{"id":582970,"date":"2026-04-05T02:49:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T02:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/582970\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T02:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T02:49:28","slug":"live-updates-march-madness-final-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/582970\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: March Madness, Final Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 10:07 ET<\/p>\n<p>Get<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2144614\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2144614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uconnwin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2144614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UConn coach Dan Hurley and Braylon Mullins celebrate their victory in the Final Four.<\/p>\n<p>What we know about Saturday\u2019s Final Four games:<\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 10:23 ET<\/p>\n<p>Halfway home<\/p>\n<p>Michigan leads Arizona 48-32 with a berth in the national title game on the line.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Halftime lead! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wpvHhPP2sl\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/wpvHhPP2sl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michigan Men&#8217;s Basketball (@umichbball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/umichbball\/status\/2040615337180242055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 10:07 ET<\/p>\n<p>Get up, Roddy Gayle Jr.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcaa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yqSQ4rVevD\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/yqSQ4rVevD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michigan Men&#8217;s Basketball (@umichbball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/umichbball\/status\/2040611717143466302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 10:03 ET<\/p>\n<p>Poster dunk<\/p>\n<p>Michigan\u2019s Roddy Gayle Jr. answers an Arizona run with a monster dunk.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RODDY GAYLE ELEVATED \ud83e\udd2f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W8dpxZcvvE\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/W8dpxZcvvE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessMBB\/status\/2040610792928682418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 9:57 ET<\/p>\n<p>Wolverines in control, Wildcats fight back<\/p>\n<p>Ivan Kharchenkov pulls Arizona within nine points, 28-19, in the first half.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Ivan Kharchenkov hits from long range \ud83d\udc40<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArizonaMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ArizonaMBB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rOgMgClCqH\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/rOgMgClCqH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessMBB\/status\/2040608657847583004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 9:37 ET<\/p>\n<p>Big Blue up big early<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TREY THROWS IT DOWN!!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re up 16-5! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1oLMNiYjqC\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1oLMNiYjqC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michigan Men&#8217;s Basketball (@umichbball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/umichbball\/status\/2040603512409653419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 9:24 ET<\/p>\n<p>Wildcats, Wolverines have tipped off<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are underway with game \u270c\ufe0f and Michigan is on the board early \ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sQ5ZDv19Bh\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/sQ5ZDv19Bh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessMBB\/status\/2040600812775182395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 9:10 ET<\/p>\n<p>Clash of the titans<\/p>\n<p>Top seeds Arizona and Michigan meet for a berth in the national title game.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Beat Arizona. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D3i11T4VVJ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/D3i11T4VVJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michigan Men&#8217;s Basketball (@umichbball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/umichbball\/status\/2040558867331887412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 9:06 ET<\/p>\n<p>Building a dynasty<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;The culture, the expectation\u2026 just how resilient we&#8217;ve had to be throughout the year&#8221; \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAndyKatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@TheAndyKatz<\/a> gets a moment with Dan Hurley postgame to discuss UConn&#8217;s march to ANOTHER <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalChampionship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#NationalChampionship<\/a> game \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/42geILxHh5\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/42geILxHh5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessMBB\/status\/2040591434126876688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 8:51 ET<\/p>\n<p>Winning ugly<\/p>\n<p>The Huskies shot just 22-for-62 from the floor against Illinois, but they nailed 12 3s and answered every Illini charge down the stretch to take a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/ncaa-tournament-2026-uconn-vs-illinois\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">71-62 Final Four victory.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 8:25 ET<\/p>\n<p>UConn is headed to the title game<\/p>\n<p>The Huskies earned a 71-62 win over Illinois to advance to their third title game in the last four years.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HUSKIES WILL PLAY FOR THE TITLE \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pNwu1HOSxD\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/pNwu1HOSxD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UConn Men&#8217;s Basketball (@UConnMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UConnMBB\/status\/2040586069406613917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 8:22 ET<\/p>\n<p>Final seconds<\/p>\n<p>Keaton Wagler hit a huge 3 to pull Illinois within four points in the final minute.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WAGLER HAS THE ANSWER \u203c\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlliniMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@IlliniMBB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LDrco6d3ua\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/LDrco6d3ua<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessMBB\/status\/2040585140271788337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 8:06 ET<\/p>\n<p>Close and late<\/p>\n<p>Illinois refuses to go away.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IT&#8217;S A 4-POINT GAME \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#MarchMadness<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lock in for this finish: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/73IDsYprmk\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/73IDsYprmk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jBK6kP0isO\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/jBK6kP0isO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessMBB\/status\/2040581485153939862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 7:59 ET<\/p>\n<p>Fighting Illinois<\/p>\n<p>Illinois goes on an 8-0 run and makes it a six-point game down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tomi extends it to an 8-0 run with two made free throws<\/p>\n<p>2H 6:46 | Illinois 51, UConn 57 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G6lQpZvUxO\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/G6lQpZvUxO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Illinois Men&#8217;s Basketball (@IlliniMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlliniMBB\/status\/2040579745541140703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 7:42 ET<\/p>\n<p>Shooter\u2019s roll<\/p>\n<p>Every time Illinois gets closer, UConn nails a 3. Solo Ball does the honors here to push the Huskies ahead 52-40.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A VERY friendly bounce tacks on 3\ufe0f\u20e3 for Solo Ball \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UConnMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@UConnMBB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dl4nbZlUgf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Dl4nbZlUgf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessMBB\/status\/2040575264325788106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 7:30 ET<\/p>\n<p>Keeping their distance<\/p>\n<p>David Mirkovic helps keep the Illini close at 44-36.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">David Mirkovic dials one up \ud83d\udcde<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlliniMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@IlliniMBB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b46YqeKbsV\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/b46YqeKbsV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessMBB\/status\/2040572577614106796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 7:02 ET<\/p>\n<p>20 minutes for forever<\/p>\n<p>UConn leads Illinois 37-29 at the half with a berth in the championship game on the line. Braylon Mullins has 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting and has nailed three 3s.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Halftime<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ATT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sz7af0R1Mg\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/sz7af0R1Mg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UConn Men&#8217;s Basketball (@UConnMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UConnMBB\/status\/2040565014625411345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 6:59 ET<\/p>\n<p>Advance scouting<\/p>\n<p>Michigan coach Dusty May is getting a look at UConn and Illinois.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dusty May is keeping tabs on the first game \ud83d\udc40\u270d\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aPAn0WuyDf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/aPAn0WuyDf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessMBB\/status\/2040564457852535077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 6:45 ET<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve got a barn burner<\/p>\n<p>UConn and Illinois are playing it tight!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tomislav Ivisic puts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlliniMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@IlliniMBB<\/a> out front \ud83d\udc40<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ptLJEecdVe\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ptLJEecdVe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessMBB\/status\/2040560627962233255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2026 \/ 6:27 ET<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the Final Four!<\/p>\n<p>Four teams enter, and only two will move on to compete for the national title!<\/p>\n<p>No. 2 UConn vs. No. 3 Illinois, 6:09 p.m. ET (TBS \/ TruTV)<br \/>\nNo. 1 Michigan vs. No. 1 Arizona, 8:49 ET (TBS \/ TruTV)<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 4, 2026 \/ 10:07 ET Get UConn coach Dan Hurley and Braylon Mullins celebrate their victory in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":582971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[5585,49,48,222952,3466,1447,459,135340,82,4664],"class_list":{"0":"post-582970","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-arizona","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-final-four","12":"tag-illinois","13":"tag-michigan","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-ncaa-tournament","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-uconn"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/582971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=582970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=582970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}