NCAA Championship Game: Duke vs. Wisconsin 2015 Start Time, TV Info

Although not the NCAA National Championship Game most college hoops fans anticipated, Wisconsin and Duke will take the big stage on Monday night. 

Wisconsin saved some madness for April, ending Kentucky's undefeated season with a 71-64 victory. But before you lament the Wildcats' elimination, consider that the championship clash still features two No. 1 seeds perched inside the top four of KenPom.com's overall team ratings. 

Two top seeds collide in the championship for the first time since 2008, when Mario Chalmers led the Kansas Jayhawks to victory over Derrick Rose's Memphis Tigers. Now Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, Frank Kaminsky, Sam Dekker and others will look to carve their names into NCAA tournament folklore.

Perfection may not be at stake, but a national title is still pretty cool.

Duke vs. Wisconsin

Date: Monday, April 6

Start Time: 9:18 p.m. ET

TV: CBS

Live Stream: NCAA March Madness Live

Preview

Sam Dekker is apparently unstoppable now.

The junior's 16 points against Kentucky represented his lowest output of the tournament, but he provided key buckets down the stretch and ended a six-minute scoring drought during the second half. 

A constant late spark, Dekker commented on his team's resilience, via The Associated Press' Eddie Pells.

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"I think you guys have seen that all year," Dekker said. "Whether we're down six or up 20, we're going to be us, and we're going to play our game."

Averaging 13.9 points per game on the year, he has delivered 20.6 points per five tournament games, shooting a sizzling 61.3 percent from the floor. His hot hand has run rampant all over the court, as noted by ESPN Stats & Info:

In a battle of two of the nation's premier offenses, the Badgers will need yet another big outing from the blossoming forward. Dekker is ready for the daunting task:

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One more.

— Sam Dekker (@dekker) April 5, 2015"

He'll have some help from AP Player of the Year Frank Kaminsky, who provided 20 points and 11 boards against Kentucky. The big man joins a short list of dominant tournament performances before the big game, according to ESPN Stats & Info:

Not intimidated by Kentucky's colossal size, Kaminsky moves on to another star-studded adversary in Jahlil Okafor, who dropped 18 points on Michigan State after quiet Sweet 16 and Elite Eight performances.

Okafor hasn't needed to take control of largely lopsided contests. The Blue Devils have enjoyed a relatively stress-free championship run, clobbering opponents by an average of 17.6 points per victory. Other than a six-point win over Utah, they torpedoed every challenger with a double-digit triumph.

They also hold a regular-season 80-70 victory over the Badgers in which Tyus Jones submitted 22 points to Dekker's five.

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Wisconsin's defense, which ranks No. 55 in KenPom.com's adjusted efficiency ratings, needs a much better effort this time around. Duke shot a rousing 65.2 percent (30-46) on Dec. 3, draining seven of 12 three-point attempts.

This has all the makings of a shootout between two savvy offenses revolving around skilled big men. Kaminsky and Okafor are both poised for big outings, with Dekker, Jones and Winslow serving as true difference-makers.