Watch Michigan's Lendeborg cause heads to explode with dandy dunk
Big Ten player of the year Yaxel Lendeborg took over in the second half of the NCAA Tournament game against Saint Louis on Saturday.
The first half was the Aday Mara Show . Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg then set the Internet ablaze early in the second half of Saturday's NCAA Tournament game against Saint Louis in Buffalo. Lendeborg threw down a dunk that'll almost assuredly will make this year's "One Shining Moment" montage.
YAXEL LENDEBORG ARE YOU SERIOUS?!??? pic. twitter.
com/AcTsmmymRP ā NCAA Buzzer Beaters & Game Winners (@NCAABuzzerBters) March 21, 2026 With under 12 minutes left in the second half, Morez Johnson Jr. grabbed a defensive rebound and quickly shot it to Lendeborg, who took off on a fastbreak, split multiple Saint Louis defenders and slammed down the jam right in the face of Saint Louis' Quentin Jones. "A freight train coming at you!
" CBS announcer Jim Jackson said. A timeout followed seconds later, and fresh out of the break, Lendeborg, a graduate-student forward, made a 3-pointer to extend Michigan's lead to 69-58. The Big Ten's player of the year had 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting as the Wolverines opened a 73-58 lead with 10 minutes, 30 seconds left.