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| Date | April 1, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Christian Laettner, Duke | ||||||||||||
| Favorite | Duke | ||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) | ||||||||||||
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
- Southeast
- Kansas (3) 55, Temple (14) 49
- Kansas 77, Pittsburgh (6) 66
- Kansas 83, Indiana (2) 65
- Kansas 93, Arkansas (1) 81
- Final Four
- Kansas 79, North Carolina (1) 73
Duke Blue Devils
- Midwest
- Duke (2) 102, Northeast Louisiana (15) 73
- Duke 85, Iowa (7) 70
- Duke 81, Connecticut (6) 67
- Duke 78, St. John's (4) 61
- Final Four
Starting lineups
| Duke | Position | Kansas | ||
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| 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 1 | ||
| Players selected in the 1991 NBA draft (number indicates round) | ||||
Source
Game summary
Source:[1]
April 1, 1991 |
| Kansas Jayhawks 65, Duke Blue Devils 72 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34–42, 31–30 | ||
| Pts: Mark Randall 18 Rebs: Mark Randall 10 Asts: Alonzo Jamison 5 |
Pts: Christian Laettner 18 Rebs: Christian Laettner 10 Asts: Bobby Hurley 9 | |
References
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