Christian Post Report – The Lucas Oil Stadium will host this year’s NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball championship as the Wisconsin Badgers face-off against the Duke Blue Devils. Tip-off is on April 6, 2015 at 9:18 p.m. ET and the game can be watched on TV on the CBS network or online through free live stream (details below).
As the top seed in the West Region, Wisconsin showed their grit and determination as they beat Coast Carolina in the second round before edging out eighth-seeded Oregon in the third.
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Duke Blue Devils forward Mason Plumlee (5) shoots around Maryland Terrapins center Alex Len (25) during the first half of their ACC Championship college basketball game in Greensboro, North Carolina March 15, 2013.
In the Sweet 16 they beat the hungry and upset-minded North Carolina Tar Heels 79-72 before setting up a mouth-watering showdown against Arizona.
Their match in the Elite Eight was an intense battle, with both teams trading buckets but it was Wisconsin who prevailed 85-78 led by Frank Kaminsky’s 29 points and Sam Dekker’s 27.
With a win over the Wildcats, the Badgers booked a date with heavily-favoured Kentucky in the Final Four. Dominating every team in the tournament so far, the Wildcats were unbeaten so far in the season, and everyone was talking about their historic run to the title.
Everyone was intimidated, except for the Badgers.
They kept things close and came up with the crucial plays when they needed as they beat Kentucky 71-64 to reach the title game. Four of five starters scored in double digits for Wisconsin, led by Kaminsky’s 20. Dekker had another good game with 16 points while Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig each had 12 points.
Wisconsin was efficient from the line, draining 18-of-22 for an 82 percent conversion rate as they limited Kentucky to only 10 attempts from the free throw.
Meanwhile, Duke was the king of the South Region and their performances in the competition gave evidence to that claim. They dominated Robert Morris in the second round, thrashed San Diego State in the third and beat Utah in the Sweet 16.
Against Gonzaga in the Elite Eight, they were given few to no challenges as they cruised to a 66-52 victory.
Many thought things would get tougher in the Final Four as they faced the Michigan State Spartans, but it was the same story as the other teams who tried to beat them.
Duke built an 11-point lead at the half and continued to pour on the pressure against their Big Ten rivals. Justise Winslow and Jahlil Okafor proved to be too much as the big men scored 19 and 18, respectively. Despite only shooting 20 percent from beyond the arc, Duke displayed their brilliance from within the paint as they converted 52 percent of their field goals in the game, while holding Michigan State to only 40 percent.
These two teams have proven their worth to win the title, now Duke and Wisconsin will try to get one more win to prove they are the best this year.
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Source : Christian Post