For the first time in nearly four decades, Michigan men's basketball has reached the mountaintop.

The No. 1-seeded Wolverines finished off one of the more dominant seasons by a single team in men's college basketball history with a 69-63 win over No. 2 UConn inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Monday night.

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Elliot Cadeau impacted the game on both ends of the floor with 19 points, three rebounds, two steals and two assists, which was good enough to help the Big Ten player of the Year be named the Most Outstanding Player of the Men's NCAA Tournament after the win.

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