2015 NCAA Duke-Wisconsin Championship Game: Who will win it all?

By Cheri Cheng - 06 Apr '15 10:49AM
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Every single team despite how good they are, played in the shadows of Kentucky all year. Now after the Wisconsin Badgers stopped the Wildcats from achieving a perfect season, all eyes are focused on Wisconsin v. Duke.

"I don't think basketball fans that I know would ever say that Duke didn't have a good team," Badgers coach Bo Ryan "A lot of people thought they had a pretty good team because they spanked our team at our place in December. I can't say that they were ignored, that's for sure."

Ryan, who has won four Division III titles at Wisconsin-Platteville and the Badgers, will attempt to get Wisconsin's first NCAA Championship title in 74 years. For Duke, on the other hand, the Blue Devils are looking to give coach Mike Krzyzewski his fifth national championship.

"Coming into the year, I thought they'd be the best team in the country, and they have been," Coach K said. "It's just that Kentucky's undefeated performance has overshadowed just how good Wisconsin has been, until (Saturday) night. There aren't any shadows anymore."

The matchup between the teams could be one for the ages. Duke has proven that their defense can stop any team from scoring. They have allowed opponents to score only 55 points per game. On offense, freshman Jahlil Okafor and his fellow freshmen teammates, have dominated the court.

Despite how good Duke has been playing all year, the Badgers will definitely contend for the title with Frank Kaminsky and Sam Dekker leading the way. The Fans will surely be focused on Okafor and Kaminsky. They both have proven that they have what it takes to lead their team to a victory.

"He's an extremely versatile player, and he's been the best player in the country all year," Okafor said on Sunday in regards to Kaminsky. "He's been very consistent. He's obviously an amazing shooter. He does so much for their offense, driving, posting up, passing. He does so many different things for the team on the offensive end. He's a special player."

Kaminsky said, "I don't even know if you can stop him, but hope you can contain him a little bit."

The NCAA Championship game will be played on Monday, April 6 at 9:18 p.m. ET on CBS.

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