Michigan fans — and at least one Spartan — gear up for Final Four showdown
University of Michigan fans descended on downtown Indianapolis on Saturday night ahead of UM's Final Four game against the Arizona Wildcats.
Indianapolis — Sixty-two years later, Tom Ludwig is back at a University of Michigan Final Four , wearing the watch he got the first time they played in the national semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. Ludwig, 82, played on the 1964 team that made it to UM’s first appearance (and a loss to Duke), said he was really proud of how far the team has come under head coach Dusty May. The Michigan Wolverines face another No.
1 seed , the Arizona Wildcats, on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis for a chance to play the winner of the Illinois-UConn game at 6:09 p. m. Tipoff for UM and Arizona is 8:54 p.
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