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2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game

2015 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National Championship Game
1 2 Total
Wisconsin 31 32 63
Duke 31 37 68
Date April 6, 2015
Arena Lucas Oil Stadium
Location Indianapolis, Indiana
MVP Tyus Jones, Duke
Favorite Wisconsin by 1
Referee(s) Joe DeRosa, Michael Stephens, and Pat Driscoll
Attendance 71,149
United States TV coverage
Network CBS
Announcers Jim Nantz (play-by-play)
Bill Raftery and Grant Hill (color)
Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
Nielsen Ratings 17.1 (28.3 million)

The 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, determining the national champion for the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played on April 6, 2015, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana between the 2015 South regional champions, first-seeded Duke and the 2015 West regional champions, first-seeded Wisconsin.

The first half of the national championship game was tightly contested, with neither team leading by more than six points. At halftime, the score was tied at 31. Wisconsin scored first in the second half, and slowly built the lead as high as nine points. However, Duke fought back, and tied the score at 54 with 7 minutes to go. Duke took the lead for the first time in the second half with 5:30 remaining, but the game remained tight. With 3:30 remaining, Duke held a one-point lead, when Jahlil Okafor re-entered the game after sitting most of the second half in foul trouble. He scored on back to back possessions, giving Duke a 63–58 lead. After that, the closest Wisconsin got was 66–63 with 45 seconds left. Duke hit two foul shots and Wisconsin did not score again for a 68–63 final margin. The win gave Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski his fifth title, putting him in second place all-time for Division I Men's Basketball Titles.

The 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game was played on April 6, 2015, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It featured the 2015 South regional champions, the first-seeded Duke Blue Devils, and the 2015 West regional champions, the first-seeded Wisconsin Badgers. This marked the first time since 2008 that the national title game was played between two #1 seeded teams. That year, Kansas defeated Memphis 75–68 in overtime. (Memphis' participation in the tournament was later officially vacated.)


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