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Final Four Showdown with Top Seeds Michigan and Arizona Includes Intriguing Matchups
Top seeds Michigan and Arizona bring contrasting strengths, with the Wildcats leading in paint scoring and free throws while the Wolverines excel at rim protection and transition play.
- Top-Seeded Michigan and Arizona meet on Saturday in Indianapolis for a Final Four matchup, with the winner advancing to Monday's national championship game.
- Michigan coach Dusty May rebuilt the program in two years using the transfer portal, while Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd spent 21 years at Gonzaga before transforming the Wildcats into a national powerhouse.
- The Wolverines shoot better than 61% inside the arc and rank in the top 20 in paint points, while the Wildcats anchor their defense with 7-foot-2 Motiejus Krivas and have blocked at least eight shots in each tournament game.
- Neither team is accustomed to closely contested games; the Wolverines and Wildcats won each of their previous four games by double digits, marking the first Final Four matchup with this distinction since the tournament's 1985 expansion.
- Ranked as the nation's top two in KenPom, these programs meet at the Final Four for just the second time since 2015, with the winner facing either UConn or Illinois on Monday.
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