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INDIANAPOLIS – His passes were razor sharp, or no-look, or bounced perfectly into his teammates’ waiting fingers. His shots were high-arched before swishing through. His steals were so deft, they left the opponents blinking.
And, as Warren Zevon once sang of a werewolf, his hair was perfect.
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In a Final Four semifinal that was supposed to be all about big men, it was the smallest guy on the floor who broke into the bank, gathered the loot, and drove the getaway car. Elliot Cadeau may have been 4 inches shorter than Arizona’s shortest starter and 14 inches shorter than Michigan’s tallest, but the mop-topped guard owned more of this game early than anybody.
And sparked by his efforts – which launched a stunning dominance by his teammates – Michigan basketball will now play for the NCAA championship.
Michigan guard Elliot Cadeau (3) reacts to a play against Arizona in the first half of their Final Four game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday, April 4, 2026.
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Little comes up big.
Big keeps rolling.
“His basketball IQ is off the charts,” U-M coach Dusty May said of Cadeau, who had 10 assists, four steals, five rebounds and 13 points, as the Wolverines shredded the Arizona Wildcats, 91-73, on Saturday, April 4, to advance to the March Madness final against Connecticut on Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
“When you have someone that can control the game like [Cadeux] does, and also push tempo, and then, when he’s not in foul trouble, he’s a pest defensively, and he cancels ball screens, and he gets you out of your offense. …”
Geez. Does he lock up the gym, too? With Cadeau steering the bus – often feeding his gravity-defying center, Aday Mara – Michigan zoomed to a double-digit lead less than three minutes in and never looked back. At one point the Wolverines actually led by 30.
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Thirty points? Over Arizona?
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Publish date : 2026-04-05 09:09:00
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