Michigan outlasts UConn to win first NCAA men’s basketball title since 1989
Apr 06, 2026
Elliot Cadeau scored 19 points and won Final Four MOPFoul trouble haunts Huskies in low-scoring affairAs it happened: Read Beau Dure’s live play-by-playHigh-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title Monday, making only two three-pointers all night but still muscling
its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn.Elliot Cadeau led the Wolverines with 19 points, including the team’s first basket from beyond the arc, which came 7:04 into the second half. He was later named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. Continue reading... ...read more read less