Inside the Numbers of the 2018 NCAA Basketball Championship

Players, coaches, media and fans will spend Monday night staring at the scoreboard, and those numbers are what's most important.

But they aren't the only significant digits for the 2018 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. From box-score statistics to advanced tracking to ancillary details, numbers dominate the title game.

And as the Michigan Wolverines and Villanova Wildcats prepare for the season-defining matchup in San Antonio, we're discussing notable facts about the final game of the 2017-18 campaign.

68,257: The announced number of fans who attended the national semifinals, according to the NCAA.

1985: The year that featured the only previous NCAA tournament matchup between Michigan and Villanova. In the second round of the Big Dance, the Wildcats secured a 59-55 win.

321: Michigan's national rank in free-throw percentage out of 351 Division I teams. After a 12-of-18 showing at the charity stripe opposite Loyola-Chicago, the Wolverines edged ahead of Miami with a 66.2 mark for the season.

83: The "get-in" price for the national championship, according to ScoreBig.com. Among the non-suite seats at the Alamodome, the most expensive ticket is $8,740.

78.8: Percent of Villanova's shots that originated from three-point range during the opening half of the Final Four matchup against Kansas. The Wildcats built a 47-32 advantage at the break thanks to 13 triples and cruised to a 95-79 victory. They ended with 18 threes, setting a single-game Final Four record.

55: Days that will have elapsed since Michigan last dropped a game once the opening tip is tossed. Following a 61-52 loss at Northwestern Feb. 6, the Wolverines have recorded 14 straight victories, which included a Big Ten tournament title.

35: Wins by Villanova in 2017-18. In addition to setting a Division I record for the most victories over a four-year stretch, the Wildcats have tied a program record for single-season wins. They won the national championship in 2015-16 when setting the mark.

29: Victories for Michigan without a loss when Duncan Robinson scores at least six points. The senior, who is a career 42.2 percent three-point shooter, tallied nine points Saturday (2-of-6 from three).

24: The number of points Moritz Wagner scored to propel Michigan past Loyola-Chicago in the national semifinal. It was the forward's 10th 20-point campaign of the season.

21: Losses by Villanova over the last five seasons combined. Leading perhaps the most unappreciated dynasty of this era, head coach Jay Wright has built an absolute powerhouse in the Philadelphia suburbs.

17.8: Villanova's average margin of victory through five NCAA tournament games. None of Radford, Alabama, West Virginia, Texas Tech or Kansas were within 10 points, either.

11: Years that John Beilein has coached at Michigan. He's posted a .636 winning percentage, and this is his second appearance in the national championship with the program.

6: The highest seed Michigan has defeated in March Madness this year. After defeating No. 14 Montana in the opening round, the Wolverines knocked off No. 6 Houston, No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 9 Florida State and No. 11 Loyola-Chicago.

5: Villanova players who attempt at least 3.5 three-pointers per game—and each of them connects at a rate of 38.5-plus percent. Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Omari Spellman, Donte DiVincenzo and Phil Booth are all high-volume, efficient shooters.

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4: Times the Villanova program has reached the national championship. The 1985 and 2016 teams celebrated titles, and the 1971 club finished in second place.

3: Michigan's national rank in adjusted defensive efficiency, according to KenPom.com. Only Virginia (85.6) and Cincinnati (86.8) boast a higher mark than the Wolverines' 90.4.

2: Players listed on the latest NBA draft big board by Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman. Brunson is ranked 49th, while his Villanova teammate Bridges is at No. 6 as a likely lottery pick.

1: Previous national championship for Michigan. Glen Rice poured in 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the 1989 Wolverines edge Seton Hall 80-79 in overtime.

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