It wasn’t pretty, but Michigan has its first national title in 37 years.
The Wolverines beat UConn 69-63 to win the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament. It’s the second national championship in program history and snaps a 25-year title drought for the Big Ten.
Before Michigan’s win on Monday night, Michigan State’s title in 2000 was the last time a Big Ten team had won a men’s basketball championship.
Michigan entered the game scoring at least 90 points in each of its first five NCAA tournament games. The Wolverines became the first team ever to achieve that feat. And it was quickly apparent that 90 would be well out of reach in the title game.
Michigan entered the game with a massive size advantage over UConn in the front court.
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