1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

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.

1992 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
Michigan Wolverines Duke Blue Devils
Big Ten ACC
(25–8[1]) (33–2)
51 71
Head coach:
Steve Fisher
Head coach:
Mike Krzyzewski
1st half2nd half Total
Michigan Wolverines 3120 51
Duke Blue Devils 3041 71
DateApril 6, 1992
VenueHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
MVPBobby Hurley, Duke
FavoriteDuke by 5.5
Attendance50,379
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersJim Nantz (play-by-play)
Billy Packer (color)
← 1991
1993 →

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 marked the first of what is currently 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 issues found with the eligibility of Chris Webber in the University of Michigan basketball scandal.

Participating teams

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Michigan Wolverines

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  • 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

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Starting lineups

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Michigan Position Duke
Jimmy King G Thomas Hill
Jalen Rose G Bobby Hurley
Chris Webber F Antonio Lang
Ray Jackson F Grant Hill
Juwan Howard C Christian Laettner 1
1992 Consensus First Team All-American
 Players selected in the 1992 NBA draft  (number indicates round)

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Game summary

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Source:[2]

April 6, 1992
#SE6 Michigan Wolverines 51, #E1 Duke Blue Devils 71
Scoring by half: 31-30, 20-41
Pts: Chris Webber 14
Rebs: Chris Webber 11
Asts: Jalen Rose 4
Pts: Christian Laettner 19
Rebs: Grant Hill 10
Asts: Bobby Hurley 7
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G 5 Jalen Rose 11 5 4
G 24 Jimmy King 7 2 1
F 21 Ray Jackson 4 3 2
F 4 Chris Webber 14 11 1
C 25 Juwan Howard 9 3 0
Reserves:
F/C 43 Eric Riley 4 4 1
F 32 James Voskuil 4 3 3
G 3 Rob Pelinka 2 2 1
G/F 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
Head coach:
Steve Fisher
 
 
 
 
Michigan
 
 
 
 
Duke

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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
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G 11 Bobby Hurley 9 3 7
G 12 Thomas Hill 16 7 0
F 33 Grant Hill 18 10 5
F 32 Christian Laettner 19 7 0
C 21 Antonio Lang 5 4 0
Reserves:
F 44 Cherokee Parks 4 3 0
G/F 23 Brian Davis 0 0 0
F 54 Christian Ast 0 1 0
G 4 Kenneth Blakeney 0 0 0
G 5 Ron Burt 0 0 0
G 3 Marty Clark 0 0 0
Head coach:
Mike Krzyzewski

Media coverage

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The championship game was televised in the United States by CBS. Jim Nantz provided play-by-play, while Billy Packer provided color commentary.

Aftermath

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Michigan would later vacate its appearance in both the 1992 and 1993 Final Four and their subsequent title games due to issues found with 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.

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.

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

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  1. ^ In 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.
  2. ^ "Michigan vs. Duke Box Score, April 6, 1992 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".