Saint Louis Billikens vs. Michigan Wolverines

Mar 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SLU	39	33	72
MICH	48	47	95

Game Recap

Lendeborg scores 25, and Midwest's top-seeded Michigan rolls to a 95-72 win over Saint Louis. 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 .

Player Stats

SAINT LOUIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Robbie Avila	30	3-13	3-10	0-0	1	5	0	0	1	3	9
4Amari McCottry	26	7-11	0-0	0-0	5	3	0	0	3	3	14
1Quentin Jones	26	3-7	1-3	0-1	3	2	1	1	1	1	7
13Dion Brown	30	4-7	1-2	4-5	3	2	2	0	0	1	13
3Trey Green	20	1-6	1-6	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	3
9Ishan Sharma	22	3-8	1-6	1-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	8
25Paul Otieno	11	2-2	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	5
11Brady Dunlap	21	3-5	3-5	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	2	9
0Kellen Thames	14	1-2	0-0	2-6	5	1	1	0	1	3	4



TOTAL	-	27-6144.3%	10-3231.3%	8-1553.3%	24	16	7	1	7	17	72

MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Yaxel Lendeborg	32	9-13	3-5	4-4	6	2	0	1	0	2	25
21Morez Johnson Jr.	27	5-9	0-2	5-6	8	2	0	1	3	3	15
15Aday Mara	26	7-12	0-0	2-4	5	5	1	4	1	1	16
3Elliot Cadeau	37	4-10	3-5	1-2	4	7	0	1	2	3	12
4Nimari Burnett	24	4-8	3-5	0-2	4	2	1	1	0	2	11
5Oscar Goodman	1	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3
42Will Tschetter	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
32Malick Kordel	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Howard Eisley Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Charlie May	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Roddy Gayle Jr.	20	0-2	0-2	3-4	6	1	0	0	1	0	3
1Trey McKenney	23	3-4	2-3	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	1	8
TOTAL	-	34-6155.7%	11-2347.8%	16-2369.6%	40	20	2	9	9	13	95

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSLUMICH

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Michigan.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Saint Louis.
(19:36) Morez Johnson Jr. traveling turnover.
+2 (19:18) Dion Brown makes layup.
20
+3 (18:51) Elliot Cadeau makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nimari Burnett assists).
23
+3 (18:40) Dion Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Robbie Avila assists).
53
+2 (18:24) Yaxel Lendeborg makes layup (Aday Mara assists).
55
+2 (18:11) Amari McCottry makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
75
+2 (17:48) Aday Mara makes 7-foot hook shot.
77
+3 (17:27) Robbie Avila makes 26-foot three point jumper.
107
(17:13) Elliot Cadeau misses layup.
(17:13) Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(17:13) Foul on Amari McCottry.
(17:01) Foul on Robbie Avila.
+1 (17:01) Aday Mara makes free throw 1 of 2.
108
(17:00) Aday Mara misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:58) Amari McCottry Defensive Rebound.
(16:51) Robbie Avila misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:47) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:39) Nimari Burnett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
1011
(16:29) Quentin Jones misses layup.
(16:29) Aday Mara Block.
(16:25) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:18) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
1013
(16:00) Amari McCottry bad pass turnover.
+2 (15:50) Morez Johnson Jr. makes layup (Aday Mara assists).
1015
(15:32) Amari McCottry misses layup.
(15:29) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Aday Mara misses 8-foot hook shot.
(15:16) Elliot Cadeau Offensive Rebound.
(15:16) Foul on Robbie Avila.
+1 (15:16) Elliot Cadeau makes free throw 1 of 2.
1016
(15:15) Elliot Cadeau misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:14) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:52) Amari McCottry makes layup (Quentin Jones assists).
1216
(14:42) Foul on Quentin Jones.
(14:42) Nimari Burnett misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:42) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:41) Nimari Burnett misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:40) Dion Brown Defensive Rebound.
(14:13) Robbie Avila misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:10) Kellen Thames Offensive Rebound.
(14:10) Kellen Thames bad pass turnover.
+2 (13:53) Aday Mara makes 8-foot hook shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
1218
(13:35) Robbie Avila misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:32) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:30) Aday Mara makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
1220
+3 (13:01) Brady Dunlap makes 24-foot three point jumper (Robbie Avila assists).
1520
(12:38) Aday Mara misses 11-foot hook shot.
(12:36) Kellen Thames Defensive Rebound.
(12:36) Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.
+1 (12:36) Kellen Thames makes free throw 1 of 2.
1620
(12:35) Kellen Thames misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:34) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(12:13) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 14-foot jumper.
(12:10) Ishan Sharma Defensive Rebound.
(12:05) Ishan Sharma misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:02) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:59) Roddy Gayle Jr. bad pass turnover.
(11:59) Ishan Sharma Steal.
+3 (11:46) Brady Dunlap makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amari McCottry assists).
1920
(11:26) Yaxel Lendeborg misses alley oop dunk.
(11:22) Amari McCottry Defensive Rebound.
(11:21) Amari McCottry misses layup.
(11:21) Aday Mara Block.
(11:16) Paul Otieno Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:15) Paul Otieno makes layup.
2120
(11:14) Foul on Kellen Thames.
+3 (11:06) Elliot Cadeau makes 24-foot three point jumper (Morez Johnson Jr. assists).
2123
+2 (10:54) Paul Otieno makes layup (Dion Brown assists).
2323
(10:54) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
+1 (10:54) Paul Otieno makes free throw 1 of 1.
2423
(10:38) Nimari Burnett misses layup.
(10:35) Paul Otieno Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:22) Ishan Sharma makes 17-foot floating jump shot.
2623
(10:22) Foul on Nimari Burnett.
+1 (10:22) Ishan Sharma makes free throw 1 of 1.
2723
+2 (9:59) Elliot Cadeau makes layup.
2725
(9:45) Quentin Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:42) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:36) Trey McKenney makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
2728
(9:16) Quentin Jones misses 11-foot jumper.
(9:13) Trey McKenney Defensive Rebound.
(9:08) Morez Johnson Jr. misses layup.
(9:08) Saint Louis Defensive Rebound.
(8:50) Ishan Sharma misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:50) Elliot Cadeau Block.
(8:45) Trey McKenney Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Aday Mara misses 12-foot hook shot.
(8:30) Amari McCottry Defensive Rebound.
(8:29) Amari McCottry turnover.
(8:11) Elliot Cadeau misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:07) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:05) Will Tschetter makes layup.
2730
+2 (7:48) Amari McCottry makes layup (Robbie Avila assists).
2930
(7:28) Elliot Cadeau misses layup.
(7:28) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(7:28) Foul on Trey Green.
+1 (7:28) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2931
+1 (7:28) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2932
(7:12) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
(6:59) Amari McCottry misses layup.
(6:59) Aday Mara Block.
(6:59) Saint Louis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:55) Amari McCottry makes layup (Dion Brown assists).
3132
+3 (6:46) Elliot Cadeau makes 24-foot three point jumper.
3135
(6:29) Robbie Avila misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:25) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:16) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aday Mara assists).
3138
(6:02) Trey Green misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:59) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:48) Aday Mara makes layup.
3140
(5:35) Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.
(5:35) Foul on Amari McCottry.
(5:35) Amari McCottry turnover.
(5:20) Elliot Cadeau misses layup.
(5:17) Brady Dunlap Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:08) Brady Dunlap makes 24-foot three point jumper.
3440
(4:46) Trey McKenney misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:43) Aday Mara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:34) Trey McKenney makes layup.
3442
(4:24) Quentin Jones traveling turnover.
(4:10) Will Tschetter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:07) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
(3:41) Robbie Avila misses 15-foot jumper.
(3:41) Morez Johnson Jr. Block.
(3:41) Saint Louis Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:41) team shot clock turnover .
(3:21) Elliot Cadeau misses layup.
(3:18) Dion Brown Defensive Rebound.
(3:05) Quentin Jones misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(3:00) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:53) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:50) Kellen Thames Defensive Rebound.
(2:45) Brady Dunlap misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:45) Saint Louis Offensive Rebound.
(2:45) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
(2:42) Foul on Nimari Burnett.
(2:41) Paul Otieno misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:40) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:28) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists).
3444
(2:09) Brady Dunlap misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(2:05) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
(1:54) Foul on Paul Otieno.
+1 (1:54) Aday Mara makes free throw 1 of 2.
3445
(1:52) Aday Mara misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:50) Roddy Gayle Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:50) Foul on Kellen Thames.
+1 (1:50) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3446
(1:48) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:46) Kellen Thames Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:25) Amari McCottry makes 7-foot jumper (Robbie Avila assists).
3646
(1:11) Elliot Cadeau bad pass turnover.
(1:11) Ishan Sharma Steal.
(1:06) Foul on Aday Mara.
+1 (1:06) Kellen Thames makes free throw 1 of 2.
3746
(1:05) Kellen Thames misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:04) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:43) Aday Mara bad pass turnover.
(0:43) Dion Brown Steal.
+2 (0:24) Dion Brown makes 17-foot jumper (Brady Dunlap assists).
3946
(0:05) Foul on Dion Brown.
+1 (0:05) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 2.
3947
+1 (0:05) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 2 of 2.
3948
(0:00) Trey Green misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Aday Mara Block.
(0:00) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SLU

MICH

72Points95

27-61(44.3%)Field Goal(%)34-61(55.7%)

10-32(31.3%)3-Point(%)11-23(47.8%)

8-15(53.3%)Free Throw(%)16-23(69.6%)

27(5)Rebounds(Offensive)42(11)

16Assists20

7Steals2

1Blocks9

8Turnovers9

17(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

4Largest Lead25

Game Details

Saturday, March 21, 2026 · 12:10 PM

KeyBank Center · Buffalo, NY

attendance: 17,499 (91.1%)

tv: CBS

spread: MICH -12.5

over/under: 161.5