Top-seeded Michigan (37-3) defeated second-seeded UConn (34-6) 69-63 at Lucas Oil Stadium, and the difference was simple: the Wolverines owned the margins. Every time UConn surged, Michigan had an answer — a defensive stand, a timely bucket, a rebound that mattered. Six points doesn't sound like much, but in a game this tight, it's a canyon.
UConn came in with the pedigree and the recent championship DNA, but Michigan brought the poise of a team that had lost only three times all season. That regular-season discipline translated to the biggest stage. The Huskies fought to the final whistle, but they couldn't string together the stops they needed when it mattered most.
For Michigan, this is the culmination of a dominant season — and a reminder that the best team in the regular season can be the last one standing when the lights are brightest.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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