Tonight at 9:18 p.m. ET the NCAA Tournament will tip off the National Championship, ending this year's edition of March Madness. Tonight's matchup will not feature the previously unbeaten Kentucky Wildcats, who fell in the Final Four. Instead, the Wisconsin Badgers will take on the Duke Blue Devils on CBS in a matchup that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Wisconsin fans can listen to the game on WIBA 1310, while Duke fans can catch the radio broadcast on 620 The Buzz AM.
The matchup of note tonight will be between Duke big man Jahlil Okafor, widely speculated to be the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, against Frank Kaminsky, the seven-footer for the Badgers with 3-point range.
Closer attention might need to be paid to the matchup of Duke forward Justise Winslow against Wisconsin's Sam Dekker if they are matched up against one another. Winslow has been a bright spot this March, seeing his stock rise dramatically with each passing game. His 19 points and nine rebounds against Michigan State helped Duke rout the scrappy No. 7 seed, and his defense throughout the tournament has been stellar.
He must limit the contributions of Dekker, who has been a nightmare for opposing defenses. He hasn't scored fewer than 16 points in any of the Badgers' five tournament games, and has shot 83 percent and 66 percent respectively from beyond the arc in their Elite 8 and Final Four matchups.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said before the season he thought the Badgers were the best team in college basketball.
"Coming into the year, I thought they'd be the best team in the country, and they have been," Krzyzewski 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."
That might even be true, but Duke has the best player in college basketball now, with a big time supporting cast.
Prediction: Duke def. Wisconsin 75-68
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