INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Since this 2025-26 college basketball started, Michigan and Arizona have set the tone for excellence. They've both been blowing people out for four months now and have been on a collision course to win a national title.

They met Saturday night in the second national semifinal game at the Final Four in Indianapolis, and we saw greatness once again.

Expect this time, it was all from Michigan. The Wolverines, despite an injury to star Yaxel Lendeborg, blew out the Wildcats 91-73 in a game that wasn't even that close. If there was any doubt about who the best team in the country is, Michigan basically eliminated the conversation with an impresive performance.

"This game was very indicative of how this group has played throughout the season, unselfish basketball,'' Michigan coach Dusty May said. "A connected group who defends, gets out in transition and then shares the basketball. I thought our assist-to-turnover ratio, I thought our job on the glass, especially before the game was in doubt was as impressive as anything.

"And the one thing that we thought really jumped out was our ability to get 50/50 basketballs and be quicker to the ball than Arizona tonight. But just very proud of our effort. What a great group.''

Here's the game story from Michigan Roundtable writer Dakota Allen.

Michigan dominated from the jump, racing out to a 16-5 lead in the first five minutes and had a 16-point lead by the middle of the first half. Arizona made a run, but the lead was back to 16 by the half, at 48-32.

They did much of this, too, without leading scorer and MVP Lendeborg, who injured an ankle and knee in the first half. The Wolverines didn't miss a beat. Lendeborg played through it in the second half, and helped out. He only played 14 minutes, but made three three-pointers and scored 11 points.

"I think the guys know that Yax is about winning. And from day one, he's always just been one of the guys,'' Michigan coach Dusty May said. "And when you have a first-team All-American potential player of the year that just wants to be one of the dudes, it helps everyone else fall in line and just accept their role. Our glue guys were awesome tonight.''

Michigan shot 48 percent from the field and made 12-of-27 threes. They scored 90-plus points for the fifth straight time in this NCAA Tournament, something that's never been done before.

Michigan center Aday Mara led the way with 26 points, making 11 of 16 shots, and all four free throws. He also had nine rebounds. Elliot Cadeau had 13 points, Morez Johnson Jr. added 10. Tre McKenney and Roddy Gayle Jr. were terrific off the bench. McKinney had 16 points with four made threes and Gayle added nine.

Michigan completely frustrated Arizona's guards, who were great in leading the Wildcats to a 36-3 record and a No. 1 national ranking for much of the season. Arizona had 14 turnovers and shot just 37 percent for the game. Freshman star Koa Peat led the way with 16 points, but he was just 6-for-18 shooting.

"I want to give credit to Michigan. I mean, they were outstanding tonight,'' Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said. "They really had us on our heels tonight. We never could get in a rhythm. So they get a ton of credit for that. No one's been able to do that to us all year. So it was an impressive performance by them.

"Michigan gets all the credit today. I mean, it wasn't our night, and that probably had a lot to do with them. They were just impressive. They were impressive how they came out and executed their game plan. We got down a little bit, and we've been down a few times this year, but not like that. Just probably got a little panicky and weren't able to settle back in. And they get credit. That's why if you can get off to a good start in games, you know, it's usually pretty impactful. And that definitely was the case today.''

Michigan will play Connecticut for the national championship on Monday. The Wolverines have won one national title, back in 1989, but they've had a shot at several others. This is their ninth Final Four, and their eight title game.

Here is Michigan's Final Four history, along with their results in the national championship game:

1964 — Michigan lost the national semifinal to Duke, 91-80; lost the third-place game to Kansas State, 100-90 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. under coach Dave Strack.

1965 — Michigan won the national semifinal against Princeton, 94-76; lost the final to UCLA, 91-80, at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Ore. under coach Dave Strack.

1976 — Michigan won the national semifinal against Rutgers, 86-70; lost final to Indiana, 86-68 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pa. under coach Johnny Orr.

1989 — Michigan won the national semifinal against Illinois, 83-81; won final over Seton Hall, 80-79, at the Kingdome in Seattle, Wash., for their first and only national title under Steve Fisher.

1992 — Michigan won the national semifinal against Cincinnati, 76-72; lost final to Duke, 71-51 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn. under coach Steve Fisher.

1993 — Michigan won the national semifinal against , 81-78; lost final to North Carolina, 77-71, at the Louisiana Superdome under coach Steve Fisher.

2013 — Michigan won the national semifinal against Syracuse, 61-55; lost final to Louisville, 82-76, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. under coach John Beilein.

2018 — Michigan won the national semifinal vs. Loyola-Chicago, 69-57; lost final to Villanova, 79-62, at the Alamodome in San Antonia, Texas under coach John Beilein.