Michigan basketball hasn’t reached its ultimate goal of a national championship – yet – but on Saturday, April 4, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the Wolverines accomplished a dominating feat matched by no other team in NCAA Tournament history.
When Roddy Gayle Jr. sank the second of two free throws with 2:34 remaining, it gave U-M 90 points for the fifth straight game in this year’s edition of March Madness. The Wolverines are the first team ever with 5 games of at least 90 points in a single NCAA tourney, breaking a tie with six other squads throughout the years.
Michigan guard Trey McKenney dunks the ball in the first half of the Final Four game against Arizona at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday, April 4, 2026.
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On the men's side, UCLA (1965), Jacksonville (1970), UNLV (1990), Connecticut (1995) and Michigan’s only national champions, in 1989, are the others with four 90-point games. For the women, Notre Dame did it in 2018.
Of the six other teams, however, only four went on to win the national title: UCLA (which beat U-M in the final in the days when only four wins were needed to win a smaller tourney), U-M, UNLV and Notre Dame. Jacksonville scored just 69 points in a title-game loss to UCLA, and UConn scored 96 in a six-point loss to UCLA in the Elite Eight.
Michigan basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament results
Michigan’s previous 90-point games in this year’s NCAA Tournament:
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March 19: Michigan 101, Howard 80.
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March 21: Michigan 95, Saint Louis 72.
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March 27: Michigan 90, Alabama 77.
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March 29: Michigan 95, Tennessee 62.
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April 4: Michigan 91, Arizona 73.
What time is NCAA Tournament championship game in Final Four of March Madness?
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Time: 8:30 p.m. ET.
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Date: Monday, April 6.
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Location: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan basketball achieves stat no NCAA Tournament team has matched
