LAS VEGAS – Yaxel Lendeborg had 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 7 Michigan defeated No. 12 Gonzaga 101-61 on Wednesday night to win the Players Era Championship.
Trey McKenney added 17 points for the impressive Wolverines (7-0), who dominated every one of their opponents in the event. They won their three games by a combined 110 points.
Lendeborg was selected MVP of the tournament. The 18-team field featured some of the top programs in the country, and Michigan served notice it's a serious national title contender.
Nimari Burnett had 14 points, Aday Mara scored 13 and Morez Johnson Jr. finished with 11 for the Wolverines. The defense limited Gonzaga to 33.8% shooting from the floor, including 3 of 22 from 3-point range (13.6%).
Tyon Grant-Foster and
Braden Huff led the Bulldogs (7-1) with 14 points each. Huff fouled out with 8:42 left.
Michigan scored the last nine points of the first half and led 53-29 at the break. Lendeborg scored four straight points and Burnett hit a 3 with 38 seconds remaining.
Up next
Michigan hosts Rutgers on Dec. 6.
Gonzaga plays at No. 19 Kentucky on Dec. 5.
Gonzaga vs Michigan
11/26/25 6:30 pm at Las Vegas, NV
At Las Vegas, NV
MICHIGAN 101, GONZAGA 61
GONZAGA (7-1,0-0 WCC)
HUFF, Braden 7-17 0-0 14; GRANT-FOSTER, Tyon 6-13 1-3 14; MILLER, Adam 3-6
2-3 9; INNOCENTI, Emmanuel 3-5 0-0 6; SAINT SUPERY, Mario 2-9 0-0 5; WARLEY,
Jalen 2-4 0-0 4; VENTERS, Steele 0-4 3-3 3; FOGLE, Davis 1-2 0-0 2; SMITH,
Braeden 1-4 0-0 2; IKE, Graham 0-9 1-2 1; DIAGNE, Ismaila 0-1 1-4 1. Totals
25-74 8-15 61.
MICHIGAN (7-0,0-0 Big Ten)
Yaxel Lendeborg 6-9 6-7 20; Trey McKenney 6-9 2-2 17; Nimari Burnett 4-5 2-2
14; Aday Mara 6-9 1-5 13; Morez Johnson Jr. 5-6 1-2 11; Roddy Gayle Jr. 3-3
3-3 9; Will Tschetter 2-3 0-0 6; Elliot Cadeau 2-6 0-2 5; Winters Grady 1-5
0-0 3; L.J. Cason 1-4 0-0 2; Charlie May 0-0 1-2 1; Malick Kordel 0-1 0-0 0;
Oscar Goodman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-60 16-25 101.
Gonzaga....................... 29 32 - 61
Michigan...................... 53 48 - 101
3-point goals--Gonzaga 3-22 (SAINT SUPERY, Mario 1-3; MILLER, Adam 1-3;
GRANT-FOSTER, Tyon 1-3; VENTERS, Steele 0-4; SMITH, Braeden 0-1; IKE, Graham
0-4; INNOCENTI, Emmanuel 0-1; HUFF, Braden 0-3), Michigan 13-27 (Nimari
Burnett 4-4; Trey McKenney 3-5; Yaxel Lendeborg 2-5; Will Tschetter 2-3;
Winters Grady 1-5; Elliot Cadeau 1-4; L.J. Cason 0-1). Fouled
out--Gonzaga-WARLEY, Jalen; HUFF, Braden, Michigan-None. Rebounds--Gonzaga
38 (GRANT-FOSTER, Tyon 8), Michigan 44 (Yaxel Lendeborg 11).
Assists--Gonzaga 17 (SMITH, Braeden 7), Michigan 29 (Elliot Cadeau 13).
Total fouls--Gonzaga 22, Michigan 17. Technical fouls--Gonzaga-None,
Michigan-Aday Mara.
