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Michigan and UConn will meet for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship on Monday night, April 6, as March Madness concludes at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Top-seeded Michigan (36-3) reached the title game by overpowering No. 1 seed Arizona 91-73, its fifth consecutive win by double digits in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines, who are the first team to break 90 points five times in an NCAA tourney, were led by a career-high 26 points from junior center Aday Mara.
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UConn (34-5), the No. 2 seed in the East, made its third national championship game in four seasons by beating third-seeded Illinois 71-62. Freshman sensation Braylon Mullins, an Indianapolis area native whose 3-pointer delivered UConn to the Final Four over Duke, scored 15 points, and Tarris Reed Jr. had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies, who won consecutive titles in 2023-24.
Please see below for more on the conclusion of Men’s March Madness with the championship game:
How to watch the 2026 Men’s National Championship Game
Tipoff: 8:50 p.m. (pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m.)
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana
Watch on: TBS, TNT, TruTV
UConn vs. Michigan preview:
UConn has depth with a blend of experience and youth. Senior forward Alex Karaban played on two national championship teams. Mullins has lived up to expectations as the top high school recruit out of Indiana last year.
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Reed, a transfer from Michigan, has been an outstanding inside presence during the tournament. Junior guards Solo Ball and Silas Demary Jr. have also provided a steady backcourt duo for the Huskies.
In his eighth season at UConn, Dan Hurley has emerged as perhaps the country’s top head coach and seems on a path to joining his father, Bob, as a Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer.
Michigan’s powerhouse has been assembled primarily through the transfer portal with Mara, point guard Elliot Cadeau and Yaxel Lendeborg being some of the key additions. Morez Johnson Jr. has…
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