INDIANAPOLIS -- Over a matter of mere minutes, the youngsters at Duke grew into salty old pros.
Call them freshmen. But please, do not call them kids.
Led by Tyus Jones and Jahlil Okafor, Duke's talented group of potential one-and-doners played like veterans down the stretch, outscoring Wisconsin by 14 points over the final 13 minutes Monday night to grit out a 68-63 victory for the program's fifth national title.
"It shows a lot about their confidence," said Quinn Cook, Duke's only senior starter.
Okafor, the likely first pick in the NBA draft if he decides to leave, got outplayed by Badgers senior center Frank Kaminsky most of the night but came through big when the pressure was highest.
The 6-foot-11 freshman made two straight buckets over Kaminsky, sandwiched between a pair of 3-pointers from Jones, to help the Blue Devils (35-4) turn a one-time nine-point deficit into an eight-point lead with 1:22 left.
A furious Wisconsin rally ensued, but it came up short. Then, it was Okafor on the bottom of a rowdy dog pile, a scene reminiscent of the last time the Final Four was Indianapolis, back in 2010 when Duke edged out Butler in another scintillating final. The Blue Devils also took one here in 1991 -- the Grant Hill, Christian Laettner squad.
"It was heaven," coach Mike Krzyzewski said of the stadium where he's now 4-0 in Final Fours. "It was really divine."
Krzyzewski now has five titles, alone in second place on the all-time list, behind only John Wooden.
Coach K did it with a collection of All-Americans -- many of whom won't be around too long.
Okafor, his buddy Jones -- who finished with 23 points and was named MOP --  and another freshman, Justise Winslow, might all be playing at an NBA arena near you next season.
Grayson Allen? He'll be back.
The most overlooked of Krzyzewski's first-year players stepped up with Okafor on the bench in foul trouble for much of the second half. Allen, the slam-dunk champion at the high school McDonald's All-American contest last year, scored 16 points -- 12 more than his average -- including eight straight for Duke after Wisconsin (36-4) had gone up by nine.
"It was fun to watch my teammates do what they do," Okafor said. "They have my back the entire season, and it was no different tonight."
This was a savvy, calm, collected comeback against the team that wrote the book on that all season. Wisconsin kept its cool two nights earlier in an upset over undefeated Kentucky and looked like it would close the deal when it turned a 31-all halftime tie into a 48-39 lead after Kaminsky made a layup with 13:23 left.
Then, suddenly, Duke looked like veterans and Wisconsin looked like kids.
The Blue Devils took the lead for good with 4:08 left when Jones made a 3, then fell hard to the ground while tangled up with Bronson Koenig.
On Duke's next possession, Kaminsky tried to wrap an arm around Okafor in the paint, but the big fella powered his way through it for the bucket and the foul. He missed the free throw, but a different point was made: Kaminsky had 21 points and 12 rebounds to Okafor's 10 and three, yet down the stretch, "Frank the Tank" struggled to get a good look and Okafor helped win the game.
"He got in some foul trouble, but because of his positive attitude, he made some big plays down the stretch," Jones said.
In the seconds leading to Okafor's first basket, Winslow appeared to step on the baseline. But the whistle never blew, and he delivered it to Okafor for the score.
That, and the foul count, had the Wisconsin Twitterverse fuming about some calls. The Badgers got whistled for only two fouls in the first half, but the count in the second half was Badgers 13, Blue Devils 6. Duke shot 20 free throws to Wisconsin's 10.
"There was more body contact in this game than any game we played all year, and I just feel sorry for my guys that all of the sudden a game was like that," Badgers coach Bo Ryan said.
Even though Kaminsky schooled Okafor to draw both his third and fourth fouls early in the second half, Wisconsin couldn't pull away from an aggressive Duke defense that allowed only 55 points a game in the five contests leading to the final.
Wisconsin shot 41 percent -- seven percentage points under its season average.
"Shots just weren't falling, and they were getting to the line, and when the tide changes like that, it's kind of hard to get back in the flow," Badgers forward Sam Dekker said.
Nigel Hayes had 13 points, and Dekker, the key guy down the stretch against Kentucky, had a very quiet 12 for the Badgers, who were trying to bring their first title back to Madison since 1941. Dekker used his shirt to dab away tears during postgame interviews -- a much different scene than the loose, fun-loving media sessions the Badgers put on all tournament.
For Duke, it was all smiles. The Blue Devils are taking another trophy home to the Cameron Crazies.
"All these guys have become students of the game, and they share knowledge," Krzyzewski said.
This was not a dominant, wire-to-wire effort the likes of which some of the Duke title teams have enjoyed in seasons past.
Kentucky and its quest for perfection stole the headlines this season. So, playing in relative shadows down on Tobacco Road was this group, which actually might have more one-and-dones than coach John Calipari does at Kentucky. Calipari was in the building, by the way -- honored for his induction into the Naismith Hall of Fame. He got booed heavily.
In the end, it was all confetti and cheers. And it's not Calipari's team, but Krzyzewski's, that will end up in the history books.



Final

(1) Wisconsin 63

(36-4, 16-2 Big Ten)

(1) Duke 68

(35-4, 15-3 ACC)





9:18PM,EDT,April 6,2015
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana


1 2 T
#1WIS 31 3263
#1DUKE 31 3768
Top Performers
Wisconsin: F. Kaminsky 21 Pts, 12 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk
Duke: T. Jones 23 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast



Complete Play-By-Play

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1st Half Summary

TIMEWISCONSINSCOREDUKE
20:00 0-0Jump Ball won by Duke
19:30 0-2Quinn Cook made Jumper.
19:07Sam Dekker missed Three Point Jumper.0-2 
19:07 0-2Matt Jones Defensive Rebound.
19:01 0-2Justise Winslow missed Three Point Jumper.
19:01Josh Gasser Defensive Rebound.0-2 
18:29Frank Kaminsky made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bronson Koenig.3-2 
18:11 3-2Foul on Jahlil Okafor.
18:11 3-2Jahlil Okafor Turnover.
17:54Nigel Hayes missed Layup.3-2 
17:54Josh Gasser Offensive Rebound.3-2 
17:46Sam Dekker missed Three Point Jumper.3-2 
17:46 3-2Tyus Jones Defensive Rebound.
17:43 3-2Tyus Jones missed Layup.
17:40 3-2Jahlil Okafor Offensive Rebound.
17:40 3-4Jahlil Okafor made Dunk.
17:16Nigel Hayes Turnover.3-4 
17:16 3-4Matt Jones Steal.
17:06 3-4Justise Winslow missed Layup.
17:06Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.3-4 
16:58Frank Kaminsky missed Jumper.3-4 
16:58 3-4Tyus Jones Defensive Rebound.
16:47 3-4Jahlil Okafor missed Jumper.
16:47Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.3-4 
16:30Traevon Jackson missed Layup.3-4 
16:30 3-4Justise Winslow Block.
16:30Sam Dekker Offensive Rebound.3-4 
16:27Sam Dekker made Layup.5-4 
16:08 5-6Tyus Jones made Jumper.
15:41Nigel Hayes missed Layup.5-6 
15:41 5-6Quinn Cook Defensive Rebound.
15:36 Official TV Timeout
15:15 5-6Tyus Jones Turnover.
14:48Nigel Hayes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Dekker.8-6 
14:15 8-6Marshall Plumlee missed Jumper.
14:15Sam Dekker Defensive Rebound.8-6 
13:58 8-6Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
13:58Frank Kaminsky made Free Throw.9-6 
13:58Frank Kaminsky missed Free Throw.9-6 
13:58 9-6Amile Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
13:46 9-9Justise Winslow made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amile Jefferson.
13:28Duje Dukan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Traevon Jackson.12-9 
13:14 12-9Justise Winslow missed Layup.
13:14 12-9Jahlil Okafor Offensive Rebound.
13:07 12-11Jahlil Okafor made Dunk. Assisted by Quinn Cook.
12:46 12-11Foul on Amile Jefferson.
12:25Traevon Jackson Turnover.12-11 
12:25 12-11Amile Jefferson Steal.
12:17 12-13Grayson Allen made Layup. Assisted by Amile Jefferson.
12:05Traevon Jackson missed Layup.12-13 
12:05 12-13Justise Winslow Block.
12:05Wisconsin Offensive Rebound.12-13 
11:38Frank Kaminsky Turnover.12-13 
11:38 12-13Justise Winslow Steal.
11:15Foul on Josh Gasser.12-13 
11:15 Official TV Timeout
11:15 12-14Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
11:15 12-15Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
10:53Sam Dekker missed Layup.12-15 
10:53Duje Dukan Offensive Rebound.12-15 
10:49Duje Dukan made Dunk.14-15 
10:37 14-17Jahlil Okafor made Jumper.
10:00Frank Kaminsky missed Jumper.14-17 
10:00Sam Dekker Offensive Rebound.14-17 
10:00Sam Dekker made Two Point Tip Shot.16-17 
9:43Foul on Duje Dukan.16-17 
9:43 16-18Justise Winslow made Free Throw.
9:43 16-19Justise Winslow made Free Throw.
9:14 16-19Foul on Justise Winslow.
9:06Nigel Hayes missed Layup.16-19 
9:06 16-19Justise Winslow Block.
9:06 16-19Tyus Jones Defensive Rebound.
8:57 16-21Quinn Cook made Layup.
8:35Josh Gasser missed Layup.16-21 
8:35 16-21Amile Jefferson Block.
8:35Wisconsin Offensive Rebound.16-21 
8:24 16-21Foul on Tyus Jones.
8:24Bronson Koenig missed Free Throw.16-21 
8:24Wisconsin Deadball Team Rebound.16-21 
8:24Bronson Koenig made Free Throw.17-21 
8:08 17-21Justise Winslow missed Jumper.
8:08Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.17-21 
8:00Bronson Koenig missed Three Point Jumper.17-21 
8:00 17-21Matt Jones Defensive Rebound.
7:30 17-21Jahlil Okafor missed Layup.
7:30Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.17-21 
7:14 17-21Foul on Justise Winslow.
7:14 Official TV Timeout
7:14Nigel Hayes missed Free Throw.17-21 
7:14Wisconsin Deadball Team Rebound.17-21 
7:14Nigel Hayes missed Free Throw.17-21 
7:14 17-21Amile Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
6:44 17-23Quinn Cook made Jumper.
6:30Sam Dekker missed Layup.17-23 
6:30 17-23Amile Jefferson Block.
6:30 17-23Amile Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
6:22 17-23Matt Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
6:22Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.17-23 
5:56Traevon Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.17-23 
5:56Sam Dekker Offensive Rebound.17-23 
5:49Sam Dekker made Layup.19-23 
5:31 19-23Jahlil Okafor Turnover.
5:31Frank Kaminsky Steal.19-23 
5:26Traevon Jackson made Layup.21-23 
5:04 21-23Quinn Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
5:04Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.21-23 
4:47Frank Kaminsky made Layup.23-23 
4:47 23-23Foul on Jahlil Okafor.
4:47Frank Kaminsky made Free Throw.24-23 
4:31 24-25Justise Winslow made Jumper.
4:09Nigel Hayes made Jumper. Assisted by Frank Kaminsky.26-25 
3:53 26-25Tyus Jones missed Layup.
3:53Frank Kaminsky Block.26-25 
3:53Traevon Jackson Defensive Rebound.26-25 
3:46Traevon Jackson missed Layup.26-25 
3:46 26-25Justise Winslow Defensive Rebound.
3:38 26-27Grayson Allen made Layup.
3:14Traevon Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.26-27 
3:14Traevon Jackson Offensive Rebound.26-27 
3:08Sam Dekker made Layup. Assisted by Traevon Jackson.28-27 
3:04Duke Timeout
2:55 28-29Tyus Jones made Layup. Assisted by Quinn Cook.
2:25Nigel Hayes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Dekker.31-29 
2:10 31-29Grayson Allen missed Layup.
2:10Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.31-29 
1:43 Official TV Timeout
1:34Frank Kaminsky missed Jumper.31-29 
1:34 31-29Grayson Allen Defensive Rebound.
1:13 31-31Amile Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Tyus Jones.
0:45Bronson Koenig missed Three Point Jumper.31-31 
0:45 31-31Amile Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
0:08 31-31Quinn Cook missed Jumper.
0:08Sam Dekker Defensive Rebound.31-31 
0:02Sam Dekker missed Three Point Jumper.31-31 
0:02 31-31Tyus Jones Defensive Rebound.
0:00End of 1st half
 

2nd Half Summary

TIMEWISCONSINSCOREDUKE
20:00Jump Ball won by Wisconsin31-31 
19:37Bronson Koenig made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Kaminsky.34-31 
19:16 34-33Justise Winslow made Jumper.
19:16Foul on Bronson Koenig.34-33 
19:16 34-33Justise Winslow missed Free Throw.
19:16Josh Gasser Defensive Rebound.34-33 
19:01Frank Kaminsky made Layup. Assisted by Bronson Koenig.36-33 
18:43 36-33Justise Winslow Turnover.
18:43Sam Dekker Steal.36-33 
18:36Sam Dekker made Layup.38-33 
18:32Duke Timeout
18:18 38-33Jahlil Okafor missed Layup.
18:18Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.38-33 
17:46Sam Dekker missed Jumper.38-33 
17:46 38-33Justise Winslow Defensive Rebound.
17:21Foul on Bronson Koenig.38-33 
17:21 38-34Tyus Jones made Free Throw.
17:21 38-35Tyus Jones made Free Throw.
16:50 38-35Foul on Jahlil Okafor.
16:50Frank Kaminsky made Free Throw.39-35 
16:50Frank Kaminsky made Free Throw.40-35 
16:39 40-37Tyus Jones made Layup. Assisted by Justise Winslow.
16:20Bronson Koenig made Jumper.42-37 
16:14Foul on Nigel Hayes.42-37 
16:14 42-38Tyus Jones made Free Throw.
16:14 42-39Tyus Jones made Free Throw.
15:56Sam Dekker missed Three Point Jumper.42-39 
15:56 42-39Tyus Jones Defensive Rebound.
15:50 42-39Grayson Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
15:50 42-39Matt Jones Offensive Rebound.
15:46 Official TV Timeout
15:43Foul on Josh Gasser.42-39 
15:40 42-39Tyus Jones missed Jumper.
15:40Duje Dukan Defensive Rebound.42-39 
15:31Bronson Koenig made Layup.44-39 
15:10 44-39Tyus Jones missed Jumper.
15:10Duje Dukan Defensive Rebound.44-39 
14:37Frank Kaminsky missed Three Point Jumper.44-39 
14:37Josh Gasser Offensive Rebound.44-39 
14:16Bronson Koenig made Jumper.46-39 
13:47 46-39Marshall Plumlee missed Jumper.
13:47 46-39Quinn Cook Offensive Rebound.
13:41 46-39Quinn Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
13:41Josh Gasser Defensive Rebound.46-39 
13:26 46-39Foul on Justise Winslow.
13:23Frank Kaminsky made Layup. Assisted by Josh Gasser.48-39 
13:17Duke Timeout
12:53 48-42Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marshall Plumlee.
12:34Frank Kaminsky Turnover.48-42 
12:34 48-42Grayson Allen Steal.
12:33Foul on Traevon Jackson.48-42 
12:29 48-42Quinn Cook missed Layup.
12:29 48-42Amile Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
12:10 48-44Grayson Allen made Layup.
12:10Foul on Sam Dekker.48-44 
12:10 48-45Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
12:00Nigel Hayes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Gasser.51-45 
11:43Foul on Duje Dukan.51-45 
11:43 Official TV Timeout
11:43 51-46Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
11:43 51-47Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
11:27 51-47Foul on Amile Jefferson.
11:15Nigel Hayes missed Layup.51-47 
11:15 51-47Amile Jefferson Block.
11:15 51-47Amile Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
10:42 51-49Tyus Jones made Jumper.
10:42Foul on Bronson Koenig.51-49 
10:42Wisconsin Timeout
10:42 51-50Tyus Jones made Free Throw.
10:11Frank Kaminsky missed Three Point Jumper.51-50 
10:11 51-50Grayson Allen Defensive Rebound.
9:47 51-50Jahlil Okafor missed Jumper.
9:47Sam Dekker Defensive Rebound.51-50 
9:18Frank Kaminsky made Layup.53-50 
9:18 53-50Foul on Jahlil Okafor.
9:18Frank Kaminsky made Free Throw.54-50 
9:07Foul on Duje Dukan.54-50 
9:07 54-51Justise Winslow made Free Throw.
9:07 54-52Justise Winslow made Free Throw.
8:53Traevon Jackson missed Jumper.54-52 
8:53 54-52Justise Winslow Defensive Rebound.
8:47 54-52Justise Winslow Turnover.
8:47Traevon Jackson Steal.54-52 
8:34Duje Dukan missed Three Point Jumper.54-52 
8:34 54-52Quinn Cook Defensive Rebound.
8:19 54-52Quinn Cook missed Three Point Jumper.
8:19Traevon Jackson Defensive Rebound.54-52 
7:55Sam Dekker missed Three Point Jumper.54-52 
7:55 54-52Quinn Cook Defensive Rebound.
7:46 54-52Justise Winslow missed Layup.
7:46Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.54-52 
7:29Foul on Duje Dukan.54-52 
7:29Duje Dukan Turnover.54-52 
7:29 Official TV Timeout
7:05 54-54Tyus Jones made Jumper.
6:41 54-54Foul on Amile Jefferson.
6:27Frank Kaminsky missed Jumper.54-54 
6:27 54-54Justise Winslow Defensive Rebound.
6:19 54-54Tyus Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
6:19Nigel Hayes Defensive Rebound.54-54 
6:03Bronson Koenig missed Layup.54-54 
6:03 54-54Justise Winslow Defensive Rebound.
5:29 54-56Grayson Allen made Layup.
5:08Frank Kaminsky made Layup.56-56 
4:44 56-56Grayson Allen missed Jumper.
4:44Sam Dekker Defensive Rebound.56-56 
4:25Sam Dekker made Layup. Assisted by Josh Gasser.58-56 
4:09 58-59Tyus Jones made Three Point Jumper.
4:06Duke Timeout
3:38Frank Kaminsky missed Jumper.58-59 
3:38 58-59Justise Winslow Defensive Rebound.
3:22 Official TV Timeout
3:14 58-61Jahlil Okafor made Layup.
3:14Foul on Frank Kaminsky.58-61 
3:14 58-61Jahlil Okafor missed Free Throw.
3:14Sam Dekker Defensive Rebound.58-61 
2:50Frank Kaminsky missed Layup.58-61 
2:50Frank Kaminsky Offensive Rebound.58-61 
2:41Frank Kaminsky missed Jumper.58-61 
2:41 58-61Justise Winslow Defensive Rebound.
2:13 58-61Justise Winslow missed Layup.
2:13 58-61Jahlil Okafor Offensive Rebound.
2:08 58-63Jahlil Okafor made Layup.
1:53Bronson Koenig missed Layup.58-63 
1:53 58-63Justise Winslow Defensive Rebound.
1:24 58-66Tyus Jones made Three Point Jumper.
1:09Frank Kaminsky made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bronson Koenig.61-66 
1:05Wisconsin Timeout
1:03 61-66Tyus Jones missed Layup.
1:03Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.61-66 
0:50Nigel Hayes made Dunk. Assisted by Bronson Koenig.63-66 
0:43Duke Timeout
0:35Foul on Nigel Hayes.63-66 
0:35 63-67Tyus Jones made Free Throw.
0:35 63-68Tyus Jones made Free Throw.
0:21 63-68Foul on Justise Winslow.
0:18Bronson Koenig missed Jumper.63-68 
0:18 63-68Justise Winslow Defensive Rebound.
0:15Foul on Josh Gasser.63-68 
0:15 63-68Justise Winslow missed Free Throw.
0:15 63-68Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
0:15 63-68Justise Winslow missed Free Throw.
0:15Frank Kaminsky Defensive Rebound.63-68 
0:09Sam Dekker missed Three Point Jumper.63-68 
0:09Josh Gasser Offensive Rebound.63-68 
0:04Nigel Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.63-68 
0:04 63-68Amile Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
0:00End of Game




Wisconsin Badgers
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Frank Kaminsky, F397-162-45-6111122112121
Sam Dekker, F346-150-60-03582100112
Nigel Hayes, F375-103-40-20110001213
Josh Gasser, G360-10-00-0336300030
Bronson Koenig, G314-91-31-20004000310
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Duje Dukan, F102-31-20-0123000145
Traevon Jackson, G131-70-20-0123210112
TOTALS
FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

25-617-216-10112435133151563

41.0%33.3%60.0%
Duke Blue Devils
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Jahlil Okafor, C225-90-00-13030002410
Justise Winslow, F323-91-24-70991132411
Tyus Jones, G377-132-37-70551001123
Quinn Cook, G353-80-30-0134200006
Matt Jones, G230-10-10-0123010000
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Marshall Plumlee, C90-20-00-0000100010
Amile Jefferson, F211-10-00-0167213032
Grayson Allen, G215-81-25-50220100016
TOTALS
FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

24-514-1116-206273374651368

47.1%36.4%80.0%
 Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: None - TEAMS: None
 Officials: Pat Driscoll, Joe DeRosa, Michael Stephens
 Attendance: 71,149