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1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
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1991 NCAA tournament championship game ncg NCAA primary logo 1980 reserved.svg April 1, 1991 1990–91 University of Kansas Kansas Jayhawks 27–7 Big Eight 12 12 Roy Williams 34 31 Duke University Duke Blue Devils 31–7 ACC 6 6 Mike Krzyzewski 42 30 Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, Indiana Christian Laettner, Duke Duke by 3.5 CBS Jim Nantz (play-by-play)Billy Packer (color) 1990 1992
The 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played on April 1, 1991, at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, and featured the Midwest Regional Champion, #2-seeded Duke versus the Southeast Regional Champion, #3-seeded Kansas.
Participating teams
Kansas Jayhawks
1990–91 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Southeast
(3) Kansas (3) 55, (14) New Orleans 49
(3) Kansas 77, (6) Pittsburgh 66
(3) Kansas 83, (2) Indiana 65
(3) Kansas 93, (1) Arkansas 81
Final Four
(SE3) Kansas 79, (E1) North Carolina 73
Duke Blue Devils
1990–91 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
Midwest
(2) Duke 102, (15) Northeast Louisiana 73
(2) Duke 85, (7) Iowa 70
(2) Duke 81, (6) Connecticut 67
(2) Duke 78, (4) St. John's 61
Final Four
(MW2) Duke 79, (W1) UNLV 77
Starting lineups
Duke Position Kansas Thomas Hill G Terry Brown Bobby Hurley G Adonis Jordan Grant Hill F Alonzo Jamison Greg Koubek F Mike Maddox Christian Laettner C Mark Randall
Game summary
Source: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1991-04-01-duke.html Kansas vs. Duke Box Score, April 1, 1991 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
#eee April 1, 1991 Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis #SE3 Kansas Jayhawks 65 Mark Randall 18 Mark Randall 10 Alonzo Jamison 5 #MW2 Duke Blue Devils 72 Christian Laettner 18 Christian Laettner 10 Bobby Hurley 9 34–42 31–30
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. This was the first of 32 consecutive national championship games called by Nantz.
References
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