2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

American college basketball final March 2026 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament August 2023 2004 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg NCAA logo.svg April 5, 2004 2003-04 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 28–9 ACC 14 15 Paul Hewitt 26 47 University of Connecticut Connecticut Huskies 32–6 Big East 7 7 Jim Calhoun 41 41 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 44,468 Dick Cartmell, Randy McCall, Verne Harris Emeka Okafor, Connecticut Connecticut by 6.5 CBS 11.0 Jim Nantz (play-by-play)Billy Packer (color)Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian (sideline) 2003 2005 The 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 2003-04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on April 5, 2004, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas and featured the Phoenix Regional Champion, #2-seeded Connecticut versus the St. Louis Regional Champion, #3-seeded Georgia Tech. UConn and Georgia Tech met in the semifinals of the 2003 NIT Season Tip-Off and Georgia Tech upset #1-ranked UConn with a 77–61 win on their way to winning the 2003 NIT Season Tip-Off.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=233300041 https://web.archive.org/web/20140809211244/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=233300041 dead August 9, 2014 Sub-par Okafor struggles for UConn ESPN.com 26 November 2003 27 July 2014 However, the Huskies would prevail handily in their rematch in the title game to win their second national championship. Participants Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team Georgia Tech entered the tournament as the #3 seed in the St. Louis regional. In the 1st round, Georgia Tech survived a scare against Northern Iowa when Ben Jacobson missed a game-tying 3-pointer as Georgia Tech was able to pull away with a 65–60 win.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000055 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108050534/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000055 dead January 8, 2009 Panthers miss game-tying 3 in final seconds ESPN.com 19 March 2004 27 July 2014 In the 2nd round, Jarrett Jack made a breakaway dunk with less than six seconds left to hold off Boston College 57–54.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000056 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108050452/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000056 dead January 8, 2009 Yellow Jackets fend off Boston College ESPN.com 21 March 2004 27 July 2014 In the Sweet 16, Marvin Lewis scored 23 points to lead Georgia Tech to a 72–67 victory over Nevada to advance to the Elite Eight.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000060 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108052302/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000060 dead January 8, 2009 Lewis leads Tech into Elite Eight ESPN.com 26 March 2004 27 July 2014 In the Elite Eight, Jarrett Jack scored 29 points to lead Georgia Tech to a 79–71 overtime win over Kansas to advance to the Final Four.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000061 https://archive.today/20140805004647/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000061 dead August 5, 2014 Jack's 29 pace Jackets past Jayhawks ESPN.com 28 March 2004 27 July 2014 In the Final Four, Will Bynum made a last second shot to defeat Oklahoma State 67–65 and earn the Yellow Jackets their first-ever trip to the national championship game.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000031 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108052330/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000031 dead January 8, 2009 Bynum's drive sends Jackets to finals ESPN.com 3 April 2004 27 July 2014 Connecticut Huskies 2003–04 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team Connecticut entered the tournament as the #2 seed in the Phoenix Regional. In the 1st round, Emeka Okafor had a double double with 15 points and 14 rebounds and he was able to limit the nation's third-leading scorer Taylor Coppenrath to 12 points as Connecticut beat Vermont 70–53.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000043 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108050659/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000043 dead January 8, 2009 Okafor has 15 and 14, stymies Coppenrath ESPN.com 18 March 2004 27 July 2014 In the 2nd round, Connecticut was able to beat DePaul 72–55 despite their coach Jim Calhoun having an upset stomach.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000044 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108050641/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000044 dead January 8, 2009 Calhoun, DePaul can't stomach UConn's rout ESPN.com 20 March 2004 27 July 2014 In the Sweet 16, Ben Gordon scored 20 points to lead Connecticut to a 73–53 victory over Vanderbilt.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000045 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108052252/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000045 dead January 8, 2009 Gordon paces Huskies' rout ESPN.com 25 March 2004 27 July 2014 In the Elite Eight, Emeka Okafor only scored two points due to a tweaked shoulder but Ben Gordon's 36 points and Rashad Anderson's 28 points led Connecticut to an 87–71 victory over Alabama for a trip to the Final Four.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000046 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108052320/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000046 dead January 8, 2009 Okafor tweaks shoulder, plays sparingly ESPN.com 27 March 2004 27 July 2014 In the Final Four, Emeka Okafor scored all 18 of his points in the 2nd half as he led Connecticut to a 12–0 run, down 75–67 with less than three minutes remaining, to beat Duke 79–78 and advance to the national championship game for the first time since 1999.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000062 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108052237/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000062 dead January 8, 2009 Okafor: All 18 points after halftime ESPN.com 3 April 2004 27 July 2014 Starting lineups Georgia Tech Position Connecticut Marvin Lewis G Taliek Brown Jarrett Jack G Ben Gordon B. J. Elder F Rashad Anderson Anthony McHenry F Josh Boone Luke Schenscher C † Emeka Okafor† 2004 Consensus First Team All-American SourceGeorgia Tech vs. Connecticut Box Score (Men), April 5, 2004 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2004-04-05-connecticut.html Sports Reference 29 March 2023 Game summary Jk1sv3stnUc Full game broadcast by CBS #ffdead April 5, 2004 9:21 pm Box score #PH2 Connecticut Huskies 82 #SL3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 73 Will Bynum 17 Luke Schenscher 11 Will Bynum 5 Halftime Score: UConn, 41-26 Emeka Okafor 24 Emeka Okafor 15 Taliek Brown 4 Alamodome - San Antonio, Texas 44,468 Dick Cartmell, Randy McCall, Verne Harris CBS Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon got hot in the first half. Ben Gordon hit three three-pointers in the 1st ten minutes while Emeka Okafor dominated Georgia Tech center Luke Schenscher in the lane. Okafor and Gordon nearly outscored Georgia Tech in the first half, scoring 24 points combined while Georgia Tech scored 26 points as UConn was ahead 41–26 at halftime. The Yellow Jackets could not take advantage of Gordon being on the bench after his second foul. The Huskies was able to extend their lead even with Gordon on the bench. UConn was able to build a 25-point lead at one point. When the Huskies backed off and slowed the game down, the Yellow Jackets were able to make a furious rally to cut UConn's lead down to seven. However, UConn was able to hold off the Yellow Jackets with 24 points and 15 rebounds from Okafor and 21 points from Gordon, as they won 82–73.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000063 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108052301/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=244000063 dead January 8, 2009 Huskies dominant inside and out ESPN.com 5 April 2004 27 July 2014https://www.espn.com/dickvitale/vcolumn040405champrecap.html Gordon, Okafor too much for Georgia Tech Dick Vitale 5 April 2004 27 July 2014 Aftermath Thousands of people in Connecticut celebrated after UConn's victory in the men's national championship game. 35 people were arrested by the police for starting fires and overturning cars in celebration of UConn's second men's and fifth women's national championships. The university police reported that dozens of fires were set outside, and two cars were overturned at the Celeron Square apartment complex about a mile month of campus following UConn's victory over Georgia Tech.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/ncaatourney04/news/story?id=1776391 Thousand celebrate, 35 arrested in Storrs ESPN.com 6 April 2004 27 July 2014 UConn became the first school ever in Division I to win NCAA titles in men's and women's basketball in the same season.UConn Women's Basketball Team Routs Notre Dame To Finish 40-0 Season, Win Historic 9th Title Doug Feinberg April 8, 2014 Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/08/uconn-notre-dame-ncaa-womens-final_n_5115079.html April 11, 2014 The Huskies would repeat this feat in 2014. 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