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Celebrating Jayhawk fans crowd several blocks of Massachusetts St. in downtown Lawrence, after KU’s Final Four win over Villanova Saturday night, April 2, 2022. The photo was taken from the roof of The Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts St.

The University of Kansas men’s basketball team is moving onto the NCAA National Championship game. Here’s a look at some of the scenes from downtown Lawrence on Saturday as KU beat Villanova in the national semifinal game. Check back for more updates as tens of thousands of fans are expected in the downtown area following the KU game.

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KU fans fill Massachusetts Street at the Ninth Street intersection Saturday, April 2, 2022, after KU’s semifinal win over Villanova in the NCAA Tournament.

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Fans come running out of Logies on Mass, 728 Massachusetts St. after the Kansas Jayhawks 81-65 win over Villanova Saturday, April 2, 2022

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A Kansas fan joins other Jayhawk running down Massachusetts St. minutes after the Kansas Jayhawks 81-65 win over Villanova Saturday, April 2, 2022.

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A crowd of Kanas Jayhawk fans celebrate on Massachusetts St. Saturday April 2, 2022, after Kansas defeated Villanova to clinch a spot in the NCAA Championship game Monday, April 4 in New Orleans.

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A Jayhawk fan climbs a street sign on Massachusetts St. during celebrations of the Kansas win over Villanova to clinch a spot in the NCAA Championship game Monday, April 4 in New Orleans.

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Celebrating Jayhawk fans crowd several blocks of Massachusetts St. after KU’s Final Four win over Villanova Saturday night, April 2, 2022.

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High fashion was on display in shades of crimson and blue on Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence following KU’s Final Four victory over Villanova on April 2, 2022.

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Fans pack the Sandbar in downtown Lawrence during KU’s Final Four game on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

photo by: Austin Hornbostel/Journal-World

Bud Light and many other beverages were prominently featured in downtown Lawrence following KU’s Final Four victory on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

photo by: Austin Hornbostel/Journal-World

Fans sprint onto Massachusetts Street after KU’s victory over Villanova in the Final Four semifinal game on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

photo by: Austin Hornbostel/Journal-World

Light poles were climbed in downtown Lawrence following KU’s Final Four victory on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

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Everybody, even the dogs, wanted to prove they were in downtown Lawrence following KU’s Final Four victory on April 2, 2022.

photo by: Austin Hornbostel/Journal-World

Fans fill Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence following KU’s Final Four victory on April 2, 2022.

photo by: Austin Hornbostel/Journal-World

High-fives an piggy-back rides were abundant in downtown Lawrence following KU’s Final Four victory on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

photo by: Austin Hornbostel/Journal-World

Fans cram every part of Massachusetts Street following KU’s Final Four victory on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

photo by: Austin Hornbostel/Journal-World

There was canine camaraderie as part of the Final Four celebration in downtown Lawrence on Saturday, April 2, 2022 in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World

A double-decker crowd cheers on the Jayhawks at Liberty Hall in downtown Lawrence during the Final Four game versus Villanova on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

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Fans pack the Sandbar in downtown Lawrence during KU’s Final Four game on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World

Fans celebrate outside of Louise’s in downtown Lawrence on Saturday, April 2, 2022 as KU takes on Villanova in the Final Four.

photo by: Elvyn Jones

KU fans enjoy a closed-off Massachusetts Street hours before KU’s Final Four game against Villanova. The street closed at 6 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2022.

photo by: Elvyn Jones

KU students, from left, Caroline McCaffnee, a sophomore from Kansas City, Kansas, Josie Heckman, a junior from Kansas City, Missouri, and Ellie Brown, a sophomore from Kansas City, Kansas, pose for a KU Final Four photo beside a Jayhawk statue Saturday, April 2, 2022, in the middle of Massachusetts Street.

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KU fans crowd Massachusetts Street to celebrate the Jayhawks’ win over Villanova in the Final Four on Saturday, April 2, 2022.