 |
|
 |
||
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|||
Macon MFA 1805 A N Missouri St Macon, MO 63552 660-385-5753 Shelbina MFA 215 W Maple St Shelbina, MO 63468 573-588-4140 CLICK - MFA CONNECT |
|
Printable Page
04/06 22:25 CDT Michigan powers to its second national title and first since
1989, beating UConn 69-63
Michigan powers to its second national title and first since 1989, beating
UConn 69-63
By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) --- High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig
out the national title Monday, making only two 3-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 3,
which came 7:04 into the second half. The second, from freshman Trey McKenney,
came with 1:50 left and felt like a dagger, giving the Wolverines a nine-point
lead.
To no one's surprise, UConn fought to the finish --- Solo Ball banked in a 3 to
cut it to four with 37 seconds left --- and after two missed free throws,
UConn's Alex Karaban (17 points) barely grazed the rim on a 3 that would've cut
the deficit to one with 17 seconds left.
Not until McKenney sank two free throws to bring Michigan's shooting from the
line to 25 for 28 for the night could the Wolverines (37-3) kick off the
celebration for the program's second title --- the other coming in 1989.
But this game had a 1950s feel to it.
Michigan had to fight for everything. The Wolverines missed their first 11
shots from 3, finished 2 for 15 from there and won despite the struggles of its
best player, Yaxel Lendeborg. Ailing with a hurt knee and foot that kept him
from elevating, the graduate transfer from UAB finished with 13 points on
4-for-13 shooting.
___
AP March Madness bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket and
coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness
