
NCAA Championship 2015 Game Time: Complete Schedule for Duke vs. Wisconsin
Just when the Kentucky Wildcats think they have all of the answers, the Wisconsin Badgers change the questions.
Wisconsin's upset of top-ranked and previously unbeaten Kentucky was by far the most shocking result during Saturday's Final Four action and sets up what will be an intriguing national championship.
The Badgers will meet the Duke Blue Devils, who had little trouble dispatching the Michigan State Spartans earlier in the evening.
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| 9:18 p.m. | No. 1 Duke vs. No. 1 Wisconsin | CBS | March Madness Live |
The Book on Duke

Few ever questioned whether the Blue Devils would have enough talent to reach the national championship. In addition to holdovers like Amile Jefferson and Quinn Cook, Mike Krzyzewski added three high school McDonald's All-Americans in Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones and Justise Winslow.
Even after the dismissal of Rasheed Sulaimon, Duke was built for a deep run in March.
The question was whether all of that talent could come together at the right time or if the Blue Devils' inexperience would lead to problems.
Duke had some problems putting the Utah Utes away, but it has otherwise been excellent throughout the NCAA tournament, with the team's strong play punctuated by its semifinal win over Michigan State.
The Blue Devils shot a cool 52 percent from the field and forced the Spartans to make 14 turnovers. They also limited Spartans players not named Branden Dawson, Travis Trice or Denzel Valentine to 11 points.
"After the first four minutes, we were a different team. We played great basketball tonight, especially on the defensive end," Krzyzewski said after the game, per The Associated Press, via ESPN.com. "I'm so proud of my guys because they beat a great team."
ESPN's Jeff Borzello felt that the gap between Michigan State and the truly elite teams in the country was made apparent Saturday:
Much of the Blue Devils' chances in the national title game will hinge Okafor and Winslow.
At his best, Okafor is the best offensive big man in the country. Gregg Doyel of The Indianapolis Star couldn't help but to be impressed when watching the freshman live on Saturday:
ESPN Radio's Ryen Russillo argued that Okafor is already further along offensively than Dwight Howard is:
Neutralizing Okafor inside will be among Wisconsin's top objectives.
Then there's Winslow, who impacts a game in so many different ways.
The freshman forward isn't an explosive scorer, but he's still averaged 15 points a game throughout the tournament. He also does the little things that don't show up in the box score, especially on the defensive end.
Winslow will certainly be deployed to help slow down Sam Dekker and Nigel Hayes.
Duke has been one of the best teams in the country from start to finish. Nobody would be surprised to see the Blue Devils come out on top Monday night.
The Book on Wisconsin

The Badgers aren't a ton of fun to watch, but they're extremely efficient on the offensive end. According to KenPom.com, Wisconsin ranks 345th in adjusted tempo but first in adjusted offense.
Bo Ryan doesn't mind his players taking each and every second off of the shot clock before attacking the basket. And as Ben Cohen of The Wall Street Journal wrote before the game, the Badgers remain effective even deep into a possession:
"The final seconds of the shot clock are when Wisconsin thrives. Only one of the 351 teams in the country attempted as many field goals in the last five seconds of the shot clock as the Badgers, who let time wind down on 18.1% of their possessions, according to Hoop-Math.com. For most teams, these shots are usually inefficient. Wisconsin, though, shoots 47.5% in the last five seconds of the shot clock. That or better is what it’s going to take Saturday.
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Many wondered how Wisconsin would perform against Kentucky, which featured the best defense in the country. In the end, the Badgers didn't miss a beat, shooting 23-of-48 from the field and making seven of their 17 three-point attempts.
Eamonn Brennan of ESPN felt the win cemented the college basketball axiom that a great defense doesn't measure up to a great offense:
"What wins: Great offense or great defense? Offense. The Badgers entered Saturday with the best points-per-trip average in the past decade; Kentucky arrived with a defense of historic proportions. By the end, the Badgers had shredded that defense just as it shredded Arizona and every other before it, to the tune of 1.25 points per trip. It was a performance for the ages, epochal in both its meaning and its execution.
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So much of Wisconsin's offense flows through Frank Kaminsky, and so far, the senior big man has been excellent. He's averaging 22.2 points and 8.8 rebounds a game through the NCAA tournament. According to ESPN Stats & Info, only four players in the last two decades have carried a line like that into the national championship:
Of course, the impact of Sam Dekker and Nigel Hayes can't be forgotten, either. Dekker in particular has stepped up in a big way, hitting so many big shots for the Badgers late in games. His three-point shooting has improved by leaps and bounds over the last five games:
Although Duke's defense has improved during the tournament, that was one of the Blue Devils' bigger weaknesses during the regular season.
Wisconsin will obviously have trouble handling Okafor, Cook and Winslow, but if the national title comes down to who has the better offense, it wouldn't be a good idea to bet against the Badgers.



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