NCAAB

UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - National Championship
34-5, 9-3 Away

vs
36-3, 14-1 Home

Michigan takes on UConn in the National Championship

Jay Williams makes his pick for UConn-Michigan

Game Preview

UConn Huskies (34-5, 19-4 Big East) vs. Michigan Wolverines (36-3, 21-2 Big Ten)

Indianapolis; Monday, 8:50 p.m. EDT

Wolverines -6.5; over/under is 144.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Michigan squares off against No. 7 UConn in the NCAA Tournament National Championship.

The Wolverines' record in Big Ten play is 21-2, and their record is 15-1 in non-conference play. Michigan has a 5-1 record in one-possession games.

The Huskies are 19-4 in Big East play. UConn is fourth in the Big East with 33.0 rebounds per game led by Tarris Reed Jr. averaging 8.8.

Michigan makes 51.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 10.7 percentage points higher than UConn has allowed to its opponents (40.3%). UConn scores 7.2 more points per game (76.9) than Michigan gives up to opponents (69.7).

TOP PERFORMERS: Elliot Cadeau is averaging 10.3 points and 5.9 assists for the Wolverines. Yaxel Lendeborg is averaging 17.6 points over the last 10 games.

Reed is scoring 14.8 points per game and averaging 8.8 rebounds for the Huskies. Alex Karaban is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wolverines: 9-1, averaging 84.4 points, 35.4 rebounds, 18.1 assists, 4.4 steals and 6.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.4 points per game.

Huskies: 8-2, averaging 71.1 points, 32.3 rebounds, 17.1 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.1 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Michigan: 69.7%
UConn: 30.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W5 Streak W5
65.1 Points Against 69.7
76.9 Points Per Game 87.8
48 Field Goal % 51
35 Three Point % 37
36.4 Rebounds Per Game 40.1
18.3 Assists Per Game 18.9
5.1 Blocks Per Game 6.1
6.9 Steals Per Game 5.6
0.8 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.3
11.7 Total Turnovers Per Game 12.0

Game Information

Venue: Lucas Oil Stadium

Location: Indianapolis, IN -
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2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
St. John's 18-2 - 30-7
UConn 17-3 1 34-5
Villanova 15-5 3 24-9
Seton Hall 10-10 8 21-12
Creighton 9-11 9 16-18
DePaul 8-12 10 16-16
Butler 7-13 11 16-16
Providence 7-13 11 15-18
Marquette 7-13 11 12-20
Georgetown 6-14 12 16-18
Xavier 6-14 12 15-18

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan 19-1 - 36-3
Nebraska 15-5 4 28-7
Michigan State 15-5 4 27-8
Illinois 15-5 4 28-9
Wisconsin 14-6 5 24-11
Purdue 13-7 6 30-9
UCLA 13-7 6 24-12
Ohio State 12-8 7 21-13
Iowa 10-10 9 24-13
Indiana 9-11 10 18-14
Minnesota 8-12 11 15-18
USC 7-13 12 18-14
Washington 7-13 12 16-17
Rutgers 6-14 13 14-20
Northwestern 5-15 14 15-19
Oregon 5-15 14 12-20
Maryland 4-16 15 12-21
Penn State 3-17 16 12-20
Full Standings

UConn Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs FUR FUR W 82-71
vs UCLA UCLA W 73-57
vs MSU MSU W 67-63
vs DUKE DUKE W 73-72
vs ILL ILL W 71-62

Michigan Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs HOW W 101-80
vs SLU W 95-72
vs ALA W 90-77
vs TENN W 95-62
vs ARIZ W 91-73