Solo Ball injury update: UConn guard in walking boot ahead of national championship game

INDIANAPOLIS – Solo Ball is in a walking boot a day before UConn plays in the NCAA men's basketball championship game. Ball has "some type of a foot sprain," UConn coach Dan Hurley said Sunday, April 5. "Solo just sprained a foot early in the game," Hurley said.

"So he was able to finish in the game. He won’t participate in anything today. We’ll see how he’s feeling tomorrow.

" Michigan vs UConn prediction, spread: Who is favored to win national championship? UConn is trying to win its third title in four years . But it will have to get through a dominant Michigan team, which has scored 90 or more points in all five of its NCAA tournament games and blew out Arizona , the only other No.

1 seed left, by 18 points in the Final Four. Ball will be key to that. He's UConn's third-leading scorer, at 12.