All year long when sharps and regular fans alike asked me if anyone could beat Kentucky, I told them Wisconsin matched up the best. They have two big men who can score.

The Badgers boast the most efficient offense, and they proved again how powerful it is against Arizona in the Elite Eight. Arizona defense was not just the third-best defense of this year, it was the fifth-best defense since 2006 in terms of adjusted efficiency. And in the second half, Wisconsin put up 1.62 points per possession. To put that in perspective, Wisconsin season-long offensive rating of 127.5 (which equates roughly to 1.275 points per possession) is the highest ever recorded in the kenpom.com era (since 2002).

Not only is Wisconsin the second-tallest team in the country, it has four players who are taller than 6-8 and can shoot the three, beginning with 7-footer Frank Kaminsky, who is a 41.5% three-point shooter. Nigel Hayes (6-8, 38.0%), Sam Dekker (6-9, 33.8%) and Duje Dukan (6-10, 31.8%) can space the floor and open up driving lanes for each other or guards Josh Gasser and Bronson Koenig.

The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame almost knocked off Kentucky. Not-so-ironically they have the second best offensive efficiency in the nation, but a whopping 4.4 points per 100 possessions less than Wisconsin.