Years from now, most memories of the 2015 NCAA men’s championship game will center around Duke’s second-half comeback from down nine points, thanks to a burst of scoring from freshmen guards Tyus Jones and Grayson Allen. But Wisconsin’s offense, noted all year for its ruthless efficiency, also abandoned the team in the most important game […]
When Wisconsin plays Duke for the men’s college basketball championship on Monday night, the coin flip of a game will be decided by a series of countdowns. Each time one of the teams gains possession, it will have up to 35 seconds to shoot. The team that uses its allotted time — or eschews some […]
When Wisconsin plays Duke for the men’s college basketball championship on Monday night, the coin flip of a game will be decided by a series of countdowns. Each time one of the teams gains possession, it will have up to 35 seconds to shoot. The team that uses its allotted time — or eschews some […]
So it looks like Kentucky is the odds-on favorite … oh, wait. Time to rework that lead! Instead of being 71 percent likely to beat Duke and win the NCAA tournament (as our model would have predicted had Wisconsin not short-circuited Kentucky’s offense down the stretch Saturday night), the formerly undefeated Wildcats are nowhere to […]
So it looks like Kentucky is the odds-on favorite … oh, wait. Time to rework that lead! Instead of being 71 percent likely to beat Duke and win the NCAA tournament (as our model would have predicted had Wisconsin not short-circuited Kentucky’s offense down the stretch Saturday night), the formerly undefeated Wildcats are nowhere to […]
