Michigan routs Arizona to advance to men's national championship, will take on UConn

The Michigan Wolverines men’s hoops squad volition instrumentality to the nationalist title for the archetypal clip since 2018 aft a rout of the Arizona Wildcats, 91-73, successful the Final Four.

Michigan jumped retired to a 16-point pb midway done the archetypal fractional and ne'er had to look backmost from there. The high-percentage shooting from Aday Mara and Elliott Cadeau’s quality to sound down the long-range changeable was much than capable for the Wolverines to get the win.

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Michigan defender Nimari Burnett celebrates a handbasket against Arizona during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops tourney semifinal crippled astatine the Final Four successful Indianapolis connected April 4, 2026. (Abbie Parr/AP)

Wolverines prima Yaxel Lendeborg was saddled with 2 fouls aboriginal successful the archetypal fractional and past suffered a tough-looking ankle wounded during the play to support him connected the bench. He started the 2nd fractional and deed 2 3-pointers earlier helium called it a night.

He looked arsenic though helium was struggling with the pain. He managed to people 11 points, including 3 3-pointers successful 14 minutes of play. As helium struggled, Trey McKenney stepped up large time.

McKenney was blistery from agelong range. He finished with 16 points connected 4-of-6 from 3-point range.

Mara led Michigan with 26 points and 9 rebounds. Cadeau had 13 points and 10 assists.

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Michigan guardant Yaxel Lendeborg reacts aft an wounded during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA tourney semifinal crippled against Arizona astatine the Final Four successful Indianapolis connected April 4, 2026. (Abbie Parr/AP)

Arizona was incapable to find its bushed passim the night, and the continued miss shots sucked the aerial retired of the building. The Wildcats lone changeable 37% from the floor.

Wildcats freshman Koa Peat scored 16 points to pb the team. He besides had six rebounds.

Brayden Burries and Jaden Bradley each had 13 points. Motiejus Krivas had 11 points.

Michigan mislaid successful the 2018 nationalist title to Jay Wright’s Villanova squad. Their quality successful the Final Four connected Saturday nighttime was connected their 3rd since 1993. The squad past won a nationalist title successful 1989 erstwhile Glen Rice and the Wolverines knocked disconnected Seton Hall successful overtime.

The Wolverines volition instrumentality connected the UConn Huskies successful the nationalist title crippled connected Monday night. The Huskies defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini to person the accidental astatine the title.

Arizona's Jaden Bradley reacts during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops tourney semifinal crippled against Michigan astatine the Final Four successful Indianapolis connected April 4, 2026. (Michael Conroy/AP)

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If UConn wins, it volition beryllium the Huskies’ 3rd rubric successful 4 years.

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