basketball stream live Wisconsin beat Kentucky, 71-64, in the Final Four on Saturday to advance to the NCAA championship game, ending the Wildcats perfect season.
The Badgers and Wildcats were neck and neck throughout much of the game.Wisconsin went on a strong run at the beginning of the second half, leading by 9 points at one point, but Kentucky battled back to regain the lead with 7:40 left.
The teams squared of for the rest of the half, exchanging leads for the final minutes. With less than a minute left, Wisconsin led Kentucky 68-64, and Kentucky coach John Calipari called a timeout with 10 seconds left, but the Badgers held onto the lead.
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan learned at the end of his game, that Duke won the earlier game against Michigan State and would be teh Badger's opponent on Monday for the championship game.
"It gives us another 40 minutes," Ryan said after his team's win.
Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky led scorers with 20 points. The forward, who was just named AP Player of the Year, also had 11 rebounds in the game.
Speaking after the game, Calipari said the loss hurts. The Wildcats were aiming to become the first undefeated team since 1976 to win the NCAA Tournament.
"It hurts, but I'm so proud of these kids," Calipari said to CBS Sports' Tracy Wolfson, adding it was the first time in two years his team "didn't execute down the stretch...that we didn't do the stuff that we were supposed to do."
"But, Wisconsin was outstanding...they just kept coming," he said. In fact, the Badgers' final appearance is not short of historic, either. It'll be the first time Wisconsin has been in the final since 1941.
Calipari said he told his team in the locker room after the game that despite their loss, "'No one's ever going to do what you just did.'"
"It hurts because we were really close to doing something even more historic than 38 in a row," Calipari said.
Wisconsin will face off against Duke on Monday for the national championship title.
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The Badgers and Wildcats were neck and neck throughout much of the game.Wisconsin went on a strong run at the beginning of the second half, leading by 9 points at one point, but Kentucky battled back to regain the lead with 7:40 left.
The teams squared of for the rest of the half, exchanging leads for the final minutes. With less than a minute left, Wisconsin led Kentucky 68-64, and Kentucky coach John Calipari called a timeout with 10 seconds left, but the Badgers held onto the lead.
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan learned at the end of his game, that Duke won the earlier game against Michigan State and would be teh Badger's opponent on Monday for the championship game.
"It gives us another 40 minutes," Ryan said after his team's win.
Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky led scorers with 20 points. The forward, who was just named AP Player of the Year, also had 11 rebounds in the game.
Speaking after the game, Calipari said the loss hurts. The Wildcats were aiming to become the first undefeated team since 1976 to win the NCAA Tournament.
"It hurts, but I'm so proud of these kids," Calipari said to CBS Sports' Tracy Wolfson, adding it was the first time in two years his team "didn't execute down the stretch...that we didn't do the stuff that we were supposed to do."
"But, Wisconsin was outstanding...they just kept coming," he said. In fact, the Badgers' final appearance is not short of historic, either. It'll be the first time Wisconsin has been in the final since 1941.
Calipari said he told his team in the locker room after the game that despite their loss, "'No one's ever going to do what you just did.'"
"It hurts because we were really close to doing something even more historic than 38 in a row," Calipari said.
Wisconsin will face off against Duke on Monday for the national championship title.
This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.
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