#4 Duke Blue Devils 80 - #2 Wisconsin Badgers 70 12/3/14

In a battle of two college basketball powerhouses in Madison, Wisconsin, the #4 Duke Blue Devils shot the lights out and upset the #2 Wisconsin Badgers by a score of 80-70. As a team, Duke made 30 of their 46 field goals (65%) and made 7 of 12 three-pointers (58%). This attack was led by Freshman G Tyus Jones, who scored 22 points (7-11 FG, 2-3 3PT, 6-8 FT), grabbed six rebounds, and piled up four assists. Another Freshman, the highest recruit last season and one of the best players in the nation, C Jahlil Okafor was impressive despite his foul trouble. Okafor scored 13 points (6-8 FG, 1-2 FT) and notched six rebounds, and he continues his high shooting percentage from the field (65%). Duke Guards Quinn Cook scored 13 points and Rasheed Sulaimon added 14 points off the bench. Wisconsin simply had no answer defensively for the powerful Duke offense as the Blue Devils were scoring fairly easily. Wisconsin was led by their centerpiece, F/C Frank Kaminsky who scored 17 points (5-12 FG, 2-4 3PT, 5-8 FT) and grabbed nine rebounds. In terms of scoring, G Traevon Jackson took control of the ball and scored 25 points (7-12 FG, 3-5 3PT, 8-8 FT). Besides field goal percentage, the numbers for both teams were nearly identical as it was an even games in nearly all categories. In my opinion, Frank Kaminsky is the best player in college basketball and he continues to build on an excellent postseason run last season with a spectacular season in 2014. Kaminsky has the ability to score the basketball, grab rebounds, shoot from long range as a big man, and possesses great leadership qualities.