Michigan And UConn Will Vie For The Championship Monday Night
And then there were two
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - APRIL 04: Elliot Cadeau #3 of the Michigan Wolverines reacts against the Arizona Wildcats during the second half in the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 04, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) | Getty Images So Monday night is set: UConn and Michigan will meet in the finals. This is a very interesting match for several reasons.
First and foremost, we’ll see two excellent teams. We honestly thought Arizona was playing well enough to beat Michigan, and the Wolverines toyed with them. That was stunning, and more so since Yaxel Lendeborg got hurt early in the game.
True, he played after that, but he hurt both his ankle and his knee. Michigan was incredibly impressive, and Dusty May has emerged as a brilliant coach. We knew that when he got FAU to the Final Four, and now he’s built a juggernaut in Ann Arbor.
UConn was pretty good, too. Illinois was a much bigger team and has often been an offensive juggernaut. The Illini were held to 34% from the field and 23% from behind the line.