Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Michigan Wolverines

Mar 27, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ALA	49	28	77
MICH	47	43	90

Game Recap

Yaxel Lendeborg stars as top-seeded Michigan beats Alabama 90-77 in Sweet 16. Yaxel Lendeborg had 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a dazzling all-around performance, and Michigan beat Alabama 90-77 on Friday night to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years.

Player Stats

ALABAMA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6London Jemison	23	3-6	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	3	7
5Amari Allen	22	1-6	0-4	2-2	6	3	0	0	2	4	4
22Aiden Sherrell	31	4-11	2-5	0-0	4	3	2	1	0	1	10
0Labaron Philon Jr.	39	10-21	6-14	9-9	7	4	1	0	1	1	35
3Latrell Wrightsell	37	5-15	3-12	2-3	1	1	2	0	2	2	15
7Taylor Bol Bowen	19	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	4	3
15Noah Williamson	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
1Jalil Bethea	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
95Houston Mallette	25	1-6	1-5	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	2	3
TOTAL	-	25-6936.2%	14-4729.8%	13-1492.9%	28	14	5	1	7	19	77

MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Yaxel Lendeborg	34	8-12	4-5	3-4	12	7	2	0	2	2	23
21Morez Johnson Jr.	24	3-10	0-1	1-4	8	3	0	2	2	2	7
15Aday Mara	27	4-8	0-0	0-0	5	4	0	2	2	0	8
3Elliot Cadeau	34	6-14	3-8	2-5	5	7	1	1	1	2	17
4Nimari Burnett	17	1-5	0-4	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	2	2
42Will Tschetter	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
11Roddy Gayle Jr.	27	6-10	3-4	1-1	3	0	0	2	0	3	16
1Trey McKenney	28	5-7	3-5	4-6	1	0	1	0	1	1	17

TOTAL	-	33-6650.0%	13-2748.1%	11-2055.0%	40	22	4	8	8	12	90

Play-by-Play

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1st halfALAMICH

(20:00) Start game.
(19:55) Jump Ball won by Michigan.
(19:55) Jump Ball lost by Alabama.
(19:40) Morez Johnson Jr. misses layup.
(19:35) Aday Mara Offensive Rebound.
(19:35) Aday Mara misses tip in layup.
(19:35) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(19:21) Amari Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:21) Morez Johnson Jr. misses tip in layup.
(19:21) London Jemison Defensive Rebound.
(19:17) London Jemison Offensive Rebound.
(19:02) Aiden Sherrell misses driving layup.
(19:02) Aiden Sherrell Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:49) Aiden Sherrell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
30
+2 (18:34) Yaxel Lendeborg makes driving layup (Morez Johnson Jr. assists).
32
(18:20) Aiden Sherrell misses driving layup.
(18:20) Morez Johnson Jr. Block.
(18:16) Amari Allen Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:13) Latrell Wrightsell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amari Allen assists).
62
(18:05) Elliot Cadeau misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:01) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:59) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:56) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) Foul on Latrell Wrightsell.
(17:42) Yaxel Lendeborg bad pass turnover.
(17:30) Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.
+2 (17:21) London Jemison makes driving layup (Amari Allen assists).
82
(17:02) Morez Johnson Jr. bad pass turnover.
(17:02) Labaron Philon Jr. Steal.
(16:52) London Jemison misses driving layup.
(16:52) Elliot Cadeau Block.
(16:48) London Jemison Offensive Rebound.
(16:33) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 11-foot jumper.
(16:33) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
(16:33) Aday Mara Block.
(16:26) Elliot Cadeau misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:22) Amari Allen Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:16) Aiden Sherrell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amari Allen assists).
112
+2 (15:52) Elliot Cadeau makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
114
(15:38) Latrell Wrightsell out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+3 (15:30) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
117
(15:07) Amari Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:03) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:00) Foul on Noah Williamson.
+1 (15:00) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 2.
118
+1 (15:00) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 2 of 2.
119
(14:36) Noah Williamson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:33) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:29) Foul on Labaron Philon Jr..
+2 (14:20) Aday Mara makes 15-foot jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
1111
+2 (14:09) Latrell Wrightsell makes 16-foot jumper.
1311
(13:57) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(13:54) Taylor Bol Bowen Defensive Rebound.
(13:53) Foul on Taylor Bol Bowen.
(13:53) Taylor Bol Bowen turnover.
+3 (13:43) Trey McKenney makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1314
(13:30) Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..
+1 (13:30) Latrell Wrightsell makes free throw 1 of 2.
1414
+1 (13:30) Latrell Wrightsell makes free throw 2 of 2.
1514
(13:21) Trey McKenney bad pass turnover.
(13:01) Houston Mallette misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:58) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(12:42) Aday Mara bad pass turnover.
(12:42) Aiden Sherrell Steal.
(12:32) Latrell Wrightsell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:28) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(12:23) Nimari Burnett misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:21) Alabama Defensive Rebound.
(12:08) Latrell Wrightsell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:05) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:00) Trey McKenney makes 25-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
1517
+3 (11:49) Labaron Philon Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aiden Sherrell assists).
1817
(11:30) Elliot Cadeau misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:26) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
(11:23) London Jemison misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:19) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(11:08) Aday Mara misses layup.
(11:03) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Latrell Wrightsell misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(10:59) Alabama Offensive Rebound.
(10:40) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
+1 (10:40) Amari Allen makes free throw 1 of 2.
1917
+1 (10:40) Amari Allen makes free throw 2 of 2.
2017
+2 (10:21) Morez Johnson Jr. makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists).
2019
+2 (10:12) Amari Allen makes 1-foot dunk.
2219
+3 (9:59) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 24-foot three point jumper (Morez Johnson Jr. assists).
2222
+3 (9:44) Labaron Philon Jr. makes 24-foot three pointer.
2522
(9:37) Trey McKenney misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:34) Amari Allen Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Amari Allen bad pass turnover.
(9:28) Trey McKenney Steal.
(9:28) Foul on Amari Allen.
(9:10) Elliot Cadeau misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:05) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(9:04) Morez Johnson Jr. bad pass turnover.
(8:51) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:44) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
(8:43) Elliot Cadeau bad pass turnover.
(8:43) Aiden Sherrell Steal.
+3 (8:38) Houston Mallette makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2822
+2 (8:32) Morez Johnson Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Aday Mara assists).
2824
(8:14) Labaron Philon Jr. misses driving layup.
(8:11) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:01) Elliot Cadeau makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Aday Mara assists).
2826
+3 (7:45) London Jemison makes 22-foot three point jumper (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
3126
(7:18) Elliot Cadeau misses layup.
(7:13) Aday Mara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:13) Aday Mara makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
3128
+2 (7:04) Labaron Philon Jr. makes driving layup.
3328
+3 (6:48) Elliot Cadeau makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aday Mara assists).
3331
+3 (6:31) Labaron Philon Jr. makes 24-foot three pointer.
3631
(6:11) Aday Mara misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(6:08) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:50) Aiden Sherrell misses dunk.
(5:50) Aday Mara Block.
(5:50) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:42) Yaxel Lendeborg makes driving layup.
3633
+2 (5:24) Aiden Sherrell makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Houston Mallette assists).
3833
(5:02) Foul on London Jemison.
+2 (4:41) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes 15-foot floating jump shot.
3835
(4:17) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:13) Amari Allen Offensive Rebound.
(4:11) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:09) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:06) Trey McKenney makes driving layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
3837
(3:54) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
(3:34) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 16-foot jumper.
(3:34) Morez Johnson Jr. Block.
(3:29) Latrell Wrightsell Offensive Rebound.
(3:28) Latrell Wrightsell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:24) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:18) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
3840
+3 (3:02) Latrell Wrightsell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
4140
+3 (2:46) Trey McKenney makes 24-foot three point jumper (Morez Johnson Jr. assists).
4143
(2:39) London Jemison misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:36) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:30) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
4146
(2:07) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:02) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:58) Foul on Amari Allen.
(1:58) Trey McKenney misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:58) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:58) Trey McKenney makes free throw 2 of 2.
4147
(1:48) Houston Mallette misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:46) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:40) Nimari Burnett misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:37) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:27) Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.
+1 (1:27) Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
4247
+1 (1:27) Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
4347
(1:09) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses driving layup.
(1:04) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:04) Morez Johnson Jr. misses tip in layup.
(1:04) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:02) Foul on Nimari Burnett.
+1 (1:02) Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
4447
+1 (1:02) Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
4547
(0:45) Morez Johnson Jr. misses driving layup.
(0:43) Taylor Bol Bowen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:31) Labaron Philon Jr. makes driving layup.
4747
(0:15) Aday Mara misses 7-foot hook shot.
(0:12) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..
+1 (0:06) Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
4847
+1 (0:06) Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
4947

2nd half

Team Stats

ALA

MICH

77Points90

25-69(36.2%)Field Goal(%)33-66(50.0%)

14-47(29.8%)3-Point(%)13-27(48.1%)

13-14(92.9%)Free Throw(%)11-20(55.0%)

32(11)Rebounds(Offensive)46(13)

14Assists22

5Steals4

1Blocks8

7Turnovers8

19(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

9Largest Lead16

Game Details

Friday, March 27, 2026 · 7:35 PM

Crisler Center · Ann Arbor, MI

attendance: 21,508 (169.3%)

tv: TBS

spread: MICH -9.5

over/under: 172.5