1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

American college basketball final March 2026 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament August 2023 1989 NCAA tournament championship game ncg File:NCAA primary logo 1980.svg April 3, 1989 1988-89 University of Michigan Michigan Wolverines 29–7 Big Ten 10 10 Steve Fisher 37 34 9 Seton Hall University Seton Hall Pirates 31–6 Big East 11 11 P.J. Carlesimo 32 39 8 Kingdome Seattle, Washington 39,187 Mickey Crowley, Tom Rucker, John Clougherty Glen Rice, Michigan Seton Hall by 2.5 CBS Brent Musburger (play-by-play)Billy Packer (color) 1988 1990 The 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the final round of the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. It determined the national champion for the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, and was contested by the Southeast Regional Champions, No. 3-seeded Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten and the West Regional Champions, No. 3-seeded Seton Hall Pirates of the Big East. Both teams were seeking their first national title. The game was played on April 3, 1989, at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. Michigan defeated Seton Hall, 80–79 in OT,Michigan Works Overtime, but It's Worth It https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/04/sports/michigan-works-overtime-but-it-s-worth-it.html The New York Times April 4, 1989 January 8, 2022 to claim their first national championship in basketball. It was also the first title for interim head coach Steve Fisher. Wolverine senior forward Glen Rice was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP) as he established the tournament scoring record with 184 points. Participating teams Michigan Wolverines 1988–89 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team First round vs. #14 Xavier #e3e3e3 Friday, March 17 12:07 PM EST box score #3 Michigan Wolverines 92 #14 Xavier Musketeers 87 G. Rice, R. Robinson - 23 M. Hughes - 10 R. Robinson - 8 T. Hill - 21 D. Strong - 10 J. Walker - 9 Halftime Score: Xavier, 45-42 Omni Coliseum - Atlanta, GA 12,349 Nick Borucki, Dave Libbey, Bob Barnett NCAA ProductionsESPN Second Round vs. #11 South Alabama #e3e3e3 Sunday, March 19 2:20 PM EST box score #3 Michigan Wolverines 91 #11 South Alabama Jaguars 82 G. Rice - 36 G. Rice - 8 D. Calip, T. Mills, G. Rice, R. Robinson - 5 J. Lewis - 25 G. Estaba, J. Lewis - 9 T. Brodnick - 6 Halftime Score: South Alabama, 47-44 Omni Coliseum - Atlanta, GA 12,821 Dave Libbey, Gene Monje, Bob Barnett CBS Regional semifinals vs. #2 North Carolina #e3e3e3 Thursday, March 23 approx. 10:11 PM EST box score #3 Michigan Wolverines 92 #2 North Carolina Tar Heels 87 G. Rice - 34 M. Hughes, T. Mills, G. Rice, L. Vaught - 6 R. Robinson - 13 J.R. Reid - 26 S. Bucknall - 7 S. Bucknall - 10 Halftime Score: Michigan, 50-47 Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY 22,314 Don Rutledge, Tom Scott, Wally Tanner CBS Regional finals vs. #5 Virginia #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 25 1:58 PM EST box score #3 Michigan Wolverines 102 #5 Virginia Cavaliers 65 G. Rice - 32 L. Vaught - 9 R. Robinson - 7 R. Morgan - 15 B. Dabbs - 12 J. Crotty - 7 Halftime Score: Michigan, 44-25 Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY 22,755 Mickey Crowley, Jim Burr, Frank Bosone CBS Final Four vs. #1 Illinois #e3e3e3 Saturday, April, 1 approx. 5:12 PM PST/8:12 PM EST box score #SE3 Michigan Wolverines 83 #MW1 Illinois Fighting Illini 81 G. Rice - 28 L. Vaught - 16 R. Robinson - 12 K. Battle - 29 L. Hamilton - 9 S. Bardo - 8 Halftime Score: Michigan, 39-38 Kingdome - Seattle, WA 39,187 Ted Hillary, David Jones, Tom Harrington CBS Seton Hall Pirates 1988–89 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team First round vs. #14 Southwest Missouri State #e3e3e3 Friday, March 17 approx. 2:37 PM MST/4:37 PM EST box score #3 Seton Hall Pirates 60 #14 Southwest Missouri State Bears 51 J. Morton - 26 D. Walker - 6 A. Gaze - 4 H. Henderson - 18 H. Henderson - 6 D. Lewis - 6 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 30-23 McKale Center - Tucson, AZ 12,787 Don Shea, Allie Prescott, Jim Loustaldt NCAA ProductionsESPN Second Round vs. #11 Evansville #e3e3e3 Sunday, March 19 12:25 PM MST/2:25 PM EST box score #3 Seton Hall Pirates 87 #11 Evansville Aces 73 J. Morton - 17 R. Ramos, D. Walker - 10 G. Greene, P. Wigington - 5 S. Haffner - 20 D. Godfread - 6 R. Crafton - 7 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 49-41 McKale Center - Tucson, AZ 13,391 John Moreau, Sid Rodeheffer, Mark DiStaolo CBS Regional semifinals vs. #2 Indiana #e3e3e3 Thursday, March 23 6:09 PM MST/8:09 PM EST box score #3 Seton Hall Pirates 78 #2 Indiana Hoosiers 65 J. Morton - 17 D. Walker - 10 G. Greene - 5 J. Edwards - 18 E. Anderson - 6 J. Hillman, L. Jones - 3 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 42-33 McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO 16,813 Jody Sylvester, Dave Libbey, David Bair CBS Regional finals vs. #4 UNLV #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 25 2:05 PM MST/4:05 PM EST box score #3 Seton Hall Pirates 84 #4 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 61 A. Gaze - 19 D. Walker - 15 G. Greene - 3 G. Anthony - 16 M. Scurry - 14 G. Anthony - 4 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 34-30 McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO 16,813 Lenny Wirtz, David Dodge, Larry Rose CBS Final Four vs. #2 Duke #e3e3e3 Saturday, April 1 2:42 PM PST/5:42 PM EST box score #W3 Seton Hall Pirates 95 #E2 Duke Blue Devils 78 A. Gaze - 20 R. Ramos - 12 G. Greene - 8 D. Ferry - 34 D. Ferry - 10 P. Henderson - 5 Halftime Score: Duke, 38-33 Kingdome - Seattle, WA 39,187 Larry Lembo, Don Rutledge, Ed Hightower CBS Game summary Michigan trailed by three, 79–76, with less than a minute remaining in overtime when Terry Mills hit a turnaround 11-footer to cut the Seton Hall lead to 79–78. After a defensive stop, the Pirates' Gerald Greene was controversially called for a foul on Rumeal Robinson with three seconds left in overtime. Robinson made both free throws, and, after Seton Hall's last-second shot came up short, Michigan won its first national championship.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/bkm-1989-reunion-program.pdf 20th Anniversary - Michigan Basketball - 1989 NCAA national champions University of Michigan April 18, 2022 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20190329150515/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/bkm-1989-reunion-program.pdf March 29, 2019 #e3e3e3 Monday, April 3, 1989 6:12 PM PDT/9:12 PM EDT box score #SE3 Michigan Wolverines 80 #W3 Seton Hall Pirates 79 37–32 34–39 9–8 Glen Rice - 31 Glen Rice - 11 Rumeal Robinson - 11 John Morton - 35 Daryll Walker - 11 Gerald Greene - 5 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 39,187 Mickey Crowley, Tom Rucker, John Clougherty CBS yes yes yes #00274C G 21 Rumeal Robinson 21 3 11 G 11 Mike Griffin Mike Griffin (University of Michigan) 0 4 3 F 41 Glen Rice 31 11 0 F 35 Loy Vaught 8 7 0 C 52 Terry Mills Terry Mills (basketball) 8 6 2 yes yes yes GF 24 Sean Higgins Sean Higgins (basketball) 10 9 2 C 55 Mark Hughes 2 2 0 G 13 Demetrius Calip 0 0 1 Steve Fisher Steve Fisher (basketball) 00274C _thingoldsides2 00274C _thingoldsides Michigan 004488 _thinsidesonwhite 004488 _blanksides Seton Hall Michigan Statistics Seton Hall 30/67 (45%) Field goals 28/65 (43%) 6/16 (38%) 3-pt. field goals 7/23 (30%) 14/16 (88%) Free throws 16/22 (73%) 11 Offensive rebounds 7 31 Defensive rebounds 27 42 Total rebounds 34 19 Assists 14 14 Turnovers 11 3 Steals 4 4 Blocks 2 16 Fouls 23 yes yes yes #0060A9 G 15 Gerald Greene Gerald Greene (basketball) 13 5 5 G 24 Daryll Walker 13 11 1 F 10 Andrew Gaze 5 3 3 F 23 John Morton John Morton (basketball) 35 4 3 C 25 Ramón Ramos 9 5 1 yes yes yes F 31 Mike Cooper Mike Cooper (basketball) 0 2 0 F 32 Anthony Avent 2 3 1 G 30 Frantz Volcy 0 1 0 C 4 Pookey Wigington 2 0 0 P. J. Carlesimo Aftermath As of , this is the only appearance in the championship game for the Pirates. Since 1989, the closest Seton Hall got to another Final Four was the Elite Eight in 1991, where they lost to then-undefeated UNLV. Michigan would make four more appearances in the national championship game after this in 1992, 1993, 2013, and 2018 (the former two were later vacated due to NCAA sanctions revolving around the eligibility of Chris Webber in a scandal), and the Wolverines would lose all four, which brought their record in the championship game to 1–6, the worst record among teams that have previously won a championship. However, Michigan would eventually win the championship again in 2026 over UConn. 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