Louisville outlasts Michigan to win national championship
Luke Hancock made all five of his 3-pointers and led Louisville to its first NCAA men's basketball championship since 1986 with a 82-76 victory over Michigan on Monday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Michigan Wolverines
76
Louisville Cardinals
82
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICH | 38 | 38 | 76 |
| LOU | 37 | 45 | 82 |
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Match Report
Team Stats
MICH
LOU
25-48
FG
28-61
52
Field Goal %
46
8-18
3PT
8-16
44
Three Point %
50
18-25
FT
18-23
72
Free Throw %
78
27
Rebounds
32
8
Offensive Rebounds
15
19
Defensive Rebounds
17
12
Assists
18
3
Steals
9
2
Blocks
3
12
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
22
12
Largest Lead
10
Top Performers
MICH
- Trey Burke G MIN 26 · PTS 24 · FG 7-11
- Tim Hardaway Jr. G MIN 35 · PTS 12 · FG 5-13
- Glenn Robinson III F MIN 38 · PTS 12 · FG 3-4
- Spike Albrecht G MIN 28 · PTS 17 · FG 6-9
LOU
- Peyton Siva G MIN 36 · PTS 18 · FG 6-15
- Chane Behanan F MIN 28 · PTS 15 · FG 6-12
- Gorgui Dieng C MIN 37 · PTS 8 · FG 4-6
- Luke Hancock F MIN 30 · PTS 22 · FG 5-6
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