Russell Robinson and his Kansas teammates are duly impressed with Davidson shooting star Stephen Curry.

Then again, Russell believes he sees Division I's best guards every time his Jayhawks practice.

"Honestly, I think we have the best backcourt in the country. We can get after it at both ends of the court," he said. "They're playing really well right now. But I still think we're the best."

Robinson and top-seeded Kansas play Curry and 10th-seeded Davidson in the Midwest Region final today at Ford Field in Detroit.

Robinson's second-skin defense helped hold Villanova star Scottie Reynolds to 11 points in Kansas' 72-57 win Friday night. Reynolds was 4 for 13 from the field with four turnovers and no assists.

Meanwhile, Robinson had 15 points and a game-high five assists. He was 3 for 5 from 3-point range.

"In practice he knows what move I want to make before I do it," teammate Jeremy Case said of his fellow senior. "When Russ goes against other players, he studies a lot of film and tries to take their favorite moves away. He's a really strong guy. And he thinks like a coach."

Kansas' Sasha Kaun calls Russell the best defender he's seen.

"He can definitely stop people. And I think he'll do just fine against Curry. He did a phenomenal job against Reynolds. And he has such quick hands, he makes things difficult for other guards," he said.

Robinson knows Curry has scored 103 points in three tournament games, including 77 in the second half. But it could harder for Curry to launch quick 3s with Robinson staying close.

"Curry and Reynolds are similar players," Robinson said. "Reynolds is great handling the ball and getting his shot. Curry is a lot the same way, but Curry has a better supporting cast. That makes him harder to stop."

The Cardinals being in a regional final means the Big East Conference continued the longest current streak with at least one team getting that far. The conference has done it every year since 2002.

The Southeastern Conference had a run of five consecutive years with at least one team in a regional final end when Tennessee lost to Louisville in the Sweet 16.

Jonte Flowers scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half and Winona State (38-1) erased a 16-point deficit to win its second NCAA Division II championship in three years with an 87-76 win over Augusta State (27-7) in Springfield, Mass. Flowers was named tournament most valuable player. John Smith scored 18 points for Winona State, while Travis Whipple had 10 and Quincy Henderson scored 10 points with 10 rebounds. Winona State set the Division II record for victories in a season, breaking the record of 36 by Regis College of Colorado from 1949.

• Cassie Brannen scored 15 of her 18 points in the second half, helping Northern Kentucky (28-8) rally from two big deficits and beat South Dakota (33-2), 63-58, in the women's championship game in Kearney, Neb.

Jim Christian resigned from Kent State to become TCU's men's coach. Kent State athletic director Laing Kennedy announced Christian's move in a statement. Christian was 138-58 in six years at Kent State. The Golden Flashes were 28-7 this season, losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament to UNLV.