Houston Steps In To lead Wisconsin Past Illinois, 24-13
Wes Lunt had 278 yards passing with one interception for Illinois (4-3, 1-2).
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Wes Lunt had 278 yards passing with one interception for Illinois (4-3, 1-2).
Ryan considered retiring after April's loss to Duke in the national championship.
Duke-Wisconsin averaged 28.3 million viewers, the most since 1997.
Jahlil Okafor scored two big buckets late and his freshman buddy Tyus Jones hit a key 3-pointer to lift Duke to its fifth national title Monday night.
This is Krzyzewski's ninth NCAA title game.
The Wildcats fell just shy of becoming the first team to reach 40-0.
A sweet set of games is headlined by the unbeaten Kentucky Wildcats.
The Badgers keep it loose to numb the pressure they face.
The Big Ten's class consists of two teams at the top.
Matt Painter has Purdue on the brink of a return to the tournament.
Stuck in the muck of the Big Ten sits an Indiana team with all the potential to make an NCAA Tournament run or bow out in the NIT.
Wisconsin is too much for the Big Ten to handle.
It was Sam Dekker on the outside, and Frank Kaminsky all over the court. Duje Dukan provided a lift when he checked into the game, and Nigel Hayes had his share of positive moments.
Arizona is ranked No. 2, and Wisconsin is No. 3.
"It drives me," Melvin Gordon says of seeing the other top running backs' accomplishments.
"We have a lot of expectations of ourselves,"Frank Kaminsky says.
Wisconsin was once in the doldrums and is now a Big Ten power.
Godwin Igwebuike had three interceptions and Justin Jackson rushed for 162 yards, helping the resurgent Wildcats upset Melvin Gordon and No. 17 Wisconsin 20-14 on Saturday.
The Badgers and Tigers will provide an early test for each other Saturday in Houston.
On the East Coast, Rutgers coach Kyle Flood says his squad "moves the needle on TV in New York City."
Aaron Harrison hit a 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left to lift Kentucky to a one-point victory over Wisconsin.
The star of this year's NCAA Tournament wasn't heavily recruited. And the man who ultimately found Frank Kaminsky is now the head coach at UIC.
Frank Kaminsky had 28 points and 11 rebounds for Wisconsin, rallying the Badgers to a 64-63 overtime victory against Arizona to advance to the Final Four.
Ben Brust hit three 3-pointers and scored 14 points for the second-seeded Badgers who jumped to a 14-point lead in the first half and never let up on the overmatched Bears.
There are no Illinois teams in the NCAA Tournament, but there are plenty of Illinois products.
