Kentucky’s dream scenario of going undefeated has come to a halt, due to the coaching by Bo Ryan and the smart and heady plays by the Wisconsin Badgers during the end of the 71-64 defeat of Kentucky. Kentucky had a 4 point lead, but they could not come through in the clutch. They stopped giving the ball to Karl Anthony-Towns and went away from what was working. The Harrison twins tried to take over. The offense became stagnant, they stopped moving the ball, and just couldn’t execute down the stretch. Wisconsin took advantage of the situation and handed Kentucky its first loss of the season. It was a back and forth game with a lot of intensity. I knew it would be a dogfight, and it was without a doubt one of the better games of the tournament. They will now go on to face Duke tonight in the National Championship game.
Duke played Michigan State and beat them by 20 points. 81-61. They had no problems against the Spartans guard play. Michigan State just didn’t have the size to defend Okafor. I honestly thought that game would’ve been a little closer. Michigan State had a magnificent run in the tournament, but Duke showed why they were the #1 seed.
The National championship game is 2 #1 seeds facing one another. It should be a pretty good game. Player of the year Frank Kaminsky and the Badgers vs future NBA #1 pick Jahlil Okafor and the Blue Devils. This game is a toss-up, and I think will really close. It could go down to a last second shot. I’m hoping the last game is as good as this whole tournament has been. I think that Wisconsin has the slight edge and will get the victory. The game is scheduled to tip off at 9;18 PM eastern time.
Prediction: 73-71 Wisconsin
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