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The 1-seed Michigan Wolverines blew out the 6-seed Tennessee Volunteers in the Elite Eight, 95-62, on Sunday afternoon in Chicago. Yaxel Lendeborg scored a game-high 27 points, surpassing the 20-point mark for the third straight game.
Here’s how it all went down.
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FIRST HALF
Bishop Boswell drained a three to start the scoring before Aday Mara answered with a slam on the other end. The two teams continued to trade baskets in a scrappy early stretch, with J.P. Estrella and Elliot Cadeau each converting layups before the first timeout.
Tennessee held a slim 7-6 advantage, but despite that, Tennessee was struggling to find the bottom of the net. The Vols were just 3-for-13 from the floor while relying heavily on offensive rebounds — grabbing six in the opening minutes — to keep possessions alive. In addition to giving up those offensive rebounds, Michigan was hurt by early foul trouble against Aday Mara and Morez Johnson Jr., who each picked up two fouls by the 15:05 mark of the first half.
Out of the second media timeout, Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Trey McKenney each answered each other’s buckets to keep it knotted at 14. But from that point on, Michigan seized complete control.
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With both teams in the bonus by the 10:13 mark, Mara stepped to the line and knocked down a pair to push the lead to 19-16 before Yaxel Lendeborg delivered the first massive blow — a thunderous euro step and-one that got the lead to six. Roddy Gayle Jr. drained a corner three and Cadeau followed with a corner three of his own to surpass 1,000 points for his collegiate career, extending the run to 14-0 and pushing the lead to 25-16.
The Wolverines continued to pour it on, as Mara added a turnaround in the post, Lendeborg knocked down another three and Nimari Burnett converted a layup to complete a 21-0 run that ballooned the lead to 35-16. After starting 4-for-11 from the floor, Michigan went 6-for-7 over that stretch, while Tennessee went scoreless for over five and a half…
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Publish date : 2026-03-29 20:58:00
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