Final Four: Wisconsin ends Kentucky's bid for perfect season; gets Duke next

Results

1 Duke 81, 7 Michigan State 61 | Final

1 Wisconsin 71, 1 Kentucky 64 | Final

11:22 p.m. ET - Wisconsin will take on Duke in the National Championship game on Monday night.

11:21 p.m. ET - Wisconsin closed the game on a 15-4 run.

11:20 p.m. ET - Kentucky's Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting, adding nine rebounds. Led the Wildcats in both categories.

11:19 p.m. ET - Frank Kaminsky finishes with a game-high 20 points to go along with 11 rebounds for the game's only double-double.

11:17 p.m. ET - For another year, the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers will remain the last undefeated champion.

11:15 p.m. ET - 1 Wisconsin 71, 1 Kentucky 64 | Final

11:14 p.m. ET - Kaminsky hits both. 71-64 Wisconsin.

11:14 p.m. ET - Wisconsin inbounds to Frank Kaminsky. He'll go to the line.

11:14 p.m. ET - Kentucky throws the ball away on the inbound. Wisconsin basketball.

11:13 p.m. ET - Koenig splits. Wisconsin leads 69-64.

11:12 p.m. ET - Wisconsin inbounds to Bronson Koenig and he gets fouled. He'll head to the line to shoot two. Won't matter how he fares.

11:12 p.m. ET - Aaron Harrison misses from three. Air ball. The ball went out of bounds. Wisconsin to inbound. 6.0 seconds remaining.

11:10 p.m. ET - Kentucky brings the ball across midcourt and calls timeout. 10.0 seconds remaining.

11:10 p.m. ET - Koenig hits both. Wisconsin leads 68-64.

11:10 p.m. ET - Bronson Koenig gets fouled. Wisconsin in the double bonus. He'll shoot two. Wisconsin leads 66-64. 12.2 seconds remaining.

11:09 p.m. ET - Towns misses the second. Wisconsin controls the rebound.

11:09 p.m. ET - Towns hits the first.

11:08 p.m. ET - Karl-Anthony Towns gets fouled on the floor. He'll shoot a 1-and-1.

11:08 p.m. ET - Kentucky has time for a quick two. It'll be interesting to see if they attempt a three here.

11:07 p.m. ET - Kaminsky hits them both. Wisconsin leads 66-63. Timeout Kentucky. 24.5 seconds remaining.

11:06 p.m. ET - Frank Kaminsky makes a move around Willie Cauley-Stein, gets fouled but his shot rims out. He'll shoot two.

11:05 p.m. ET - Aaron Harrison gets into the lane and fights through the contact for the bucket, and draws the foul. He connects from the line to complete the three-point play. Wisconsin leads 64-63.

11:05 p.m. ET - Sam Dekker gets fouled and goes to the line. He splits. Wisconsin leads 64-60.

11:04 p.m. ET - Kentucky hasn't scored in nearly five minutes.

11:03 p.m. ET - Sam Dekker steps back and knocks down a triple at one end, then draws a charge at the other. Wisconsin leads 63-60 with 1:24 to play.

11:01 p.m. ET - Wisconsin scores after the shot clock expires. Nigel Hayes grabbed the ball after the shot clock showed zero, then put it back in. Officials allow it and the play can't be reviewed. Game tied 60-60.

10:57 p.m. ET - Now it's the Wisconsin defense tightening up. Back-to-back stops for the Badgers. Kentucky leads 60-58 at the under-4 timeout.

10:55 p.m. ET - Now an offensive foul called against Nigel Hayes. Another call goes against Wisconsin this half.

10:54 p.m. ET - A ridiculous no-call by the officials. Lyles and Kentucky really got away with one there.

10:53 p.m. ET - Kentucky leads 60-56. Wisconsin hasn't hit on a field goal in over six minutes.

10:52 p.m. ET - Trey Lyles with a smack to the face of Josh Gasser away from the play. The officials are going to take a look at it on the monitor. Looks like it'll be a flagrant 1.

10:50 p.m. ET - Frank Kaminsky to the line for a 1-and-1 and he misses the first. Kentucky controls the rebound.

10:45 p.m. ET - A made 3-pointer comes off the board for Wisconsin on an offensive foul away from the shot. Then Kentucky goes the other way and Aaron Harrison scores at the rim. Wildcats lead 56-54. Timeout Badgers.

10:43 p.m. ET - The Kentucky defense is starting to tighten up. The Wildcats force a shot clock violation, then go the other way and score to tie the game. It's 56-56 with just over eight minutes to play.

10:39 p.m. ET - Traevon Jackson goes to the line and knocks down a pair of free throws. He's 4-of-4 from the charity stripe on the night and has six points off the bench. Wisconsin leads 56-52.

10:34 p.m. ET - Trey Lyles gets into the lane and scores, plus the foul. He'll try to complete the three-point play on the other side of the under-12 timeout. Wisconsin leads 54-51.

10:32 p.m. ET - Frank Kaminsky beats Willie Cauley-Stein off the dribble but Cauley-Stein sticks with the play and chases down Kaminsky for a great block.

10:31 p.m. ET - Kentucky now 3-of-3 from beyond the arc as Tyler Ulis knocks down his second triple of the game.

10:26 p.m. ET - Bronson Keonig continues to come up big for the Badgers. He knocks down a triple to get Wisconsin's lead back up to eight points. It's 52-44. Timeout Kentucky.

10:21 p.m. ET - Sam Dekker backs down his man and hits on another improbable shot. He'll go to the line on the other side of the under-16 timeout with a chance to extend Wisconsin's lead to five points.

10:19 p.m. ET - And the national player of the year answers right back. Scores in the lane and gets bump. He completes the three-point play from the line. Wisconsin leads 46-44.

10:18 p.m. ET - They're going back and forth at a lightning quick pace right now. Karl-Anthony Towns finishes off a great passing play in transition with a flush. Kentucky leads 44-43.

10:15 p.m. ET - The second half is underway in Indianapolis. Wisconsin and Kentucky tied 36-36. Wildcats start with the basketball.

10:11 p.m. ET - The strangest game of Where's Waldo ever.

10:07 p.m. ET - Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky had nine points in the first half. He had eight in the entirety of last season's national semifinal loss to Kentucky.

10:05 p.m. ET - Kentucky head coach John Calipari has said that the Harrison brothers are carrying the Wildcats once again in the tournament. The duo was very efficient shooting the basketball in the first half.

10:03 p.m. ET - Kentucky shot 8-of-9 on layups and dunks in the first half. Wisconsin shot 3-of-10 on layups and dunks.

10:00 p.m. ET - Andrew Harrison led all scorers with 11 points in the first half. Frank Kaminsky had nine to lead Wisconsin.

9:57 p.m. ET - Considering Kentucky shot 60 percent from the field, 2-of-2 from beyond the arc, and 100 percent from the free throw line, Wisconsin has to be happy to be tied.

9:55 p.m. ET - Bronson Koenig hit on a long two at the buzzer to send the game into the break all tied.

9:54 p.m. ET - 1 Kentucky 36, 1 Wisconsin 36

9:52 p.m. ET - Trey Lyles gets the ball on the runway and slams it home for Kentucky's first lead since the under-16 timeout. It's 36-34 for the Wildcats. Timeout Wisconsin.

9:50 p.m. ET - Is it possible that Wisconsin's uniforms have gotten uglier since the start of the game?

9:47 p.m. ET - Wisconsin gets two points from Frank Kaminsky, then Aaron Harrison gets into the lane and scores, plus the foul. He converts from the line to tie the game. It's 32-32.

9:46 p.m. ET - Wisconsin grabs its sixth offensive rebound to Kentucky's one.

9:42 p.m. ET - Kentucky's backcourt is starting to come alive. Wisconsin's lead down to three, 30-27 at the under-4 timeout.

9:39 p.m. ET - Andrew Harrison with a sneaky good start from the field. He's 4-of-4 shooting for nine points.

9:37 p.m. ET - Karl-Anthony Towns with a strong move inside, gets the bucket and the foul. Converts from the line for the three-point play. Wisconsin answers right back with a triple from Josh Gasser.

9:35 p.m. ET - Wisconsin outrebounding Kentucky 11-6.

9:32 p.m. ET - Kentucky starting to play smarter at the offensive end of the court. Wisconsin leads 23-16 at the under-8 timeout.

9:29 p.m. ET - Sam Dekker hits a circus shot from the baseline and gets fouled. He'll head to the line with a chance to up the Wisconsin lead to double-digits.

9:27 p.m. ET - This seven-point margin is the largest deficit Kentucky has faced in the NCAA tournament.

9:24 p.m. ET - Frank Kaminsky knocks down a triple from the top of the arc, and that prompts a timeout from John Calipari. Wisconsin leads 21-14.

9:21 p.m. ET - Ridiculous basket by Bronson Koenig. He misses his layup attempt, Marcus Lee grabs the rebound, then Lee fumbles the rebound right to Koenig for the uncontested layup. Badgers lead 18-14 at the under-12 timeout.

9:17 p.m. ET - Wisconsin's not scared. Badgers lead 13-11 now. Their first lead of the game.

9:12 p,.m. ET - Game tied 9-9 at the under-16 timeout. Quite the pace so far. Have to figure Bo Ryan is going to tell his boys to slow it down.

9:09 p.m. ET - Wisconsin claws all the way back early. Nigel Hayes knocks down a pair of free throws, then Sam Dekker hits on a triple from the corner. Game tied 5-5.

9:07 p.m. ET - What a start for Kentucky. Three-pointer on the first possession, Frank Kaminsky turns the ball over on Wisconsin's first possession, then Willie Cauley-Stein throws down the alley-oop in transition. 5-0 start.

9:06 p.m. ET - The 1-1 matchup between Kentucky and Wisconsin is underway. Kentucky controls the tip.

9:03 p.m. ET - Kentucky's starters are BIG.

9:01 p.m. ET - The red jerseys are the same style as what the team's been wearing all tournament long but with the color's inverted. Doesn't work this way.

9:00 p.m. ET - The worst part about having to face undefeated Kentucky from a Wisconsin perspective: the Badgers were forced to break out those absolutely hideous red jerseys.

8:59 p.m. ET - Wisconsin being introduced now. Won't be long before game time.

8:55 p.m. ET - Kentucky is the 13th team to enter the Final Four undefeated. Seven of the first 12 went on to win the national title.

8:50 p.m. ET - Kentucky currently a 4.5-point favorite against Wisconsin. The Wildcats opened as 6-point favorites.

8:45 p.m. ET - Coach K:

8:40 p.m. ET - After an anthem that was amateur hour (literally), Rihanna putting on a good performance between games.

8:35 p.m. ET - The 20-point loss is the worst loss in the history of the Michigan State basketball program. Tom Izzo is 3-6 in the tournament's final weekend.

8:31 p.m. ET - Duke will play in the National Championship game for the 11th time (third-most all-time).

8:29 p.m. ET - Start of the late game's been pushed back to 9:06 p.m. ET. Here's a look at the starters in that one.

8:27 p.m. ET - Jahlil Okafor finishes with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting.

8:26 p.m. ET - Two of Mike Krzyzewski's national titles were won in Indianapolis.

8:25 p.m. ET - Mike Krzyzewski is now 9-3 all-time in the national semifinals, and 9-1 against Tom Izzo.

8:24 p.m. ET - 1 Duke 81, 7 Michigan State 61 | Final

8:22 p.m. ET - Duke's lead is back up to 20. Tom Izzo calling off the dogs. Coach Krzyzewski takes out his starters.

8:18 p.m. ET - Duke's lead is 15 with Justise Winslow heading to the line to shoot two.

8:13 p.m. ET - 3:16 remaining in the second half. The teams have five combined timeouts remaining. Michigan State fouling already. This could take a while.

8:11 p.m. ET - Michigan State with a quick bucket at the other end and Tom Izzo takes a timeout with the deficit back to 13.

8:10 p.m. ET - Jahlil Okafor knocks down a pair from the free throw line. Great sign for the Blue Devils.

8:06 p.m. ET - Duke up 67-54 at the under-4 timeout.

8:03 p.m. ET - More great passing from Duke at the offensive end. Easy two points for Jahlil Okafor off the feed from Tyus Jones.

7:58 p.m. ET - Duke up 65-48 at the under-8 timeout. Looking less and less like a Michigan State comeback is in the cards as the seconds tick by.

7:57 p.m. ET - Travis Trice back in the game. "Groin" injury. Ha.

7:55 p.m. ET - Why is Duke's Jahlil Okafor able to dominate the way he does? This is part of it:

7:53 p.m. ET - Duke calls timeout with the shot clock winding down. Mike Krzyzewski leaving nothing to chance, even with an 18-point lead.

7:52 p.m. ET - Winslow makes it a 7-0 run for Duke from the free throw line. Blue Devils' lead back up to 20 with less than 10 minutes to play.

7:49 p.m. ET - Travis Trice in some definite discomfort. Looks like he was hit below the belt. He's trying to extend this break to stay in the game. Officials aren't going to allow it. He'll come out momentarily.

7:47 p.m. ET - Michigan State had been on a 7-0 run before those two made free throws. Duke then goes on the run after a defensive stop and Jahlil Okafor puts the ball in off a miss, plus the foul.

7:46 p.m. ET - Back-to-back very questionable foul calls on Branden Dawson. He's up to four on the night and he'll take a seat with 11:06 to play.

7:45 p.m. ET - Duke's Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, and Quinn Cook have combined for 36 points thus far. As a team, Michigan State has 39.

7:44 p.m. ET - Duke is shooting 50 percent from the field in the game. Michigan State shooting 37.8 percent.

7:42 p.m. ET - Travis Trice with a layup in transition. The crowd back into it after a 5-0 run by the Spartans. Duke's lead is 54-39 at the under-12 timeout.

7:39 p.m. ET - Jahlil Okafor gets a running start and takes a shoulder to the face from Matt Costello. That's a fourth foul on Costello. Duke pulling away.

7:36 p.m. ET - Duke's Grayson Allen makes the most of the chances he's been given. Left wide open under the basket after grabbing his own offensive board, Allen throws down a ferocious one-handed dunk.

7:32 p.m. ET - Duke up big at the under-16 timeout. Leading 48-31 after outscoring Michigan State 12-6 to start the half.

7:31 p.m. ET - The Spartans with a little razzle dazzle of their own. Branden Dawson throws down the alley-oop slam.

7:29 p.m. ET - Jahlil Okafor gets left wide open down the court, Quinn Cook finds him and he throws down a strong one-handed slam.

7:27 p.m. ET - The first two baskets of the half belong to the Blue Devils. Winston and Cook both hitting from the field. Duke's lead is up to 15.

7:25 p.m. ET - The second half is underway. Duke starts with the basketball, up 36-25.

7:23 p.m. ET - The start of the second half in Indianapolis is just moments away.

7:20 p.m. ET - The starters are out for the late game. That one's scheduled to tip at 8:49 p.m. ET.

7:18 p.m. ET - Ron Hunter sitting on a stool ain't got nothin' on Mike Krzyzewski sitting on a stool.

7:15 p.m. ET - Michigan State shot 5-of-7 from the field in the first 3:41 of the first half, 3-of-20 in the final 16:19.

7:13 p.m. ET - Duke hasn't lost a game in which it had a double-digit halftime lead since 2007 against Pitt.

7:11 p.m. ET - Duke attempted 16 free throws in the first half after averaging 15.3 attempts in its first four NCAA tournament games.

7:09 p.m. ET - Looking ahead, the odds are stacked in favor of Frank Kaminsky.

7:07 p.m. ET - Duke center Jahlil Okafor had 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the first half. He had nine points against Gonzaga and six against Utah.

7:05 p.m. ET - Michigan State failed to hit on a field goal in the last six minutes of the half. Duke closed the half on a 30-11 run.

7:04 p.m. ET - Grayson Allen with some great hustle plays near the end of the first half. Fans in Durham are lucky to have him.

7:03 p.m. ET - 1 Duke 36, 7 Michigan State 25 | Half

7:00 p.m. ET - Denzel Valentine goes for a bit of a jog on the sideline and then checks back in. Looks like he's fine.

6:59 p.m. ET - Denzel Valentine rolled his ankle pretty badly after getting fouled at midcourt. Limped around pretty badly after getting up, but he'll shoot his free throws.

6:57 p.m. ET - While Michigan State's bigs are in foul trouble, Jahlil Okafor doesn't have a foul against him. 1:52 to play in the first half.

6:54 p.m. ET - The stat sheet rarely shows it, but Amile Jefferson is so valuable to this Duke team. Works hard to force a turnover there. Leads to a three for the Blue Devils.

6:53 p.m. ET - Branden Dawson hasn't been great at the offensive end, but he did just make a great block on Grayson Allen. It was all for not though, as the ball stays with Duke and Jahlil Okafor gets fouled.

6:52 p.m. ET - The Spartans are shooting 3-of-16 from the field since starting 5-of-7.

6:48 p.m. ET - Lourawls Nairn Jr. gets fouled going to the basket. He'll shoot two on the other side of the under-4 timeout. Duke leads 29-20.

6:47 p.m. ET - Matt Costello picks up his second foul. Gavin Schilling already down with two. Michigan State's depth will really be tested down the stretch.

6:45 p.m. ET - Duke is currently on a 22-6 run.

6:43 p.m. ET - Duke's Tyus Jones gets into the lane, gets bumped and scores. Duke leads 28-20 - its largest lead of the night. Timeout Michigan State.

6:42 p.m. ET - Quinn Cook makes a triple from the corner - Duke's first made three of the game. It's 26-20  for the Blue Devils.

6:38 p.m. ET - Duke on a 16-4 run since the under-16 timeout.

6:35 p.m. ET - Duke leads 22-18 at the under-8 timeout. Michigan State 0-for-3 from beyond the arc since starting 4-for-4.

6:33 p.m. ET - Justise Winslow picks up his second foul. He'll head to the bench for the time being.

6:31 p.m. ET - Off a Michigan State miss, Duke goes out running and scores on a strong dunk by Jahlil Okafor, putting back a Justise Winslow miss. Duke with its first lead of the game at 18-16.

6:29 p.m. ET - Michigan State scores at one end, but Duke goes right to Okafor at the other end and he scores, plus a foul. Okafor converts from the line and the game is tied, 16-16. Gavin Schilling picks up his second foul. He'll take a seat.

6:28 p.m. ET - Jahlil Okafor back into the game after a lengthy rest. He's just 1-of-2 from the field over nine minutes in.

6:25 p.m. ET - Duke gave up all of 14 three-point field goals in its first four games of the NCAA tournament. Gave up four in the first four minutes of tonight's game.

6:23 p.m. ET - Grayson Allen gets around his man with an up-fake, then gets fouled going to the basket to send the game to the under-12 timeout. Michigan State leads 14-11, but hasn't scored in over four minutes.

6:22 p.m. ET - With Jahlil Okafor on the bench, Justise Winslow with a strong move in the lane, getting the basket and the foul. He converts from the line to complete the three-point play. Michigan State leads 14-11.

6:20 p.m. ET - Michigan State is really making Duke work at the defensive end - particularly Okafor. Trying to tire out that vaunted Blue Devil offense by making them run around in their own end.

6:17 p.m. ET - Mike Krzyzewski fixes the Jahlil Okafor issue right out of the gate. The ball gets to him in the lane out of the timeout and he scores after a quick spin towards the basket.

6:16 p.m. ET - Tom Izzo gave a slew of free tickets out to Michigan State alums, including Magic Johnson and Mateen Cleaves. They must be loving what they're seeing.

6:14 p.m. ET - Michigan State ahead 14-6 at the under-16 timeout. The Spartans are shooting the cover off the ball from deep. Duke hasn't really forced the issue with Jahlil Okafor. His first touch in the box came on that last possession and he drew a foul on Gavin Schilling. The Blue Devils need more of that. Spartans are thin up front.

6:13 p.m. ET - Denzel Valentine with another triple. He's 3-for-3 to start, Spartans 4-of-4 from beyond the arc. It's 14-6 for Michigan State. Duke facing its largest deficit of the tournament.

6:12 p.m. ET - Michigan State is 3-of-3 from beyond the arc to start, opening up an 11-6 lead.

6:11 p.m. ET - Scoring's coming at a pretty quick pace. Spartans lead 5-4 early. Michigan State doing a great job of breaking down the Duke defense.

6:09 p.m. ET - The game is underway in the 1-7 national semifinal matchup between Duke and Michigan State. Spartans control the tip.

6:07 p.m. ET - The anthem's been sung and the players have been introduced and that means they're just moments away from throwing the ball up in Indianapolis.

6:05 p.m. ET - Duke is 10-5 in national semifinals - third-most wins in tournament history.

6:03 p.m. ET - Duke is 33-0 all-time as a No. 1 seed when facing an opponent seeded No. 6 or lower. Michigan State's Tom Izzo has 13 wins as the lower-seeded team in the NCAA tournament - most in history.

6:01 p.m. ET - Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo is 1-8 all-time against Duke's Mike Krzyzewski. He's also 3-5 in his career in the tournament's final weekend.

6:00 p.m. ET - The teams are just about ready to kick things off in Indianapolis. Here's a look at the starting lineups for each side. (NOTE: Spelled Justise Winslow)