Overview
- Michigan, which won 90-77 over Alabama on Friday in Chicago, advanced behind Yaxel Lendeborg’s 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to move to 34-3 and set a single-season program wins mark.
- The Wolverines will play the Iowa State–Tennessee winner in the Midwest regional final on Sunday at 2:15 p.m. ET at the United Center.
- UConn held off Michigan State 67-63 to book an East regional final against No. 1 Duke, setting up a blue-blood showdown for a Final Four berth.
- Three Elite Eight matchups are locked: Arizona vs. Purdue in the West, Illinois vs. Iowa in the South, and Duke vs. UConn in the East, with Michigan’s opponent to be determined.
- Off-court threads shaped the week, including Will Wade leaving NC State to return to LSU and a late substitution error that left Nebraska with four players on the court in its loss to Iowa.