Michigan basketball dominates Arizona, advances to national championship
Michigan basketball dominated Arizona to advance to the national championship game, where they will face UConn.
Arizona had an impressive season, having lost just two games all season (back-to-back in February). But otherwise, the Wildcats looked a lot like the Wolverines had all year -- just running roughshod all over everyone. Thus, the speculation was that Saturday night's Final Four matchup between Arizona and Michigan basketball would be the game of the year -- after all, the Wildcats and Wolverines were ranked KenPom's No.
3 and 4 teams of all time. But then the Tucson-based school ran into a buzzsaw in Indianapolis. Michigan led wire-to-wire, never trailing.
Despite Yaxel Lendeborg having injured both his ankle and MCL (knee) in the first half, the Wolverines dominated the hapless Wildcats, with Aday Mara leading the charge for the maize and blue. He finished with 26 points and nine rebounds, leading all scorers. Michigan won 91-73, the fifth straight 90-point win for the Wolverines in the NCAA Tournament.
While it was an impressive win (and it was very impressive), the maize and blue now have one more game -- and that's with there being just one more game left. Michigan is set to face former Wolverine Tarris Reed Jr. and the UConn Huskies in the national championship game on Monday night, for the right to be called the best team in the 2025-26 season.