Michigan basketball beats Tennessee, heads to Final Four

Everything that Michigan basketball has played for all year hinged on what would transpire on Sunday, as the Wolverines took on the Tennessee Volunteers in the Elite Eight.

The plan, all year, had been to play well enough to end up in Chicago, for a moment such as this, and that’s precisely where the maize and blue had ended up. On Friday, they had taken care of Alabama, but now another SEC school loomed, this time the 6-seed Vols, who had vanquished 2-seed Iowa State after Michigan’s win over the Tide on Friday night.

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A Final Four was on the line. Here’s what happened between Michigan and Tennessee.

Opening foray

Michigan opened up with a possession that went nowhere, with Nimari Burnett attempting a 3. Tennessee responded with a made 3, and then a turnover that ended up back with the Wolverines. The maize and blue got on the board with an Aday Mara one-handed jam, Vols lead, 3-2.

After taking up most of the shot clock, Burnett’s shot didn’t fall, but he was sent to the line, where he drained two, giving the Wolverines the lead. Felix Okpara found himself in the same situation, but missed both his free throw attempts. However, Tennessee collected the rebound, and they got another opportunity. Nate Ament scored a layup, and the Wolverines turned the ball over with an errant pass, allowing Bishop Boswell to lay it back up on a putback. Michigan drove quickly, with Elliot Cadeau laying it up off the high glass. J.P. Estrella’s shot was blocked by Mara, leading to the under-16 media timeout.

All knotted up

Roddy Gayle picked up a quick foul coming out of the timeout, Michigan’s third. Ament’s shot was errant, and Morez Johnson Jr. found himself fouled by Okpara, and thus drained both free throw attempts to give Michigan back the lead, 8-7. Ament missed another jumper, but the Vols continued to dominate the offensive glass, with Ament getting his own rebound, the seventh thus far for UT. Then Mara picked up his second foul (with 15:05 remaining in the first half),…

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Publish date : 2026-03-29 20:41:00

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