Midwest Region's Top-Seeded Michigan Rolls to 95-72 Win Over Saint Louis
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📌 Key Takeaways
- Michigan defeats Saint Louis 95-72 to advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament.
- Yaxel Lendeborg leads with 25 points, including a highlight dunk, while Aday Mara adds 16 points and four blocks.
- Michigan's defense stifles Saint Louis's outside shooting, holding them to 10 of 32 on 3-point attempts.
- The win marks Michigan's seventh Sweet 16 appearance since 2017, matching a program record for victories.
- Saint Louis's season ends despite setting a single-season wins record, falling to 0-6 in second-round games.
📖 Full Retelling
Yaxel Lendeborg punctuated his 25-point outing with a massive dunk in transition, and the Midwest Region's top-seeded Michigan advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 95-72 victory over Saint Louis in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Morez Johnson Jr. had 15 and eight rebounds for Michigan (33-3), which matched a program record for victories set during its seventh and most recent Final Four appearance in 2018. The Wolverines' 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara had 16 points, five rebounds and four blocks to increase his season blocks total to 96, one short of matching Michigan's single-season record set by Roy Tarpley in 1985-86. The Wolverines advanced to the round of 16 for the second consecutive year and seventh time since 2017. They’ll play the winner of Texas Tech-Alabama at Chicago on Friday. Amari McCottry had 14 points and five rebounds for Saint Louis (29-6), which saw its season end after setting a single-season record for wins with its 102-77 first-round victory over Georgia. The Wolverines’ size and depth proved too much for the ninth-seeded Billikens, who dropped to 0-6 in second-round games. Michigan particularly took away the Billikens’ primary strength, their outside shooting game, limiting Saint Louis to 5 of 17 3-point attempts through the first half, and 10 of 32 overall. Billikens senior Robbie Avila, who entered ranking third among NCAA centers with 211 career 3-point baskets, struggled to find his range, finishing 3 of 13 — including 3 of 10 3-pointers. After trading leads six times through the first 10 minutes, Michigan went ahead for good on Trey McKenney’s 3-pointer with 9:37 left in the first half. The basket sparked a 9-0 run. And the Wolverines put the game away midway through the second half with their transition game and pressure defense. Lendeborg saw Michigan show signs of overcoming its issues of slow second-half starts — something that cost the Wolverines the Big Ten Tournament title in an 80-72 loss to Purdue last weekend. "We’r
🏷️ Themes
NCAA Tournament, Basketball Victory, Team Performance
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Yaxel Lendeborg punctuated his 25-point outing with a massive dunk in transition, and the Midwest Region's top-seeded Michigan advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 95-72 victory over Saint Louis in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Morez Johnson Jr. had 15 and eight rebounds for Michigan (33-3), which matched a program record for victories set during its seventh and most recent Final Four appearance in 2018. The Wolverines' 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara had 16 points, five rebounds and four blocks to increase his season blocks total to 96, one short of matching Michigan's single-season record set by Roy Tarpley in 1985-86. The Wolverines advanced to the round of 16 for the second consecutive year and seventh time since 2017. They’ll play the winner of Texas Tech-Alabama at Chicago on Friday. Amari McCottry had 14 points and five rebounds for Saint Louis (29-6), which saw its season end after setting a single-season record for wins with its 102-77 first-round victory over Georgia. The Wolverines’ size and depth proved too much for the ninth-seeded Billikens, who dropped to 0-6 in second-round games. Michigan particularly took away the Billikens’ primary strength, their outside shooting game, limiting Saint Louis to 5 of 17 3-point attempts through the first half, and 10 of 32 overall. Billikens senior Robbie Avila, who entered ranking third among NCAA centers with 211 career 3-point baskets, struggled to find his range, finishing 3 of 13 — including 3 of 10 3-pointers. After trading leads six times through the first 10 minutes, Michigan went ahead for good on Trey McKenney’s 3-pointer with 9:37 left in the first half. The basket sparked a 9-0 run. And the Wolverines put the game away midway through the second half with their transition game and pressure defense. Lendeborg saw Michigan show signs of overcoming its issues of slow second-half starts — something that cost the Wolverines the Big Ten Tournament title in an 80-72 loss to Purdue last weekend. "We’r
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