The NCAA basketball season comes to an end on Monday night as the Michigan Wolverines face off against the UConn Huskies in the national championship game in Indianapolis.
For Michigan, they enter Monday’s game after defeating the Arizona Wildcats 91-73 on Saturday night to advance to their first national championship game since 2018.
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Aday Mara led the way for the Wolverines in Saturday’s victory over the Wildcats as he recorded 26 points, nine rebounds and three assists while Elliott Cadeau added 13 points, five rebounds and 10 assists of his own.
On the other side, UConn enters Monday’s contest after defeating the Illinois Fighting Illini 71-62 on Saturday night to advance to their first national championship since 2024.
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In Saturday’s victory over Illinois, Tarris Reed Jr. led the way for UConn as he ended the game with 17 points and 11 rebounds while Braylon Mullins recorded 15 points and three rebounds.
Now both teams will try to win the title in Monday’s national championship game as Michigan is looking for their first championship since 1989 while UConn is trying to win their third in the last four seasons.
While both teams are looking to cap their season with a championship on Monday night, both squads may be without one of their star players due to injury.
UConn Injury Report: Will Solo Ball Play?
For UConn, they enter Monday’s national championship game with a clean injury report as they have nobody listed on it.
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This is great news for the Huskies, especially after guard Solo Ball showed up to Sunday’s media availability in a walking boot after tweaking his left foot in Saturday’s victory over Illinois.
Despite this, the 22-year-old junior guard is off the injury report and is expected to play against Michigan on Monday night.
Michigan Injury Report: Will Yaxel Lendeborg Play?
On the other side, Michigan has two players listed on their injury report, though star senior Yaxel Lendeborg is not one of them.
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Of course, Lendeborg left Saturday’s victory over Arizona in the first half due to a sprained left ACL and left ankle sprain, though he was able to return in the second half, and he is off the injury report completely for Monday’s national championship game.
Michigan has ruled out L.J. Cason and Winters Grady for Monday’s game as they both continue to recover from injuries.
Fans can catch Monday night’s national championship game between UConn and Michigan from Indianapolis at 8:50 p.m. ET on TBS.
