Photos: Arizona can't hang with Michigan, falls 91-73 in the Final Four
The Wildcats never held a lead in losing to the Wolverines 91-73 in the late game of Saturday's Final Four, April 4, 2026, Indianapolis, Ind.
Arizona forward Koa Peat gets a hug from head coach Tommy Lloyd as he comes off the court in the last seconds of their 91-73 loss to Michigan in the Final Four game in Indianapolis, April 4, 2026.
Michigan forward Will Tschetter (42), center, and forward Morez Johnson Jr. (21) celebrates Johnson’s and-one slam dunk in the first half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona forward Tobe Awaka (30) ties up Michigan center Aday Mara (15) trying to force his way to the basket in the second half of their Final Four game in Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd tries to make his case to one of the officials that a Michigan players was hanging from the rim on a Wolverine basket in the second half of their Final Four game in Indianapolis, April 4, 2026.
Arizona forward Tobe Awaka (30) gets tied up with Michigan guard Elliot Cadeau (3) as the two try to corral a rebound in the second half of their Final Four game in Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona guard Jaden Bradley (0) tries to find the room to drive past Michigan guard Nimari Burnett (4) in the second half of their Final Four game April 4.
Arizona guard Anthony Dell’Orso (3) sits on the Wildcat bench as the time ticks off the clock late in the second half of the loss to Michigan, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona guard Brayden Burries (5) gets caught in the pick from Michigan center Aday Mara (15) trying to mark Michigan guard Roddy Gayle Jr. (11) in the second half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) puts up a shot in a lane full of Wolverines in the second half of the Final Four game against Michigan, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
An Arizona fan performs for a courtside camera at the start of the second half against Michigan, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona guard Brayden Burries gets to the basket on a break to score on Michigan in the second half of their Final Four game in Indianapolis on April 4.
Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) can’t quite get the put-back over Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. (21) and forward Yaxel Lendeborg (23) on a missed Wildcat shot in the second half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona guard Anthony Dell’Orso (3) slips by Michigan guard Nimari Burnett (4) in the second half of their Final Four game on April 4.
Michigan center Aday Mara gets the slam dunk early against Arizona in their Final Four game in Indianapolis, April 4, 2026.
Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) rips down a rebound from the hands of Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. (21) in their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. lofts a jumper over Arizona center Motiejus Krivas in their Final Four game in Indianapolis, April 4, 2026.
Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. (21) gets a goal tending call rejecting a shot form Arizona guard Brayden Burries (5) in their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Michigan center Aday Mara (15) gets a handful of jersey picking up a foul defending a shot from Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) in the second half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona forward Tobe Awaka (30) splits Michigan center Aday Mara (15), left, and Michigan guard L.J. Cason (2)1 for a shot in the first half of their Final Four game.
Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) gets by a Michigan defender for a lay-up in the first half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) tries to keep Michigan guard Elliot Cadeau (3) from an easy bucket in the first half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona guard Brayden Burries gets squeezed out by Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr., left, and guard Elliot Cadeau (3) in the first half of their Final Four game in Indianapolis, April 4, 2026.
Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) gets fouled from behind trying to put a shot past Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. (21) in the first half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Michigan head coach Dusty May has some questions about a call the Wolverines didn’t get in the first half of their Final Four game against Arizona in Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) pushes away a shot from Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. (21) in the first half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Michigan guard Roddy Gayle Jr. (11), left, and guard Nimari Burnett (4) sandwich Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) and forward Koa Peat (10) to bat away the rebound in the first half of their Final Four game in Indianapolis, April 4, 2026.
Arizona guard Brayden Burries (5) runs square into Michigan forward Oscar Goodman (5) trying to complete a fast break in the first half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) grabs the rim trying to put back a Brayden Burries miss in the second half against Michigan in their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd watches his Wildcats and Michigan line up for a free throw late in the second half of their Final Four game in Indianapolis, Ind., on April 4, 2026.
Things get quiet in one of the Wildcat fan sections during the second half of Arizona’s Final Four loss to Michigan, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Michigan guard Trey McKenney (1) bounces a pass under Arizona forward Ivan Kharchenkov (8) in the second half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
The drummer for The Chainsmokers, Matt McGuire, stands on his kit as the group wraps up their pre-game show before Arizona and Michigan tip-off in the Final Four, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) gets the block on a run to the basket by Michigan guard Elliot Cadeau (3) in the first half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Michigan guard Roddy Gayle Jr. (11) gestures to a teammate after slotting home a three from the corner against Arizona in the first half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona forward Ivan Kharchenkov (8) tries to force a shot over Michigan center Aday Mara (15) in the second half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Michigan guard Trey McKenney (1) pokes the ball out of the hand of Arizona guard Anthony Dell'orso (3) pressuring him at the key in the first half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona forward Koa Peat (10), left, and guard Jaden Bradley (0) head off the court while Michigan players get their high fives in after their Final Four loss in Indianapolis, Ind., on April 4, 2026.
Arizona guard Anthony Dell’Orso (3), left, center Motiejus Krivas (13) and guard Dwayne Aristode (2) head off the court shortly after the final buzzer and their 91-73 loss to Michigan in their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4.
Arizona forward Ivan Kharchenkov (8) slides under Michigan forward Will Tschetter (42) on his drive in the second half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona guard Jaden Bradley (0) shoves his way into the lane through Michigan guard Nimari Burnett (4) in the second half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13), left, and forward Tobe Awaka (30) can’t keep Michigan center Aday Mara (15) from stuffing home a put-back basket in the second half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) tries to force a shot through Michigan defensive pressure in the second half of their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd has a point to make after a non-call late in the second half against Michigan in their Final Four game in Indianapolis, Ind., April 4.
Illinois center Tomislav Ivišić (13) reacts on the court as UConn celebrates their 71-62 win in the opener of the Final Four, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Michigan guard Nimari Burnett (4) picks up the blocking foul, stepping in front of Arizona guard Jaden Bradley (0) on his drive in their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) and forward Ivan Kharchenkov (8) can only watch as Michigan guard Nimari Burnett (4) floats past them along the baseline during the first half in their Final Four game, Indianapolis, Ind., April 4, 2026.
Arizona forward Ivan Kharchenkov (8) puts up a floater in the lane late in the second half against Michigan in their Final Four game in Indianapolis, Ind., on April 4, 2026.
Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
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