2018 NCAA national championship: No. 1 Villanova plays No. 3 Michigan
By SDS Staff
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The NCAA Tournament national championship game is set.
The No. 1 seed Villanova Wildcats will face the No. 3 seed Michigan Wolverines Monday night at 9:20 ET on TBS.
The Wildcats dominated the Kansas Jayhawks 95-79 Saturday night. Villanova hit a Final Four record 18 three pointers and shot over 55 percent from the field. Forward Eric Paschall led the Wildcats in scoring with 24. Six different Villanova players scored in double figures.
The Wolverines beat Cinderella Loyola-Chicago 69-57 in the first game of Saturday’s Final Four. The Ramblers actually led the Wolverines 29-22 at halftime, but Michigan outscored Loyola in the second half 47-28. Even Sister Jean left the game early.
Sister Jean caught heading out a little early.#FinalFour pic.twitter.com/lihw8kGfc1
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 1, 2018
The Wildcats are the early favorite for Monday night’s game:
Villanova opens as 6.5 point favorite vs. Michigan in Monday’s title game via @LVSuperBook
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) April 1, 2018
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