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Michigan basketball: 2018 NCAA Championship Game time, TV, radio, live stream

By Zac Snyder

Jaaron Simmons #5 of the Michigan Wolverines handles the ball in the first half against the Loyola Ramblers during the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at the Alamodome on March 31, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)
Jaaron Simmons #5 of the Michigan Wolverines handles the ball in the first half against the Loyola Ramblers during the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at the Alamodome on March 31, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images) /
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The Michigan basketball program has made a second title game appearance in the last six years, hoping this time to bring home a national championship.

The road ends here. Michigan basketball’s run through the 2018 NCAA Tournament has largely fit the “survive and advance” theme, save for a dominating performance against Texas A&M in the Sweet 16. Tonight, there is no advancing – it’s just about winning and losing.

With a win tonight, the Michigan Wolverines will add a banner to hang with the one that commemorates the team’s 1989 National Championship. With a loss, Michigan joins the other 66 tournament participants who have already seen their run end without a title.

For the first time this tournament, Michigan will be an underdog as the Villanova Wildcats are certainly the most formidable opponent they’ve faced yet. While any Final Four appearance represents a significant achievement, Michigan has benefited from a favorable path in which they haven’t faced any team seeded better than sixth – and that was way back in the second round.

Finishing off the tournament with a championship means defeating Villanova. Do that and no one will be talking about an easy path. The Wildcats have been a serious national championship contender all season long and defeating them in the title game validates everything Michigan has done over the last few weeks.

The Wolverines were a four seed in the 2013 title game against top-seed Louisville but came up short. Can they knock of a one seed as a three seed this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.

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Here is all the important info you need for tonight’s game.

NCAA Tournament Final Four

(3) Michigan Wolverines vs. (1) Villanova Wildcats
The Alamodome – San Antonio, TX
Game time: 9:20 p.m. ET
National TV: TBS
Radio: 950 AM in Detroit (click here for affiliates)
Live Stream: NCAA.com
Line: Villanova by 7

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Tonight’s winner moves on to the national championship game to be played on Monday night. The opponent will be the winner of Kansas and Villanova, who meet in the second national semifinal on Saturday night.

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