April 5, 2026, 12:01 a.m. ET
Well, it was supposed to be the game of the century in college basketball, but Michigan basketball wasn’t about that life. The Wolverines led wire-to-wire against fellow 1-seed Arizona, in what ended up being a 91-73 drubbing that, honestly, wasn’t even that close.
The game was so lopsided that as we compiled media reactions, we didn’t simply look for what was posted after the Final Four matchup was done — because most of the best reactions came in with half of the second half remaining.
Nonetheless, there were a ton of big reactions now that Michigan has ousted Arizona from the NCAA Tournament. Here are our favorites from the national media, including a few from some notable former Wolverines.
(This is posting word-for-word what an Ohio State beat reporter posted when May was hired, for those who aren’t terminally online.)
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