointers.
Kentucky star Keith Bogans had 15 points for the Wildcats but he was hampered by a sprained ankle picked up during Thursday's semi-final win over Wisconsin.
Meanwhile, Kansas reached their 12th Final Four with a narrow 78-75 victory.
Kirk Hinrich starred for the Jayhawks, scoring 28 points and blocking a three-point shot from Arizona's Jason Gardner in the dying seconds.
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