Overview
- Tipoff is set for Monday at 8:50 p.m. ET at Lucas Oil Stadium, with coverage on TBS, TNT and truTV.
- Player availability tightened overnight as reports noted neither Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg nor UConn’s Solo Ball appeared on their schools’ initial NCAA availability lists after weekend injuries.
- UConn guard Solo Ball was in a walking boot Sunday with a foot sprain and did not take part in physical activity, while Michigan coach Dusty May said imaging on Lendeborg’s ankle and knee was clean and that he has been in treatment.
- Michigan has overpowered the bracket with five straight 90-point games and a 21.6-point average margin, including a 91-73 semifinal win in which 7-foot-3 Aday Mara scored a career-high 26; UConn reached the final by holding Illinois to 62 points.
- Odds varied across sportsbooks heading into the game, with FanDuel listing Michigan as a sizable favorite and BetMGM showing the Wolverines as underdogs, reflecting split market views of a matchup with dynasty stakes.