NCAA Tournament 2015: Final Four Bracket, Breakdown and TV Times

March Madness couldn't have scripted a more Hollywood-style finale for this year's bracket. 

Of course, this excludes some corny Cinderella-winning-the-whole-thing script, but this year's Final Four will have to do. 

There's Michigan State, the underdog nobody should have ever underestimated. There's trigger-happy Duke, once again a finalist. There's disrespected Wisconsin, accustomed to bullying its way around down low. Then there's the villain Kentucky, the unstoppable force unless a hero can exploit its one weakness pointed out by a sacrificial lamb.

It all amounts to a thrilling scenario with championship-worthy matches in the semifinals.

Final Four Schedule and Picks

Date	Matchup	Time (ET)	TV	Pick
April 4	No. 7 Michigan St. vs. No. 1 Duke	6:09 p.m.	TBS	Duke
April 4	No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 1 Wisconsin	8:49 p.m.	TBS	Kentucky

Final Four Breakdown

Start with Michigan State-Duke. Not a David-Goliath encounter by any means, even if the Spartans do waltz in with a No. 7 slapped next to their name.

Head coach Tom Izzo's Spartans play great team defense as always, perhaps the biggest reason they are through to this point. Georgia was only able to shoot 33.3 percent from the floor in the second round. Second-seeded Virginia shot 29.8 percent. Oklahoma, 36.4. Louisville, 35.9.

On the offensive end of the court, the Spartans thrive thanks to the guard combo of Travis Trice and Denzel Valentine. Branden Dawson can pitch in down low when asked, but this version of Izzo's Spartans leans on its perimeter players for survival.

None of it may matter against Duke, though.

First a little history, via ESPN College BBall:

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As a 1 seed, Duke has never lost to a team seeded sixth or worse. 7-seed Michigan State looks to buck that trend. pic.twitter.com/sfM7bWey1W

— ESPN College BBall (@ESPNCBB) March 30, 2015"

The Blue Devils haven't encountered any problems in this tournament, in large part because the young lineup continues to grow right in front of the nation's eyes.

Folks know all about Jahlil Okafor after the center put on a dominant freshman campaign, but they have only recently learned about young guns such as Justise Winslow and Tyus Jones.

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The former has been most impressive with Okafor disappearing over the course of the past two games, scoring 21 against Utah and 16 against Gonzaga. Outbursts from young players are a large part of the reason the Blue Devils rank No. 3 in adjusted offensive efficiency at KenPom.com, and they have gunned their way past defensive-minded teams such as San Diego State and Utah.

Okafor or not, it might be much of the same against the upset-minded Spartans.

The other movie-esque encounter is much more unpredictable. 

The sacrificial lamb mentioned above turned out to be Notre Dame, though in the process of a close encounter with Kentucky the Fighting Irish wrote a potent blueprint on how to take down the undefeated Wildcats.

It makes perfect sense—get the Wildcats' giants, Karl-Anthony Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein—out of the paint.

Notre Dame did this by shooting 46.4 percent from the floor and allowing even its big men to get out of the paint and threaten the Wildcats with conversions from distance.

It's easier said than done, though Wisconsin might be the best team in the nation fit to employ this strategy thanks to Frank Kaminsky and Sam Dekker.

Team	ADJ OFF	ADJ DEF
Kentucky	6	1
Wisconsin	1	55

Kaminsky just posted 29 points to take down Arizona, shoots 55 percent from the floor and 42 percent from long range. Dekker, who has at least 23 points in each of the last two games, shoots 53 percent overall and 39 percent from downtown.

It seems Wisconsin touts the perfect traits to take down Kentucky, but then again, it's hard to imagine the Badgers are so consistent for the full length of the contest against the best team they will play all year.

Kentucky is nine deep, composed and took down Wisconsin last year in the Big Dance. A repeat performance seems to be in order

Predictions: Duke 76, Michigan State 73; Kentucky 74, Wisconsin 70

Stats and info are courtesy of ESPN.com unless otherwise specified.