Michigan-Arizona was supposed to be game of the year. What happened?

INDIANAPOLIS — We thought it would be the game of the year.

No. 1 seed Michigan vs. No. 1 seed Arizona. Two of the most dominant teams of the season meeting in the Final Four. Unstoppable force vs. immovable object. A box office attraction that billed heavyweights duking it out in what could be one of the all-time games in tournament history.

Instead, it was atomic bomb vs. ant.

An expected thriller ended up being a 40 minute snoozer, with Michigan soundly beating Arizona in dominant fashion to deliver an absolute statement in the semifinal.

“No one's been able to do that to us all year,” said Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd. “It was an impressive performance.”