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 9
Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg dunks over Saint Louis guard Quentin Jones during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Buffalo, N.
Y. 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 , 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 and Alabama at Chicago on Friday. Amari McCottry had 14 points and five rebounds for Saint Louis , which saw its season end after setting a single-season record for wins with its 102-77 first-round win 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 a pressure defense. Lendeborg had a highlight-reel dunk by bullying his way through two defenders and finishing his transition drive with a dunk to put Michigan up 66-57. A little over a minute later, Michigan’s press cashed in, with Nimari Burnett intercepting Brady Dunlap’s pass and taking it the other way for a layup to make it 73-58.There has been a spike in visitors at Snow Canyon State Park as beloved Mojave Desert tortoises make their way out in the 90-degree heat.“Lots of people will coNew details on Kyle Whittingham’s split with the University of Utah have emerged after newly released documents showed the university was “disappointed” after WA new protective order has been filed against Taylor Frankie Paul following a recent domestic violence incident with her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen.The ordA teenage boy was shot and critically injured near a TRAX station.Utah Transit AuthoritySenior Public Information Officer Gavin Gustafson said the boy was shotA Navy Sailor from Utah helped save a man who experienced a medical emergency and lost control of his vehicle, which ended up in Florida'sBayou Chico Creek.Air
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