Aussie makes March Madness final, compatriot misses out

Jacob Furphy is into the US college national championship game with the University of Connecticut. (HANDOUT/University of Connecticut Athletics)

Australian Jacob Furphy and the University of Connecticut have punched their ticket to the US college basketball national championship game, beating Illinois 71-62 in Indianapolis. 

But Furphy's compatriot Anthony Dell'Orso and his University of Arizona have missed out on making the final after being thumped 91-73 by the No.1-ranked Michigan.