The 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game was played on April 6, 2015, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski made his ninth title game appearance and was seeking his fifth Division I Championship.

[2] Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan made his first Division I Championship Game appearance.

Wisconsin used late free throws to deny 4th seeded North Carolina's upset bid and earn a 79–72 victory.

[10] In the Final Four, Kaminsky's second double-double of the tournament (20 points and 11 rebounds) helped Wisconsin end the overall number one seeded Kentucky's perfect season with a 71–64 victory, clinching their first appearance in the National Championship game since 1941.

After a 28–3 regular season, Duke beat North Carolina State in the ACC tournament before losing to Notre Dame in the semifinals.

Okafor struggled against Utah's double teams, but Duke pulled away in the final minutes for a 63–57 win.

[15][16] In the Elite Eight (i.e., the South regional final), Duke had another strong defensive performance, limiting 2nd seeded Gonzaga to two-for-10 (20 percent) on three-point field goal attempts.

Point guard Tyus Jones earned six assists while committing 0 turnovers, and repeatedly scored in the lane as Duke pulled away from a 66–52 victory.

[17] Jones earned regional Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors, as he averaged 15 points and 4.5 assists.

[15] In the Final Four, Duke played 7th seeded Michigan State, surprise winners of the East regional.

[2] Source[18][19] The first half of the National Championship Game featured 13 lead changes and the two evenly matched teams traded baskets.

[20] Wisconsin's lead grew, reaching 9 points at the 13:25 mark, before Duke began to narrow the gap.

A Jones 3-pointer on Duke's ensuing possession with 1:20 remaining then made it 66–58 before Frank Kaminsky narrowed the gap to 66–61.

"[23] Ryan, however, also blamed the officials, citing the disparity in fouls called during the second half (Wisconsin's 13 to Duke's 6) and the controversial replay review near the end of the game.

Chris Chase of USA Today wrote that "three highly trained officials, deemed good enough to be reffing in the biggest game of the year, disagreed with all three CBS analysts, all of Twitter and every American watching".

[20] The win elevated Krzyewski to second all-time in men's basketball championships behind John Wooden who coached UCLA to 10.

Jim Nantz was the play-by-play man with Bill Raftery and Grant Hill providing on-court commentary.

Dan Shulman served as the play-by-play announcer for the international audience, with Dick Vitale providing commentary.