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Officials tonight are John Higgins, Verne Harris and Doug Sirmons
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) April 4, 2015
Watching. Waiting.#FinalFour #Badgers pic.twitter.com/OG5JLWvhUB
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) April 4, 2015
Stat I looked up while waiting for this ugly thing to end: UK enters tonight as the best FT-shooting team (72.5%) of Calipari's career.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) April 5, 2015
UK warming up in the halls. #BBN #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/e9EvFCWgAi
— Jeremy Rauch (@FOX19Jeremy) April 5, 2015
Loudest roar of the night so far … Kentucky takes the floor
— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/MrsTylerKSR/status/584514121363628032
Game Sim has been saying Wisconsin over Kentucky since the brackets were announced. Anxious to see what happens here.
— Jon Pence (@scacchoops) April 5, 2015
official prediction: pic.twitter.com/GwVAvj7sYa
— Lana Berry (@Lana) April 5, 2015
I will be crushed if this game is not insanely great. It should be.
— John Gasaway (@JohnGasaway) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/lukewinn/status/584520676758974464
Kentucky-Wisconsin II.
It’s here.
— Brian Hamilton (@_Brian_Hamilton) April 5, 2015
Anyone else out there miss the player autographs during the Final Four introductions? #oldschool
— Joe Danneman (@FOX19Joe) April 5, 2015
From the buzz of the 70,000-plus inside Lucas Oil Stadium, it's pretty clear Duke-Michigan State was the JV game.
— Mark Zeigler (@sdutzeigler) April 5, 2015
Willie Cauley Stein opens on Sam Dekker.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) April 5, 2015
It's like that, Kentucky?
— Myron Medcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) April 5, 2015
About a minute into the game and we already have our first WCS alley oop
— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) April 5, 2015
Sam Dekker still appears to have the hot hand.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) April 5, 2015
Sam. Dekker.
Still 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) April 5, 2015
Gonna be a helluva duel. Dekker three over WCS. Towns doing that thing he does: baby hook and swish. It's 7-all.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) April 5, 2015
Dekker my goodness
— Ben Swain (@TheBenSwain) April 5, 2015
So…36 more minutes of that would not suck
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) April 5, 2015
Dekker is destroying WCS early. Big
— Jordan Majewski (@jorcubsdan) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/Beisner_cn2/status/584524052003328000
In the tournament Sam Dekker is now shooting 74% on 2s and 50% on 3s.
— John Gasaway (@JohnGasaway) April 5, 2015
#UK opens game 4-6 from field, Wisconsin 3-7, but has outrebounded the Wildcats 5-1.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/smartfootball/status/584525073836572672
Great reaction to mismatch & Kaminsky is on the board finally in this one. 11-11 w/ 13:15 to go in 1st half.
— talkingBadgers (@talkingBadgers) April 5, 2015
#UK needs to push up that full-court pressure. Zone press if necessary.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) April 5, 2015
Badgers off to a 6-for-11 start.
— Myron Medcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) April 5, 2015
Awful lot of Wisconsin fans wearing Duke blue right now.
— Jeff Eisenberg (@JeffEisenberg) April 5, 2015
UW up 18-14 with 11:20 left. The Badgers are 7 of 13 from the field.
— Jim Polzin (@JimPolzinWSJ) April 5, 2015
Koenig did not establish his feet inbounds.
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) April 5, 2015
From courtside, the intensity level just feels off the charts.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) April 5, 2015
1.5 points per possession for Wisconsin so far.
— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) April 5, 2015
Hilarious. Tom Crean introduced on the floor during on-court ceremony. And is booed, I should add. So, it's not just a Wisconsin thing.
— Jesse Temple (@jessetemple) April 5, 2015
#Badgers have 4 offensive rebounds, 4 second chance points…coincidence? We think not.
— talkingBadgers (@talkingBadgers) April 5, 2015
UW grabbing 50/50 balls so far.
— Jim Polzin (@JimPolzinWSJ) April 5, 2015
FRANK. THE. TANK.
Welcome to the #FinalFour.— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) April 5, 2015
Kaminsky and Towns battling underneath. Kaminsky gets the rebound over him, hits a 3 in his face on the next possession. Tough matchup.
— Myron Medcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) April 5, 2015
Lots of jump shots for #UK right now. Cal takes a :30. Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s not on guards to be more aggressive going into lane.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) April 5, 2015
Kentucky is totally lost defensively right now
— Jordan Majewski (@jorcubsdan) April 5, 2015
Wisconsin: 21 points in 13 possessions. 1.615 PPP. Against the nation's best defense.
— Drew Hallett (@DrewCHallett) April 5, 2015
#Badgers on a 12-3 run and have hit 5 of last 6 shots
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) April 5, 2015
Wisconsin leads 21-14. We got a long way to go, but this is largest deficit Kentucky had in the tourney
— Nancy Armour (@nrarmour) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/AndyGlockner/status/584527947077267457
Wisconsin is not even pretending to guard Cauley-Stein or Marcus Lee outside of five feet.
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) April 5, 2015
Sam Dekker. That is filthy.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) April 5, 2015
Sam Dekker… AND-1!!! 💪
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) April 5, 2015
Sam Dekker tearing stuff down in March, tearing stuff down in April. Kentucky now down nine.
— Brian Hamilton (@_Brian_Hamilton) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/584528777000005632
Andrew Harrison the best thing going for Kentucky tonight. Now seven points after a much-needed drive and bucket.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) April 5, 2015
Media timeout after a foul on Dukan. #badgers lead stands at 23-16 with 7:41 left in the half
— Bucky’s 5th Quarter (@B5Q) April 5, 2015
Andrew Harrison having his best game of the season so far. Attacking Wisconsin in early offense. Kentucky would be down a ton without him.
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/drewmagary/status/584528718758072321
No offensive rebounds for Kentucky in the opening 12:19.
— Jim Polzin (@JimPolzinWSJ) April 5, 2015
WCS cannot guard Dekker. Wisconsin has already won that battle
— Jordan Majewski (@jorcubsdan) April 5, 2015
I was about to look that up. Thanks for doing it for me. RT @epells: Kentucky hasn't trailed by more than 11 this season. #FinalFour
— Nancy Armour (@nrarmour) April 5, 2015
If Kentucky can drive to the basket with ease, this is quickly going to become a question of whether Wisconsin can score 2 out of 3 trips.
— Patrick Stevens (@D1scourse) April 5, 2015
Large play there by Towns. Went right around Kaminsky (on a GREAT bounce pass from Andrew) and the foul.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) April 5, 2015
Frank Kaminsky loves going to his left but he's ALWAYS coming back over that left shoulder.
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) April 5, 2015
Josh Gasser picks up second foul with 5:52 left in first half. Badgers can’t afford foul trouble anywhere.
— Brian Hamilton (@_Brian_Hamilton) April 5, 2015
Wisconsin has rebounded 45% of its misses.
— John Gasaway (@JohnGasaway) April 5, 2015
Andrew Harrison is having himself a game.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) April 5, 2015
Wisconsin can’t stop #UK’s guards much like Notre Dame couldn’t stop Towns.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) April 5, 2015
Towns just picked up his 2nd foul.
— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) April 5, 2015
If Kentucky and Indiana fans had a baby, it would boo calls before they even happened.
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) April 5, 2015
Kentucky is starting to steady itself.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) April 5, 2015
Badgers need Jackson to calm down a bit. Maybe a few tics on the bench will help him in that regard.
— Raphielle Johnson (@raphiellej) April 5, 2015
Andrew Harrison looking like the lottery pick some projected him to be coming out of high school.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) April 5, 2015
Tide is slowly turning
— Bucky’s 5th Quarter (@B5Q) April 5, 2015
Andrew Harrison going to drag Kentucky through this, whether it likes it or not.
— Brian Hamilton (@_Brian_Hamilton) April 5, 2015
Andrew Harrison leads all scorers with 11 points. UW up 30-27 with 3:43 left until halftime.
— Jim Polzin (@JimPolzinWSJ) April 5, 2015
#UK guards have 20 points on 9-13 shooting.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) April 5, 2015
Now a 6-0 run for Kentucky to cut the #badgers lead to 1 at the 3 minute mark
— Bucky’s 5th Quarter (@B5Q) April 5, 2015
#Badgers rebounding nearly 43% of their misses. Not a big 2nd chance points team, but having to defend them for long stretches can be lethal
— Raphielle Johnson (@raphiellej) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/Sam_Vecenie/status/584532752633991168
Looks like Wisconsin is at 1.333 PPP against Kentucky, which is insane. Also tied with them, which is a problem.
— Kevin Trahan (@k_trahan) April 5, 2015
Nigel Hayes knows rebounds as well as he knows words.
— Nancy Armour (@nrarmour) April 5, 2015
John Calipari: “DAKAAAAAARIIIIII! GRAAAAAAAB IIIIIIIIIT!”
[every blood vessel pops]
— Brian Hamilton (@_Brian_Hamilton) April 5, 2015
Kentucky gets a rare runout and takes the lead with 27 seconds to go in the half
— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) April 5, 2015
Holy hell. Aaron steal, Andrew outlet, Lyles (travel) TOMAHAWK down the lane. My good gracious. It's 36-34 UK, 27 ticks to go, first half.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) April 5, 2015
Well hello, Bronson Koenig. What a half.
— George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/584534376655953920
HALF: #Badgers and UK tied.
Great first half of action in the #FinalFour. Frank Kaminsky leads UW w/9pts, 5reb, 2ast. pic.twitter.com/gjxtvwbPvA— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) April 5, 2015
Cal to Andrew Harrison: "Hey! Talk to them in there!"
Andrew: "We good. We good. We winning this." #BBN— Jeremy Rauch (@FOX19Jeremy) April 5, 2015
Over the last 20 minutes vs. ND and first 20 tonight, UK is shooting 66% on 2s and 71% on 3s.
— John Gasaway (@JohnGasaway) April 5, 2015
@AaronRodgers12 I guess we have to beat the refs too since you've obviously paid them..
— Randall Cobb (@rcobb18) April 5, 2015
Ulis, Booker, Lyles, Towns and Cauley-Stein start the second half. Booker lays it in for a 38-36 lead.
— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) April 5, 2015
Ulis steal, Towns chin-up. It's 44-43 Cats. Dammit, this game is awesome.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) April 5, 2015
My goodness. Frank.
— Myron Medcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) April 5, 2015
Get. The Tank. ROLLIN!
…AND-1 for Frank! 💪— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) April 5, 2015
Kaminsky doing it all. STUFFS WCS
— Busting Brackets (@BustingBrackets) April 5, 2015
Kentucky does NOT want that. Dekker on Booker again. Scores over him and the foul. FT coming and it's 48-44 Badgers, 15:47 to go.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) April 5, 2015
Wisconsin going after Booker. I was beginning to wonder if we might finish the game without a dead ball. Great stretch by both teams.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) April 5, 2015
Coaches: Kentucky has switched themselves into mismatches all night. Hurting them defensively. Switching not always the answer.
— Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/SynergySST/status/584541428077858816
UW averaging 1.4 PPP right now.
— Jim Polzin (@JimPolzinWSJ) April 5, 2015
Wow. Koenig's 3-pointer gives UW a 52-44 lead with 14:41 left.
— Jim Polzin (@JimPolzinWSJ) April 5, 2015
Wisconsin is doing Wisconsin things. Still a loooong way to go.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) April 5, 2015
Wisconsin now has six threes on the night and John Calipari is gonna run out of guys to bench defensively.
— Brian Hamilton (@_Brian_Hamilton) April 5, 2015
The Cats have to burn a timeout after Wisconsin buries another 3. The Badgers are on a 9-0 run and lead UK 52-44 with 14:41 to play.
— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) April 5, 2015
what makes the swing offense so great is that the shooters don't miss
— Jordan Majewski (@jorcubsdan) April 5, 2015
The most perfect offensive game ever? pic.twitter.com/sPhGyqkg7h
— Kevin Trahan (@k_trahan) April 5, 2015
All year every time UK gets down the Harrison's make big plays and shots see if they do right now
— Dr Keeneland Dan (@fatbaldguyracin) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/TN_Hoops/status/584543599615811584
Calipari doing lots of the mock clapping on the last two foul calls.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) April 5, 2015
Love Ulis
— Jon Pence (@scacchoops) April 5, 2015
The ground that Willie Cauley-Stein makes up is insane.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) April 5, 2015
"Out of position" doesn't seem to exist with Willie Cauley-Stein.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) April 5, 2015
The Badgers could be pretty good if they can lick this turnover problem.
— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) April 5, 2015
What a strong shot by Lyles to sink that and get the and 1. 11:24 to go. UK down 3.
— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) April 5, 2015
Don’t care who wins at this point, just let the last 11 minutes be as good as the first 29
— Ed Isaacson (@Ed_HunterAM) April 5, 2015
Multiple teams have competed with Kentucky for 30, 35, 39 (ND) minutes. But you have to beat Kentucky in the late rounds. That's difficult.
— Myron Medcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) April 5, 2015
Biggest reason Kentucky still in this game? Aside from being Kentucky, that is. 7 TOs by Wisconsin, Kentucky turns them into 11 points.
— Nancy Armour (@nrarmour) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/smartfootball/status/584545623850012672
All ball. pic.twitter.com/SW7HLB3k5K
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) April 5, 2015
Jackson hits both FTs & #Badgers up 56-52 w/ 10:34 to go.
— talkingBadgers (@talkingBadgers) April 5, 2015
Wisconsin – an very good FT shooting team – in the bonus for the last 9:51
— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) April 5, 2015
#Badgers have to find a way to take a charge on the Harrison twins because their guards aren't big enough to stop ball without fouling.
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) April 5, 2015
You can just tell on his face when Harrison is gonna drop the ball to his knees and barell in for a foul.
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) April 5, 2015
Large stop. Cats lock down, force shot-clock violation. UK ball with a chance to tie or take the rare lead.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) April 5, 2015
#Kentucky starting to get stops.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) April 5, 2015
Koenig hits a triple but they wipe it off on a foul inside, which wasnt even a foul Game-changing call
— Bucky’s 5th Quarter (@B5Q) April 5, 2015
Bo absolutely pissed at John Higgins.
— Jim Polzin (@JimPolzinWSJ) April 5, 2015
Harrison was falling down, lol
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/ShaneRyanHere/status/584547306659311616
https://twitter.com/BPredict/status/584547314213249024
https://twitter.com/clubtrillion/status/584547320949116929
Not just bad because it didn't have anything to do with the play, but he wasn't set at all.
— Adam Rowe? (@AdamRoweTDD) April 5, 2015
Wisconsin has missed its moments in both halves, and Kentucky dug in to keep the Badgers from extending moderate leads.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) April 5, 2015
UK is shooting 56 percent overall, 100 percent from three and 100 percent from the line. Wow.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) April 5, 2015
Kentucky has one turnover in the last 21:34. Wow.
— Dana O'Neil (@DanaONeilWriter) April 5, 2015
Kaminsky misses the front end out of the timeout and the #badgers remain in serious trouble
— Bucky’s 5th Quarter (@B5Q) April 5, 2015
Back-to-back big offensive rebounds from Towns. He capitalizes on a hook shot and UK leads by four.
— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) April 5, 2015
Oh hey slap to the face by Trey Lyles there. Hey now.
— Jim Young (@RealJimYoung) April 5, 2015
Trey Lyles with the slap to the face of Josh Gasser.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) April 5, 2015
Gasser grabbed the part of his head where he wasn't even hit. Fantastic flop
— Jordan Majewski (@jorcubsdan) April 5, 2015
And no call.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) April 5, 2015
No call??? What????
— Ed Isaacson (@Ed_HunterAM) April 5, 2015
Nothing at all? Haha ok.
— Raphielle Johnson (@raphiellej) April 5, 2015
No call? That is really bad. I'm shocked frankly.
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/DanWetzel/status/584549757915398144
Dekker w/ the tough lay in there…2-point UK lead now w/ 4:15 to play.
— talkingBadgers (@talkingBadgers) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/TomFornelli/status/584550299437817857
And now three straight shot clock violations on UK. Unbelievable.
— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/Adam_Jacobi/status/584550393360687104
Kentucky up 60-58 with 3:16 left. Kaminsky hasn't scored since the 17:06 mark.
— Jim Polzin (@JimPolzinWSJ) April 5, 2015
As epic as last year's Kentucky-Wisconsin semifinal was, gotta say this one is even better. #instantclassic
— Mark Zeigler (@sdutzeigler) April 5, 2015
These refs are up past their bedtime
— Adam Rowe? (@AdamRoweTDD) April 5, 2015
NON REVIEWABLE
— Ben Swain (@TheBenSwain) April 5, 2015
I guess that counts. Wisconsin ties the game. Cal wants a review, but I don't think that is reviewable.
— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) April 5, 2015
Sneaky suspicion that’ll be reviewed next season.
— Ken Pomeroy (@kenpomeroy) April 5, 2015
but wow, that was a bad bad bad call.
— bomani (@bomani_jones) April 5, 2015
Ok so these officials just suck totally then.
— Mike Rutherford (@CardChronicle) April 5, 2015
These arbiters strike me as being a bit overwhelmed by the moment.
— Raphielle Johnson (@raphiellej) April 5, 2015
We can spend five minutes reviewing a guy getting fake slapped, but not anything that actually matters. Makes sense
— Jordan Majewski (@jorcubsdan) April 5, 2015
DEKKER
— Ben Swain (@TheBenSwain) April 5, 2015
Sam Dekker, so studly.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/smartfootball/status/584551964719112192
Sam Dagger — again.
— Nancy Armour (@nrarmour) April 5, 2015
Important — Wisconsin has a foul to give.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/fakegimel/status/584552213525221376
Didn't see a foul there. Anticipation.
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/CecilHurt/status/584552290696241152
Hey, another awful call! This is fun!
— Russell Steinberg (@Russ_Steinberg) April 5, 2015
Oh goodness. So clutch. So Aaron Harrison!
— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) April 5, 2015
Of all the charge calls, that actually looked like one and wasn’t called
— Ed Isaacson (@Ed_HunterAM) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/DanRubenstein/status/584552633454723073
No two for one
— Jordan Majewski (@jorcubsdan) April 5, 2015
Kaminsky spins and draws the foul with 24.5 left. Nearly had the bucket. #badgers need the FTs up just 1 (sounds familar)
— Bucky’s 5th Quarter (@B5Q) April 5, 2015
Good. Gracious. This. Game.
— Brian Hamilton (@_Brian_Hamilton) April 5, 2015
UK needs three to tie. 24.5 left.
— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) April 5, 2015
Frank Kaminsky buries 2 free throws, and Bo Ryan wants a timeout. #Badgers 66, Kentucky 63 with 24.5 seconds left. My, my. What a game.
— Jesse Temple (@jessetemple) April 5, 2015
RT for Refs. Fav for Refs.
— Tony Reali (@TonyReali) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/BlackburnReview/status/584553351913824258
Second is no good. Wisconsin to the line for two free throws and a 66-64 lead. 12.2 seconds left.
— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) April 5, 2015
Koenig good on the first
— Bucky’s 5th Quarter (@B5Q) April 5, 2015
Bronson Koenig.
Ice in the man's veins!— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) April 5, 2015
omg
— /r/CollegeBasketball (@redditCBB) April 5, 2015
#badgers up 4, 10.0 left. Timeout Kentucky (almost there)
— Bucky’s 5th Quarter (@B5Q) April 5, 2015
Ten seconds left. Wisconsin one stop away. Calipari calls time out. History on the line.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) April 5, 2015
We have been spoiled by Kentucky-Wisconsin national semifinals two years in a row. More please. Encore.
— Andy Katz (@TheAndyKatz) April 5, 2015
An Aarball from Aaron Harrison?? Never expected that.
— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) April 5, 2015
Why??? Drive the ball, extend the game.
— Raphielle Johnson (@raphiellej) April 5, 2015
38 and done
— Paul Myerberg (@PaulMyerberg) April 5, 2015
Wisconsin players pumping fists.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) April 5, 2015
Wisconsin has done it. Really believed Bucky would win, knowing how much they wanted this rematch. Bravo, Badgers.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) April 5, 2015
DOWN GOES KENTUCKY!
Wisconsin ends Wildcats' perfect season, advances to title game with 71-64 win. #FinalFour pic.twitter.com/1HvupNjReL
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) April 5, 2015
One more chance to #MakeEmBelieve. pic.twitter.com/hPvCIiiS0V
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) April 5, 2015
FINAL: #Badgers 71-64 winners over KENTUCKY!! 1st appearance in national title game in 71 years for UW.
— talkingBadgers (@talkingBadgers) April 5, 2015
