1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

American college basketball final March 2026 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament August 2023 1992 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg NCAA primary logo 1980.svg April 6, 1992 1991-92 University of Michigan Michigan Wolverines 25–8In the wake of the basketball scandal that was resolved in 2002, Michigan self-imposed a punishment that included vacating games from the 1991-92 season. This altered their overall record from 25-9 to 24-8. Big Ten 15 16 Steve Fisher 31 20 Duke University Duke Blue Devils 33–2 ACC 1 1 Mike Krzyzewski 30 41 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota 50,379 Bobby Hurley, Duke Duke by 5.5 CBS Jim Nantz (play-by-play)Billy Packer (color) 1991 1993 The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1991-92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on April 6, 1992, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It featured the East Regional Champion and defending national champion, overall #1 seed Duke versus the Southeast Regional Champion, #6-seeded Michigan. Duke defeated Fab Five-led Michigan 71–51 to become the sixth school to repeat as national champions and were the last to repeat until the Florida Gators in 2006 and 2007. This was the first of four consecutive losses in the national championship game for the Wolverines, as Michigan would lose in the championship game again in 1993, as well as in 2013 and 2018. Though this game and the 1993 title game would later be vacated by Michigan due to sanctions involving the eligibility of Chris Webber in the University of Michigan basketball scandal. Participating teams Duke–Michigan men's basketball rivalry Michigan Wolverines 1991–92 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team Southeast (6) Michigan 73, (11) Temple 66 (6) Michigan 102, (14) East Tennessee State 90 (6) Michigan 75, (2) Oklahoma State 72 (6) Michigan 75, (1) Ohio State 71 (OT) Final Four (SE6) Michigan 76, (MW4) Cincinnati 72 Duke Blue Devils 1991–92 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team East (1) Duke 82, (16) Campbell 56 (1) Duke 75, (9) Iowa 62 (1) Duke 81, (4) Seton Hall 69 (1) Duke 104, (2) Kentucky 103 (OT) Final Four (E1) Duke 81, (W2) Indiana 78 Game summary Source: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1992-04-06-duke.html Michigan vs. Duke Box Score, April 6, 1992 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com #eee April 6, 1992 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota #SE6 Michigan Wolverines 51 Chris Webber 14 Chris Webber 11 Jalen Rose 4 #E1 Duke Blue Devils 71 Christian Laettner 19 Grant Hill 10 Bobby Hurley 7 31-30 20-41 yes yes yes #00274C G 5 Jalen Rose 11 5 4 G 24 Jimmy King 7 2 1 F 21 Ray Jackson Ray Jackson (basketball) 4 3 2 F 4 Chris Webber 14 11 1 C 25 Juwan Howard 9 3 0 yes yes yes FC 43 Eric Riley 4 4 1 F 32 James Voskuil 4 3 3 G 3 Rob Pelinka 2 2 1 GF 31 Freddie Hunter 0 0 0 G 22 Jason Bossard 0 0 0 G 14 Michael Talley 0 1 0 F 43 Chip Armer 0 0 0 F 34 Chris Seter 0 1 0 Steve Fisher Steve Fisher (basketball) 00274C _thingoldsides 00274C _thingoldsides Michigan 013088 _thinsidesonwhite 013088 _thinsidesonwhite Duke Michigan Statistics Duke 22/58 (38%) Field goals 25/57 (44%) 1/11 (9%) 3-pt. field goals 4/9 (44%) 6/12 (50%) Free throws 17/22 (77%) 14 Offensive rebounds 13 19 Defensive rebounds 22 33 Total rebounds 35 13 Assists 12 20 Turnovers 14 8 Steals 9 3 Blocks 4 17 Fouls 13 yes yes yes #013088 G 11 Bobby Hurley 9 3 7 G 12 Thomas Hill Thomas Hill (basketball) 16 7 0 F 33 Grant Hill 18 10 5 F 32 Christian Laettner 19 7 0 C 21 Antonio Lang 5 4 0 yes yes yes F 44 Cherokee Parks 4 3 0 GF 23 Brian Davis Brian Davis (basketball) 0 0 0 F 54 Christian Ast 0 1 0 G 4 Kenneth Blakeney Kenny Blakeney 0 0 0 G 5 Ron Burt 0 0 0 G 3 Marty Clark 0 0 0 Mike Krzyzewski Media coverage The championship game was televised in the United States by CBS. Jim Nantz provided play-by-play, while Billy Packer provided color commentary. Aftermath Michigan would later vacate its appearance in both the 1992 and 1993 Final Four and their subsequent title games due to sanctions involving the eligibility of Chris Webber in the Ed Martin scandal. While the other members of the Fab Five were cleared of any wrongdoing, the group's reputation was nonetheless tarnished by the scandal. The Fab Five insulted Bobby Hurley after the game, with Jimmy King telling Sports Illustrated that Chris Webber should have been the Final 4 MVP instead of the Duke point guard, but several of the core group later admitted that they were beaten by a superior Duke team (in the context of stating that the 1993 UNC Tar Heels team that defeated Michigan for the title was NOT the better team in that lost contest). 1992 marked the start of a losing streak in the national championship game for the Wolverines. Michigan would lose in the championship game again in 1993, as well as in 2013 and 2018, which brought their record in the title game to 1–6, the worst record among teams that have previously won a championship. The losing streak would eventually come to an end in 2026, as Michigan defeated UConn to win their second championship. Duke would return to the national championship game in 1994 and 1999, but they would fall to Arkansas and UConn respectively. The Blue Devils would win their next championship in 2001 against Arizona. References NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball Category:Michigan Wolverines men's basketball Category:College sports tournaments in Minnesota Category:Basketball competitions in Minneapolis NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game, 1992 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game