Moritz Wagner refused to let the Michigan Wolverines become Loyola-Chicago's next victim.
The German power forward had 24 points and 15 rebounds as Michigan won 69-57 on Saturday night in San Antonio, ending the 11th-seeded Ramblers' Cinderella NCAA tournament run in the Final Four.
For a while, however, the Wolverines, a No. 3 seed, appeared to be in trouble. They trailed 29-22 after a first half in which Wagner's teammates shot 4-of-23.
But after Loyola took a 41-31 lead with 14:10 to play, the momentum shifted toward Michigan. The Wolverines outscored the Ramblers 38-16 the rest of the way, including a 17-2 run during one stretch.
Charles Matthews added 17 points for Michigan (33-7).
Cameron Krutwig led Loyola (32-6) with 17 points. Clayton Custer scored 15 points, and Aundre Jackson had 10 off the bench for the Ramblers, who shot just 1-of-10 from 3-point range.
Michigan is now headed to its seventh national championship game, in which it will face Villanova at 9:20 p.m. Monday. The Wolverines were last in the title game in 2013, when they lost to Louisville. Their only national championship came in 1989.
VILLANOVA 95, KANSAS 79
The Wildcats made a Final Four-record 18 3-pointers and Eric Paschall scored 24 points on 10-of-11 shooting as Villanova cruised to victory in a battle of No. 1 seeds.
Jalen Brunson added 15 points, and Omari Spellman had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Wildcats (35-4), who are one win away from their second national championship in three years.
Devonte' Graham led the Jayhawks (31-8) with 23 points, and Malik Newman had 21 points and eight rebounds.