James Hawkins of The Detroit News breaks down Monday’s national championship game between Michigan and Villanova (9:20 p.m., TBS/950).
BACKCOURT
Villanova junior Jalen Brunson, the national player of the year, heads the nation’s most efficient offensive attack and is only averaging a ho-hum 17.6 points and 4.4 assists while shooting 49.2 percent from the field (40.7 percent on 3-pointers) in the NCAA Tournament. Redshirt junior Phil Booth is one of six Wildcats averaging at least 10 points and when he’s in the starting lineup, Villanova is 28-1. Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman and Simpson will have their hands full trying to contain the two and can ill afford to have a repeat of Saturday night’s performance when they combined for seven points on 2-for-17 shooting.