Tennessee Volunteers vs. Michigan Wolverines

Mar 29, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TENN	26	36	62
MICH	48	47	95

Game Recap

Yaxel Lendeborg and deep, unselfish Michigan roll into the Final Four, beating Tennessee 95-62. It was Yaxel Lendeborg, Elliot Cadeau and Aday Mara. Morez Johnson Jr., Trey McKenney and Nimari Burnett, too. The list goes on and on.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	31	2-12	0-3	3-4	6	2	0	1	1	5	7
34Felix Okpara	24	4-8	0-0	2-6	7	1	0	0	0	4	10
13J.P. Estrella	25	3-9	0-0	1-2	7	0	0	0	2	2	7
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	38	8-22	4-13	1-1	4	4	6	0	0	3	21
3Bishop Boswell	25	1-5	1-5	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	0	3
6DeWayne Brown II	12	3-5	0-0	0-1	2	1	0	1	2	3	6
23Jaylen Carey	15	3-7	0-0	2-3	3	0	0	0	0	4	8
35Ethan Burg	10	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
24Troy Henderson	2	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Clarence Massamba	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1Amari Evans	13	0-3	0-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	2	2	0
77Amaree Abram	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	24-7631.6%	5-2619.2%	9-1752.9%	37	12	8	2	8	24	62

MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Yaxel Lendeborg	35	10-19	3-9	4-7	7	4	1	2	0	1	27
21Morez Johnson Jr.	23	2-3	0-0	8-11	5	0	0	0	0	4	12
15Aday Mara	18	4-6	1-1	2-2	4	0	1	2	4	4	11
3Elliot Cadeau	34	3-7	1-2	1-2	3	10	2	1	3	2	8
4Nimari Burnett	26	2-5	1-4	5-6	7	3	0	0	1	1	10
5Oscar Goodman	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	0	2
42Will Tschetter	16	0-2	0-2	2-2	5	1	0	0	0	1	2
7Howard Eisley Jr.	2	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Charlie May	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
11Roddy Gayle Jr.	22	3-4	2-3	0-2	5	1	0	2	0	2	8
1Trey McKenney	19	3-6	1-3	5-5	0	0	1	0	1	2	12

TOTAL	-	29-5651.8%	10-2737.0%	27-3773.0%	38	19	6	8	10	18	95

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTENNMICH

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Michigan.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Tennessee.
(19:36) Nimari Burnett misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:34) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(19:12) Felix Okpara misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:08) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(19:05) Elliot Cadeau bad pass turnover.
(19:05) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
+3 (19:02) Bishop Boswell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
30
(18:29) Elliot Cadeau misses driving layup.
(18:28) Michigan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:13) Aday Mara makes 2-foot dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
32
(17:55) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:50) Bishop Boswell Offensive Rebound.
(17:48) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:43) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(17:27) Aday Mara misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:27) Nate Ament Block.
(17:26) Nimari Burnett Offensive Rebound.
(17:26) Foul on Nate Ament.
+1 (17:26) Nimari Burnett makes free throw 1 of 2.
33
+1 (17:26) Nimari Burnett makes free throw 2 of 2.
34
(17:06) Foul on Aday Mara.
(17:06) Felix Okpara misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:06) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:06) Felix Okpara misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:04) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
(17:02) Bishop Boswell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:01) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:01) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
(16:50) Nate Ament misses 13-foot jumper.
(16:50) Elliot Cadeau Block.
(16:44) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:43) Nate Ament makes driving layup.
54
(16:38) Aday Mara bad pass turnover.
(16:38) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(16:35) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses layup.
(16:29) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
(16:29) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses tip in layup.
(16:26) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:26) J.P. Estrella makes 0-foot tip in layup.
74
+2 (16:21) Elliot Cadeau makes driving layup.
76
(15:56) J.P. Estrella misses layup.
(15:56) Aday Mara Block.
(15:56) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(15:55) Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..
(15:48) Nate Ament misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:44) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:29) Foul on Felix Okpara.
+1 (15:29) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
77
+1 (15:29) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
78
(15:09) Nate Ament misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(15:07) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
(15:05) Foul on Aday Mara.
+1 (15:05) Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2.
88
+1 (15:05) Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2.
98
(14:47) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:44) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(14:38) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(14:20) Elliot Cadeau misses driving layup.
(14:13) Roddy Gayle Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:13) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
910
(14:02) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:01) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Foul on Felix Okpara.
+2 (13:37) Yaxel Lendeborg makes driving layup.
912
(13:10) Bishop Boswell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:06) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) Trey McKenney misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:58) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:48) J.P. Estrella makes 8-foot hook shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1112
(12:32) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
(12:15) Morez Johnson Jr. misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:13) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:54) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amari Evans assists).
1412
+2 (11:42) Trey McKenney makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
1414
(11:22) Foul on Nimari Burnett.
+1 (11:22) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 1 of 2.
1514
+1 (11:22) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 2 of 2.
1614
(11:03) Foul on Ethan Burg.
(10:52) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
+1 (10:52) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1615
(10:51) Morez Johnson Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:49) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(10:32) DeWayne Brown II bad pass turnover.
(10:32) Trey McKenney Steal.
(10:28) Trey McKenney misses driving layup.
(10:28) DeWayne Brown II Block.
(10:23) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(10:22) Nate Ament misses layup.
(10:20) Amari Evans Offensive Rebound.
(10:20) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
(10:16) Amari Evans bad pass turnover.
(10:16) Aday Mara Steal.
(10:13) Foul on Amari Evans.
+1 (10:13) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 2.
1616
+1 (10:13) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 2 of 2.
1617
(9:49) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:49) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:49) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
+1 (9:49) Aday Mara makes free throw 1 of 2.
1618
+1 (9:49) Aday Mara makes free throw 2 of 2.
1619
(9:27) J.P. Estrella misses 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:22) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
(9:22) Felix Okpara misses tip in layup.
(9:21) Will Tschetter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:19) Yaxel Lendeborg makes driving layup (Elliot Cadeau assists).
1621
(9:19) Foul on Felix Okpara.
+1 (9:19) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 1.
1622
(8:55) Bishop Boswell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:51) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:47) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
1625
(8:19) Jaylen Carey misses 13-foot jumper.
(8:15) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:52) Elliot Cadeau makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
1628
(7:32) J.P. Estrella misses 9-foot hook shot.
(7:29) Will Tschetter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:16) Aday Mara makes layup.
1630
(7:06) Amari Evans misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:03) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(7:02) Aday Mara bad pass turnover.
(7:02) Bishop Boswell Steal.
(7:02) Amari Evans bad pass turnover.
+3 (6:37) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nimari Burnett assists).
1633
(6:22) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:19) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:10) Nimari Burnett makes layup (Elliot Cadeau assists).
1635
(5:57) J.P. Estrella misses layup.
(5:54) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
(5:49) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:46) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(5:40) Bishop Boswell bad pass turnover.
(5:40) Yaxel Lendeborg Steal.
(5:38) Nimari Burnett bad pass turnover.
+2 (5:11) Jaylen Carey makes layup.
1835
(5:02) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
+1 (5:02) Elliot Cadeau makes free throw 1 of 2.
1836
(5:02) Elliot Cadeau misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:00) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(4:52) Nate Ament misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:47) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:40) Elliot Cadeau makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1838
(4:16) J.P. Estrella misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:12) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(3:58) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:56) Yaxel Lendeborg Offensive Rebound.
(3:56) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
(3:56) Yaxel Lendeborg misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:56) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:56) Yaxel Lendeborg misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:55) Ethan Burg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:37) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Nate Ament assists).
2038
+3 (3:20) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
2041
(3:08) Foul on Will Tschetter.
(3:08) Nate Ament misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:08) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:08) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
(3:08) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:08) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:07) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:06) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(2:47) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(2:47) Michigan Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Michigan retains its timeout.
(2:47) Roddy Gayle Jr. Block.
(2:47) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:35) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2341
(2:22) Elliot Cadeau misses driving layup.
(2:22) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(2:22) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
(2:22) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:21) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
(2:21) Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..
+1 (2:21) J.P. Estrella makes free throw 1 of 2.
2441
(2:20) J.P. Estrella misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:19) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(2:09) Yaxel Lendeborg misses driving layup.
(2:07) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(2:02) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses driving layup.
(2:00) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(1:55) Trey McKenney misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:52) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:42) Jaylen Carey makes layup.
2641
(1:22) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:17) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(0:59) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:58) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:58) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
+1 (0:58) Will Tschetter makes free throw 1 of 2.
2642
+1 (0:58) Will Tschetter makes free throw 2 of 2.
2643
(0:40) J.P. Estrella bad pass turnover.
(0:40) Elliot Cadeau Steal.
+2 (0:32) Yaxel Lendeborg makes layup.
2645
(0:14) J.P. Estrella misses dunk.
(0:11) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:03) Trey McKenney makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
2648

2nd half

Team Stats

TENN

MICH

62Points95

24-76(31.6%)Field Goal(%)29-56(51.8%)

5-26(19.2%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

9-17(52.9%)Free Throw(%)27-37(73.0%)

42(19)Rebounds(Offensive)42(8)

12Assists19

8Steals6

2Blocks8

9Turnovers11

24(1)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

3Largest Lead34

Game Details

Sunday, March 29, 2026 · 2:15 PM

Crisler Center · Ann Arbor, MI

attendance: 20,410 (160.6%)

tv: CBS

spread: MICH -8.5

over/under: 146.5