Quick facts at the half in Monday’s national final between the Michigan Wolverines and Villanova Wildcats:
Quick facts at the half in Monday’s NCAA men’s basketball national championship between Michigan and Villanova:
Michigan’s record in blue jerseys this season. The Wolverines had worn maize uniforms for the previous three NCAA tournament games and are 9-0 this season wearing maize. (They’re 13-1 when wearing white.)
The number of points scored by U-M’s Moritz Wagner in the first 6:04. The other Wolverines combined for two points and Villanova had eight going into the first commercial break as Michigan took an early 11-8 lead.
Consecutive NCAA tournament games in which Wagner has scored in double digits. He scored 11 points in the first half on Monday. He had 12 against Houston, 21 against Texas A&M, 12 against Florida State and 24 against Loyola-Chicago.
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Time elapsed before Villanova, which hit an NCAA tournament-record 18 3-pointers in the national semifinal against Kansas, hit its first 3-pointer. Donte DiVincenzo had the long-range jumper to make it bring the Wildcats within three points, 14-11.
Points for DiVincenzo in the first half after coming off the bench. The sophomore backup scored 15 total against Kansas on Saturday night.
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3-point shooting percentage for Villanova in the first half. The Wildcats shot 4-for-12 from 3-point range. On Saturday against Kansas, Villanova was 13-of-26 from 3-point range in the first half.
Scoreless streak for Michigan in the first half, as Villanova turned a 21-14 deficit with 11:00 left into a 23-23 tie when the Wolverines scored with 5:47 left.
Margin by which Villanova outscored Michigan in the final five minutes of the first half, turning a 25-24 lead into a 37-28 lead at the half.
