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The Kentucky Wildcats.
Christian Post Report – With only four teams remaining, the Kentucky Wildcats face the Wisconsin Badgers in the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament.
The match is on April 4, 2015 and starts at 8:49 PM ET.
Kentucky came into the tournament as the top team in the Midwest Region and have shown that they are a level above their competition.
They opened the tournament with a big 79-56 win over Hampton, with Karl-Anthony Towns leading the way with 21 points while also grabbing 11 rebounds in the contest.
In the next round, they dispatched the Cincinnati Bearcats 64-51 with forward Trey Lyles scoring 11 points and taking 11 rebounds in only 28 minutes on the court
They would go on and dominate West Virginia in the Sweet 16 behind five players scoring double digits in the 78-39 victory.
Again, Lyles was the team’s top performer with 14 points and seven rebounds, while going 4-of-7 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line.
The Wildcats only got a real challenge when they faced the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the tournament’s Elite Eight.
Notre Dame kept things close throughout the match but it was evident that Kentucky’s poise and composure would carry them on to the next round.
In the 68-66 win, Towns carried the load for the team with 25 points while only missing three of his 10 attempts on the field. He also had five rebounds and four assists to help get the victory.
On the West Region, the Badgers opened their tournament with a 86-82 win over Coast Carolina.
Frank Kaminsky scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebound on the night to lead them to the next round.
Next was eighth seed Wisconsin and it took four players to score in double digits to get the 72-65 victory.
Kaminsky had 16 points and seven rebounds, while Sam Dekker led with 17 points and also grabbed five boards.
Wisconsin then booked their place in the Elite Eight with a 79-72 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels behind a big second half.
Despite being down at the half, Wisconsin were anchored by Dekker’s 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting to prevent the upset.
Wisconsin drained 87% of their shots from the free throw line to complete the turnaround and get the win.
Finally, they dispatched the Arizona Wildcats with Kaminsky and Dekker both scoring over 25 points in the 85-78 win.
Similar to the previous round, Wisconsin were down at the half but made up in the second frame to book their place in the tournament’s final four.
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