The Duke Blue Devils won the NCAA Men's basketball national championship on Monday night against the Wisconsin Badgers at Lucas Oil Stadium, beating a fellow number one seed 68-63 after a strong performance towards the end after being down to Wisconsin.
Duke won their fifth national title in an exciting game that was tied at halftime and was within one late until the Blue Devils took over. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski won his fifth title with Duke and the team won with Tyus Jones leading with 23 points. Wisconsin had a lead of nine points during the course of the game, but Duke was able to come back late.
The team went on a run in the final minutes and had a 7-0 stretch against Wisconsin and that allowed Duke to take the lead and keep it. Jahlil Okafor had a strong game for Duke and he made plays down the stretch, including grabbing a big rebound in the final minutes. Frank Kaminsky led the way once again for Wisconsin with 21 points and 12 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to beat Duke.
Wisconsin and Duke played earlier in the season and the Blue Devils also won that matchup and now the Blue Devils are the champions of the NCAA Tournament.
