Ryan Arcidiacono and Kris Jenkins each scored 21 points, and No. 2 seed Villanova never trailed in routing third-seeded Miami, 92-69, Thursday night Louisville, Ky., in the South Region semifinal of the NCAA Tournament.

The Wildcats (32-5) are back in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2009, when they reached the Final Four. It’s their third trip to the regional final with coach Jay Wright. They turned in quite the offensive performance with former coach Rollie Massimino, who led Villanova to the 1985 national championship, sitting nearby.

Villanova will play top-seeded Kansas on Saturday in the regional final.

Daniel Ochefu added 17 points and Josh Hart had 14 for Villanova, which shot 62.7 percent (32 of 51).

Miami (27-8) now is 0-3 in this round and 0-2 with coach Jim Larranaga.

Sheldon McClellan scored 26 points for Miami, and Angel Rodriguez added 13.

Miami got here by beating a pair of double-digit seeds, Buffalo and Wichita State. Villanova showed the team from the Atlantic Coast Conference why the Wildcats were ranked No. 1 in the nation for the first time in program history earlier this season.

It was the first game between the teams in the NCAA Tournament, and the first overall since March 2004, when both teams were in the Big East.

They turned in a dizzying first half, with both teams shooting at least 64 percent from the floor.

They were even sharper beyond the arc, where they combined to hit 13 of 19.

Villanova led, 43-37, at halftime, with Jenkins coming through with the highlight shot of the game, knocking down a 3-pointer with his left foot on the edge of the logo covering midcourt that drew comparisons online to reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry.

Kansas 79, Maryland 63 — Behind 27 points from Perry Ellis, top-seeded Kansas (33-4) defeated fifth-seeded Maryland (27-9) at Louisville, Ky.

The Jayhawks will play the region’s No. 2 seed Villanova in the championship Saturday with a trip to the Final Four on the line.

With the region’s top two seeds playing, that might boost the price for tickets for Saturday’s game. One site had tickets available for just $20 as the Jayhawks wrapped up their win over Maryland.

West Regional

But Villanova took control from the start by scoring the first 8 points. The Wildcats also forced Miami into a bunch of turnovers early and scored some easy points off those mistakes.

Villanova took its biggest lead at 29-14 on a 3-pointer by Jenkins with 8:35 left.

When Miami put together a 16-2 run that pulled the ’Canes within 31-30 on Rodriguez’s layup with 4:33 to go, Jenkins simply hit another three.

Miami never got that close again, and Villanova just padded its lead over the final minutes with each dunk or three giving Wildcats fans yet another reason to cheer.

Oregon 82, Duke 68 — In Anaheim, Calif., Dillon Brooks scored a game-high 22 points as the Ducks (29-6) maintained a double-digit lead most of the second half and denied the Blue Devils (23-11) a chance at back-to-back national titles.

Oklahoma 77, Texas A&M 63 — Jordan Woodard scored 22 points and Buddy Hield had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the second-seeded Sooners past the third-seeded and cold-shooting Aggies in the West Regional semifinals in Anaheim, Calif.

Oklahoma (28-7) advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2009 and will play Saturday against the Duke-Oregon winner.

The Sooners blew open a close game by going on a 19-4 run during the last 7:42 of the first half to take a 45-26 lead. The Sooners forced the Aggies into bad shots and turnovers, and Woodard was the catalyst on the offensive end.

Tyler Davis scored 17 for A&M (28-9), which reached the Sweet 16 with a thrilling double-overtime victory against Northern Iowa after rallying from 12 points down in the final 44 seconds of regulation.

The Sooners advanced to the regional finals for the first time since 2009, when they lost to North Carolina in the South Regional. Oklahoma is trying to reach the Final Four for the first time since 2002, when it lost in the semifinals.

Oklahoma shot 49.2 percent while holding the Aggies to 34.2 percent. Texas A&M shot only 6 of 28 3-pointers and just 13 of 24 free throws.