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 (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
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:
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.
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