1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1989, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Seattle. A total of 63 games were played.

1989 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament

Season	1988–89
Teams	64
Finals site	Kingdome Seattle, Washington
Champions	Michigan Wolverines (1st title, 3rd title game, 4th Final Four)
Runner-up	Seton Hall Pirates (1st title game, 1st Final Four)
Semifinalists	Duke Blue Devils (7th Final Four) Illinois Fighting Illini (4th Final Four)
Winning coach	Steve Fisher (1st title)
MOP	Glen Rice (Michigan)
Attendance	613,242
Top scorer	Glen Rice (Michigan) (184 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments «1988 1990»

Michigan, coached by Steve Fisher, won the national title with an 80–79 overtime victory in the final game over Seton Hall, coached by P. J. Carlesimo. Glen Rice of Michigan set an NCAA tournament record by scoring 184 points in six games and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Just prior to the start of this tournament, Michigan coach Bill Frieder had announced that he would accept the head coaching position at Arizona State University at the end of the season. Michigan athletic director Bo Schembechler promptly fired Frieder and appointed top assistant Fisher as interim coach, stating famously, that "a Michigan man is going to coach a Michigan team."

Two 16-seeded teams came within one point of victory in the first round (Georgetown vs. Princeton, Oklahoma vs. East Tennessee State), and a third came within six points. This tournament was also unusual in that all four 11-seeds advanced out of the first round.

The 1989 Tournament was the second one since 1980, with 1987 being the first, in which the defending national champion did not participate in the tournament. Kansas, winner of the 1988 NCAA title, had been placed on probation for violations committed by former coach Larry Brown and was barred from the tournament. Brown left Kansas immediately after winning the national championship to return to coaching in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs, leaving first-year coach Roy Williams to coach the team. It is the only time the Jayhawks have missed the NCAA tournament from 1984 to the present day. The defending champion would not be left out of the next year's tournament again until 2008. The tournament was notable for the poor performance of the SEC. After traditional stalwart Kentucky missed the postseason after experiencing its first losing season since 1927, none of the five SEC teams won a game in the tournament.

Schedule and venues

 

 

Atlanta

 

Indianapolis

 

Dallas

 

Providence

 

Greensboro

 

Nashville

 

Tucson

 

Boise

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1989 first and second rounds

 

 

Denver

 

Lexington

 

Minneapolis

 

E. Rutherford

 

Seattle

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1989 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1989 tournament, and their hosts:

First and Second Rounds

• March 16 and 18
  • East Region
    • Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference)
  • Midwest Region
    • Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Butler University, Midwestern Collegiate Conference)
  • Southeast Region
    • Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tennessee (Host: Vanderbilt University)
  • West Region
    • BSU Pavilion, Boise, Idaho (Host: Boise State University)
• March 17 and 19
  • East Region
    • Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Providence College)
  • Midwest Region
    • Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas (Host: Southwest Conference)
  • Southeast Region
    • Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Tech)
  • West Region
    • McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona (Host: University of Arizona)

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

• March 23 and 25
  • Southeast Regional, Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
  • West Regional, McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado (Hosts: University of Colorado Boulder, Big 8 Conference)
• March 24 and 26
  • East Regional, Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (Hosts: Seton Hall University, Big East Conference)
  • Midwest Regional, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

• April 1 and 3
  • Kingdome, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)

Teams

Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East	1	Georgetown	John Thompson	Big East	Elite Eight	2 Duke	L 85–77
East	2	Duke	Mike Krzyzewski	Atlantic Coast	Final Four	3 Seton Hall	L 95–78
East	3	Stanford	Mike Montgomery	Pacific-10	Round of 64	14 Siena	L 80–78
East	4	Iowa	Tom Davis	Big Ten	Round of 32	5 NC State	L 102–96
East	5	NC State	Jim Valvano	Atlantic Coast	Sweet Sixteen	1 Georgetown	L 69–61
East	6	Kansas State	Lon Kruger	Big Eight	Round of 64	11 Minnesota	L 86–75
East	7	West Virginia	Gale Catlett	Atlantic 10	Round of 32	2 Duke	L 70–63
East	8	Vanderbilt	C. M. Newton	Southeastern	Round of 64	9 Notre Dame	L 81–65
East	9	Notre Dame	Digger Phelps	Independent	Round of 32	1 Georgetown	L 81–74
East	10	Tennessee	Don DeVoe	Southeastern	Round of 64	7 West Virginia	L 84–68
East	11	Minnesota	Clem Haskins	Big Ten	Sweet Sixteen	2 Duke	L 87–70
East	12	South Carolina	George Felton	Metro	Round of 64	5 NC State	L 81–66
East	13	Rutgers	Bob Wenzel	Atlantic 10	Round of 64	4 Iowa	L 87–73
East	14	Siena	Mike Deane	North Atlantic	Round of 32	11 Minnesota	L 80–67
East	15	South Carolina State	Cy Alexander	Mid-Eastern	Round of 64	2 Duke	L 90–69
East	16	Princeton	Pete Carril	Ivy League	Round of 64	1 Georgetown	L 50–49
Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
Midwest	1	Illinois	Lou Henson	Big Ten	Final Four	3 Michigan	L 83–81
Midwest	2	Syracuse	Jim Boeheim	Big East	Elite Eight	1 Illinois	L 89–86
Midwest	3	Missouri	Norm Stewart	Big Eight	Sweet Sixteen	2 Syracuse	L 83–80
Midwest	4	Louisville	Denny Crum	Metro	Sweet Sixteen	1 Illinois	L 83–69
Midwest	5	Arkansas	Nolan Richardson	Southwest	Round of 32	4 Louisville	L 93–84
Midwest	6	Georgia Tech	Bobby Cremins	Atlantic Coast	Round of 64	11 Texas	L 76–70
Midwest	7	Florida	Norm Sloan	Southeastern	Round of 64	10 Colorado State	L 68–46
Midwest	8	Pittsburgh	Paul Evans	Big East	Round of 64	9 Ball State	L 68–64
Midwest	9	Ball State	Rick Majerus	Mid-American	Round of 32	1 Illinois	L 72–60
Midwest	10	Colorado State	Boyd Grant	Western Athletic	Round of 32	2 Syracuse	L 65–50
Midwest	11	Texas	Tom Penders	Southwest	Round of 32	3 Missouri	L 108–89
Midwest	12	Loyola Marymount	Paul Westhead	West Coast	Round of 64	5 Arkansas	L 120–101
Midwest	13	Arkansas–Little Rock	Mike Newell	Trans America	Round of 64	4 Louisville	L 76–71
Midwest	14	Creighton	Tony Barone	Missouri Valley	Round of 64	3 Missouri	L 85–69
Midwest	15	Bucknell	Charlie Woollum	East Coast	Round of 64	2 Syracuse	L 104–81
Midwest	16	McNeese State	Steve Welch	Southland	Round of 64	1 Illinois	L 77–71
Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
Southeast	1	Oklahoma	Billy Tubbs	Big Eight	Sweet Sixteen	5 Virginia	L 86–80
Southeast	2	North Carolina	Dean Smith	Atlantic Coast	Sweet Sixteen	3 Michigan	L 92–87
Southeast	3	Michigan	Steve Fisher	Big Ten	Champion	3 Seton Hall	W 80–79
Southeast	4	Florida State	Pat Kennedy	Metro	Round of 64	13 Middle Tennessee	L 97–83
Southeast	5	Virginia	Terry Holland	Atlantic Coast	Elite Eight	3 Michigan	L 102–65
Southeast	6	Alabama	Wimp Sanderson	Southeastern	Round of 64	11 South Alabama	L 86–84
Southeast	7	UCLA	Jim Harrick	Pacific-10	Round of 32	2 North Carolina	L 88–81
Southeast	8	La Salle	Speedy Morris	Metro Atlantic	Round of 64	9 Louisiana Tech	L 83–74
Southeast	9	Louisiana Tech	Tommy Joe Eagles	American South	Round of 32	1 Oklahoma	L 124–81
Southeast	10	Iowa State	Johnny Orr	Big Eight	Round of 64	7 UCLA	L 84–74
Southeast	11	South Alabama	Ronnie Arrow	Sun Belt	Round of 32	3 Michigan	L 91–82
Southeast	12	Providence	Rick Barnes	Big East	Round of 64	5 Virginia	L 100–97
Southeast	13	Middle Tennessee	Bruce Stewart	Ohio Valley	Round of 32	5 Virginia	L 104–88
Southeast	14	Xavier	Pete Gillen	Midwestern	Round of 64	3 Michigan	L 92–87
Southeast	15	Southern	Ben Jobe	Southwest Athletic	Round of 64	2 North Carolina	L 93–79
Southeast	16	East Tennessee State	Les Robinson	Southern	Round of 64	1 Oklahoma	L 72–71
Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
West	1	Arizona	Lute Olson	Pacific-10	Sweet Sixteen	4 UNLV	L 68–67
West	2	Indiana	Bob Knight	Big Ten	Sweet Sixteen	3 Seton Hall	L 78–65
West	3	Seton Hall	P. J. Carlesimo	Big East	Runner Up	3 Michigan	L 80–79
West	4	UNLV	Jerry Tarkanian	Big West	Elite Eight	3 Seton Hall	L 84–61
West	5	Memphis State	Larry Finch	Metro	Round of 64	12 DePaul	L 66–63
West	6	Oregon State	Ralph Miller	Pacific-10	Round of 64	11 Evansville	L 94–90
West	7	UTEP	Don Haskins	Western Athletic	Round of 32	2 Indiana	L 92–69
West	8	Saint Mary's	Lynn Nance	West Coast	Round of 64	9 Clemson	L 83–70
West	9	Clemson	Cliff Ellis	Atlantic Coast	Round of 32	1 Arizona	L 94–68
West	10	LSU	Dale Brown	Southeastern	Round of 64	7 UTEP	L 85–74
West	11	Evansville	Jim Crews	Missouri Valley	Round of 32	3 Seton Hall	L 87–73
West	12	DePaul	Joey Meyer	Independent	Round of 32	4 UNLV	L 85–70
West	13	Idaho	Kermit Davis	Big Sky	Round of 64	4 UNLV	L 68–56
West	14	Southwest Missouri State	Charlie Spoonhour	Mid-Continent	Round of 64	3 Seton Hall	L 60–51
West	15	George Mason	Ernie Nestor	Colonial	Round of 64	2 Indiana	L 99–85
West	16	Robert Morris	Jarrett Durham	Northeast	Round of 64	1 Arizona	L 94–60

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

	First round					Quarter-finals					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
	1	Georgetown	50
	16	Princeton	49
						1	Georgetown	81
	Providence
						9	Notre Dame	74
	8	Vanderbilt	65
	9	Notre Dame	81
											1	Georgetown	69
											5	NC State	61
	5	NC State	81
	12	South Carolina	66
						5	NC State	102**
	Providence
						4	Iowa	96
	4	Iowa	87
	13	Rutgers	73
																1	Georgetown	77
																2	Duke	85
	6	Kansas State	75
	11	Minnesota	86
						11	Minnesota	80
	Greensboro
						14	Siena	67
	3	Stanford	78
	14	Siena	80
											11	Minnesota	70
											2	Duke	87
	7	West Virginia	84
	10	Tennessee	68
						7	West Virginia	63
	Greensboro
						2	Duke	70
	2	Duke	90
	15	South Carolina State	69

First round summary

See also: 1989 Georgetown vs. Princeton men's basketball game

NCAA Productions ESPN

Thursday, March 16 approx. 9:37 PM EST

box score

#2 Duke Blue Devils 90, #15 South Carolina State Bulldogs 69
Pts: P. Henderson – 22 Rebs: D. Ferry – 8 Asts: Q. Snyder – 8		Pts: A. Caldwell – 20 Rebs: T. Williams – 8 Asts: A. Caldwell, D. Gilmore – 2 Halftime Score: Duke, 49–34

Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, North Carolina Attendance: 14,574 Referees: Terry Stoudt, Mack Chauvin, Paul Sternberger

NCAA Productions ESPN

Friday, March 17 12:07 PM EST

box score

#5 North Carolina State Wolfpack 81, #12 South Carolina Gamecocks 66

Providence Civic Center – Providence, Rhode Island Attendance: 12,106 Referees: Gordon Birk, David Hall, Frank Bosone

NCAA Productions ESPN

Friday, March 17 7:07 PM EST

box score

#1 Georgetown Hoyas 50, #16 Princeton Tigers 49
Pts: A. Mourning – 21 Rebs: A. Mourning – 13		Pts: R. Scrabis – 15 Rebs: G. Leftwich – 5 Asts: K. Mueller – 8 Halftime Score: Princeton, 29–21

Providence Civic Center – Providence, Rhode Island Attendance: 12,106 Referees: Dick Paparo, Charles Range, J. Don Ferguson

Second round summary

CBS

Saturday, March 18 12:20 PM EST

box score

#2 Duke Blue Devils 70, #7 West Virginia Mountaineers 63
Pts: D. Ferry – 20 Rebs: A. Abdelnaby, D. Ferry – 8 Asts: D. Ferry – 4		Pts: H. Brooks – 13 Rebs: R. Foster – 10 Asts: S. Berger – 5 Halftime Score: Duke, 35–28

Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, North Carolina Attendance: 14,920 Referees: Wally Tanner, Tom Rucker, Mack Chauvin

CBS

Sunday, March 19 12:20 PM EST

box score

#1 Georgetown Hoyas 81, #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 74
Pts: C. Smith – 34 Rebs: J. Jackson – 7 Asts: C. Smith – 6		Pts: L. Ellis – 24 Rebs: L. Ellis – 10 Asts: T. Singleton – 6 Halftime Score: Notre Dame, 36–32

Providence Civic Center – Providence, Rhode Island Attendance: 12,106 Referees: Don Rutledge, Gordon Birk, Richie Ballesteros

CBS

Sunday, March 17 approx. 2:50 PM EST

box score

#5 North Carolina State Wolfpack 102, #4 Iowa Hawkeyes 96 (2OT)

Providence Civic Center – Providence, Rhode Island Attendance: 12,106 Referees: Dick Paparo

Regional Semi-final summary

CBS

Friday, March 24 7:41 PM EST

box score

#2 Duke Blue Devils 87, #11 Minnesota Golden Gophers 70
Pts: R. Brickey, P. Henderson – 21 Rebs: C. Laettner – 11 Asts: Q. Snyder – 8		Pts: W. Burton – 26 Rebs: W. Bond – 6 Asts: M. Newbern – 7 Halftime Score: Duke, 45–30

Brendan Byrne Arena – East Rutherford, New Jersey Attendance: 19,508 Referees: John Clougherty, Dan Chrisman, Tom O'Neill

CBS

Friday, March 24 approx. 10:11 PM EST

box score

#1 Georgetown Hoyas 69, #5 North Carolina State Wolfpack 61
Pts: D. Bryant – 21 Rebs: A. Mourning – 12 Asts: C. Smith – 5		Pts: R. Monroe – 26 Rebs: C. Brown – 12 Asts: C. Corchiani – 4 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 42–28

Brendan Byrne Arena – East Rutherford, New Jersey Attendance: 19,508 Referees: Tom Lopes, Jim Bain, Rick Hartzell

Regional Final summary

CBS

Sunday, March 26 4:05 PM EST

box score

#2 Duke Blue Devils 85, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 77
Pts: C. Laettner – 24 Rebs: C. Laettner – 9 Asts: Q. Snyder – 7		Pts: C. Smith – 21 Rebs: S. Jefferson – 7 Asts: D. Bryant – 3 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 40–38

Brendan Byrne Arena – East Rutherford, New Jersey Attendance: 19,514 Referees: Ted Hillary, David Jones, Tom Harrington

West Regional – Denver, Colorado

	First round					Quarter-finals					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
	1	Arizona	94
	16	Robert Morris	60
						1	Arizona	94
	Boise
						9	Clemson	68
	8	Saint Mary's	70
	9	Clemson	83
											1	Arizona	67
											4	UNLV	68
	5	Memphis State	63
	12	DePaul	66
						12	DePaul	70
	Boise
						4	UNLV	85
	4	UNLV	68
	13	Idaho	56
																4	UNLV	61
																3	Seton Hall	84
	6	Oregon State	90
	11	Evansville	94*
						11	Evansville	73
	Tucson
						3	Seton Hall	87
	3	Seton Hall	60
	14	Southwest Missouri State	51
											3	Seton Hall	78
											2	Indiana	65
	7	UTEP	85
	10	LSU	74
						7	UTEP	69
	Tucson
						2	Indiana	92
	2	Indiana	99
	15	George Mason	85

First round summary

NCAA Productions ESPN

Thursday, March 16 6:07 PM PST/9:07 PM EST

box score

#4 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 68, #13 Idaho Vandals 56
Pts: S. Augmon – 17 Rebs: M. Scurry – 14 Asts: A. Hunt – 4		Pts: R. Smith – 20 Rebs: R. Brown, J. Fitch – 9 Asts: L. Nash – 3 Halftime Score: UNLV, 27–22

BSU Pavilion – Boise, Idaho Attendance: 12,241

NCAA Productions ESPN

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
Pts: J. Morton – 26 Rebs: D. Walker – 6 Asts: A. Gaze – 4		Pts: H. Henderson – 18 Rebs: H. Henderson – 6 Asts: D. Lewis – 6 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 30–23

McKale Center – Tucson, Arizona Attendance: 12,787 Referees: Don Shea, Allie Prescott, Jim Loustaldt

Second round summary

CBS

Saturday, March 18 2:00 PM PST/5:00 PM EST

box score

#4 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 85, #12 DePaul Blue Demons 70
Pts: D. Butler – 23 Rebs: S. Augmon – 6 Asts: A. Hunt – 7		Pts: T. Greene – 29 Rebs: S. Brundy – 15 Asts: T. Greene – 6 Halftime Score: 40–40

BSU Pavilion – Boise, Idaho Attendance: 12,428

CBS

Sunday, March 19 12:25 PM MST/2:25 PM EST

box score

#3 Seton Hall Pirates 87, #11 Evansville Aces 73
Pts: J. Morton – 17 Rebs: R. Ramos, D. Walker – 10 Asts: G. Greene, P. Wigington – 5		Pts: S. Haffner – 20 Rebs: D. Godfread – 6 Asts: R. Crafton – 7 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 49–41

McKale Center – Tucson, Arizona Attendance: 13,391 Referees: John Moreau, Sid Rodeheffer, Mark DiStaolo

Regional Semi-final summary

CBS

Thursday, March 23 6:09 PM MST/8:09 PM EST

box score

#3 Seton Hall Pirates 78, #2 Indiana Hoosiers 65
Pts: J. Morton – 17 Rebs: D. Walker – 10 Asts: G. Greene – 5		Pts: J. Edwards – 18 Rebs: E. Anderson – 6 Asts: J. Hillman, L. Jones – 3 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 42–33

McNichols Sports Arena – Denver, Colorado Attendance: 16,813 Referees: Jody Sylvester, Dave Libbey, David Bair

CBS

Thursday, March 23 approx. 8:39 PM MST/10:39 PM EST

box score

#4 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 68, #1 Arizona Wildcats 67
Pts: A. Hunt – 21 Rebs: G. Ackles, S. Augmon – 6 Asts: G. Anthony – 11		Pts: S. Elliott – 22 Rebs: S. Elliott – 14 Asts: K. Lofton – 6 Halftime Score: UNLV, 37–36

McNichols Sports Arena – Denver, Colorado Attendance: 16,813 Referees: Ed Hightower, Tom Rucker, Frank Scagliota

Regional Final summary

CBS

Saturday, March 25 2:05 PM MST/4:05 PM EST

box score

#3 Seton Hall Pirates 84, #4 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 61
Pts: A. Gaze – 19 Rebs: D. Walker – 15 Asts: G. Greene – 3		Pts: G. Anthony – 16 Rebs: M. Scurry – 14 Asts: G. Anthony – 4 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 34–30

McNichols Sports Arena – Denver, Colorado Attendance: 16,813 Referees: Lenny Wirtz, David Dodge, Larry Rose

Southeast Regional – Lexington, Kentucky

	First round					Quarter-finals					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
	1	Oklahoma	72
	16	East Tennessee State	71
						1	Oklahoma	124
	Nashville
						9	Louisiana Tech	81
	8	La Salle	74
	9	Louisiana Tech	83
											1	Oklahoma	80
											5	Virginia	86
	5	Virginia	100
	12	Providence	97
						5	Virginia	104
	Nashville
						13	Middle Tennessee State	88
	4	Florida State	83
	13	Middle Tennessee State	97
																5	Virginia	65
																3	Michigan	102
	6	Alabama	84
	11	South Alabama	86
						11	South Alabama	82
	Atlanta
						3	Michigan	91
	3	Michigan	92
	14	Xavier	87
											3	Michigan	92
											2	North Carolina	87
	7	UCLA	84
	10	Iowa State	74
						7	UCLA	81
	Atlanta
						2	North Carolina	88
	2	North Carolina	93
	15	Southern	79

First round summary

NCAA Productions ESPN

Thursday, March 16 7:07 PM CST/8:07 EST

box score

#5 Virginia Cavaliers 100, #12 Providence Friars 97
Pts: R. Morgan – 33 Rebs: M. Blundin, B. Stith – 7 Asts: J. Crotty – 10		Pts: M. Conlon – 23 Rebs: A. Shamsid-Deen – 8 Asts: E. Murdick, C. Screen – 6 Halftime Score: Virginia, 50–49

Memorial Gymnasium – Nashville, Tennessee Attendance: 12,541 Referees: Tom Harrington, Willis McJunkin, Tom Clark

NCAA Productions ESPN

Friday, March 17 12:07 PM EST

box score

#3 Michigan Wolverines 92, #14 Xavier Musketeers 87
Pts: G. Rice, R. Robinson – 23 Rebs: M. Hughes – 10 Asts: R. Robinson – 8		Pts: T. Hill – 21 Rebs: D. Strong – 10 Asts: J. Walker – 9 Halftime Score: Xavier, 45–42

Omni Coliseum – Atlanta, Georgia Attendance: 12,349 Referees: Nick Borucki, Dave Libbey, Bob Barnett

Second round summary

CBS

Saturday, March 18 approx. 3:55 PM CST/4:55 EST

box score

#5 Virginia Cavaliers 104, #13 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders 88
Pts: R. Morgan– 33 Rebs: M. Blundin – 8 Asts: J. Crotty – 14		Pts: R. Henry, C. Rainey – 23 Rebs: K. Hammonds – 15 Asts: K. Hammonds, C. Rainey – 5 Halftime Score: Virginia, 49–39

Memorial Gymnasium – Nashville, Tennessee Attendance: 13,453 Referees: Tom Harrington, Jody Sylvester, Tom Clark

CBS

Sunday, March 19 2:20 PM EST

box score

#3 Michigan Wolverines 91, #11 South Alabama Jaguars 82
Pts: G. Rice – 36 Rebs: G. Rice – 8 Asts: D. Calip, T. Mills, G. Rice, R. Robinson – 5		Pts: J. Lewis – 25 Rebs: G. Estaba, J. Lewis – 9 Asts: T. Brodnick – 6 Halftime Score: South Alabama, 47–44

Omni Coliseum – Atlanta, Georgia Attendance: 12,821 Referees: Dave Libbey, Gene Monje, Bob Barnett

Regional Semi-final summary

CBS

Thursday, March 23 7:41 PM EST

box score

#5 Virginia Cavaliers 86, #1 Oklahoma Sooners 80
Pts: B. Stith – 28 Rebs: B. Dabbs – 14 Asts: J. Crotty – 8		Pts: S. King – 22 Rebs: S. King – 6 Asts: M. Blaylock – 5 Halftime Score: Virginia, 42–37

Rupp Arena – Lexington, Kentucky Attendance: 22,314 Referees: Gene Monje, Bob Dibler, Herman Ramsey

CBS

Thursday, March 23 approx. 10:11 PM EST

box score

#3 Michigan Wolverines 92, #2 North Carolina Tar Heels 87
Pts: G. Rice – 34 Rebs: M. Hughes, T. Mills, G. Rice, L. Vaught – 6 Asts: R. Robinson – 13		Pts: J.R. Reid – 26 Rebs: S. Bucknall – 7 Asts: S. Bucknall – 10 Halftime Score: Michigan, 50–47

Rupp Arena – Lexington, Kentucky Attendance: 22,314 Referees: Don Rutledge, Tom Scott, Wally Tanner

Regional Final summary

CBS

Saturday, March 25 1:58 PM EST

box score

#3 Michigan Wolverines 102, #5 Virginia Cavaliers 65
Pts: G. Rice – 32 Rebs: L. Vaught – 9 Asts: R. Robinson – 7		Pts: R. Morgan – 15 Rebs: B. Dabbs – 12 Asts: J. Crotty – 7 Halftime Score: Michigan, 44–25

Rupp Arena – Lexington, Kentucky Attendance: 22,755 Referees: Mickey Crowley, Jim Burr, Frank Bosone

Midwest Regional – Minneapolis

	First round					Quarter-finals					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals
	1	Illinois	77
	16	McNeese State	71
						1	Illinois	72
	Indianapolis
						9	Ball State	60
	8	Pittsburgh	64
	9	Ball State	68
											1	Illinois	83
											4	Louisville	69
	5	Arkansas	120
	12	Loyola Marymount	101
						5	Arkansas	84
	Indianapolis
						4	Louisville	93
	4	Louisville	76
	13	Arkansas–Little Rock	71
																1	Illinois	89
																2	Syracuse	86
	6	Georgia Tech	70
	11	Texas	76
						11	Texas	89
	Dallas
						3	Missouri	108
	3	Missouri	85
	14	Creighton	69
											3	Missouri	80
											2	Syracuse	83
	7	Florida	46
	10	Colorado State	68
						10	Colorado State	50
	Dallas
						2	Syracuse	65
	2	Syracuse	104
	15	Bucknell	81

First round summary

NCAA Productions ESPN

Thursday, March 16 12:07 PM EST

box score

#4 Louisville Cardinals 76, #13 Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans 71

Hoosier Dome – Indianapolis Attendance: 37,232 Referees: Tom Lopes, Bruce Shapiro, Jerry Stone

NCAA Productions ESPN

Thursday, March 16 7:07 PM EST

box score

#1 Illinois Fighting Illini 77, #16 McNeese State Cowboys 71
Pts: K. Battle – 18 Rebs: N. Anderson – 12 Asts: L. Smith – 4		Pts: M. Cutright – 5 Rebs: A. Pullard – 8 Asts: D. Davis – 5 Halftime Score: Illinois, 26–21

Hoosier Dome – Indianapolis Attendance: 37,242 Referees: Bobby Dibler, John Hannon, David Dodge

NCAA Productions ESPN

Friday, March 17 12:07 PM CST/1:07 PM EST

box score

#2 Syracuse Orangemen 104, #15 Bucknell Bison 81
Pts: B. Owens – 27 Rebs: B. Owens – 13 Asts: S. Douglas – 9		Pts: M. Butts – 22 Rebs: B. Heiden – 8 Asts: M. Joseph – 9 Halftime Score: Syracuse, 52–36

Reunion Arena – Dallas, Texas Attendance: 8,711 Referees: George Evans, David Jones, Phil Bova

NCAA Productions ESPN

Friday, March 17 7:07 PM CST/8:07 PM EST

box score

#3 Missouri Tigers 85, #14 Creighton Blue Jays 69

Reunion Arena – Dallas, Texas Attendance: 9,484 Referees: John Clogherty, Samford, Jim Stupin

Second round summary

CBS

Saturday, March 18 2:20 PM EST

box score

#1 Illinois Fighting Illini 72, #9 Ball State Cardinals 60
Pts: N. Anderson – 24 Rebs: K. Battle – 8 Asts: K. Gill – 7		Pts: C. Kidd – 16 Rebs: P. McCurdy – 12 Asts: S. Nichols – 6 Halftime Score: Illinois, 34–23

Hoosier Dome – Indianapolis Attendance: 37,444 Referees: Bobby Dibler, David Dodge, Herman Ramsey

CBS

Saturday, March 18 approx. 4:50 PM EST

box score

#4 Louisville Cardinals 93, #5 Arkansas Razorbacks 84

Hoosier Dome – Indianapolis Attendance: 37,444 Referees: Larry Lembo, Tom Lopes, Larry Rose

CBS

Sunday, March 19 1:35 CST/2:35 PM EST

box score

#3 Missouri Tigers 108, #11 Texas Longhorns 89

Reunion Arena – Dallas, Texas Attendance: 10,683 Referees: John Clougherty, David Jones, Odgen

CBS

Sunday, March 19 approx. 4:05 PM CST/5:05 PM EST

box score

#2 Syracuse Orangemen 65, #10 Colorado State Rams 50
Pts: S. Thompson – 21 Rebs: D. Coleman – 7 Asts: S. Douglas – 8		Pts: A. Anderson – 15 Rebs: P. Durham – 6 Asts: P. Durham – 4 Halftime Score: Syracuse, 38–28

Reunion Arena – Dallas, Texas Attendance: 10,683 Referees: Jim Bain, Jerry Petro, Donnee Gray

Regional Semi-final summary

CBS

Friday, March 24 7:09 PM CST/8:09 PM EST

box score

#1 Illinois Fighting Illini 83, #4 Louisville Cardinals 69
Pts: N. Anderson – 24 Rebs: S. Bardo, M. Liberty – 8 Asts: S. Bardo – 6		Pts: K. Payne – 19 Rebs: P. Ellison – 9 Asts: P. Ellison, L. Smith – 4 Halftime Score: Illinois, 40–37

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome – Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 33,560 Referees: Dick Paparo, Tim Higgins, Donnee Gray

CBS

Friday, March 24 approx. 9:39 PM CST/10:39 PM EST

box score

#2 Syracuse Orangemen 83, #3 Missouri Tigers 80
Pts: S. Douglas – 27 Rebs: D. Coleman – 12 Asts: S. Douglas – 7		Pts: B. Irvin – 21 Rebs: D. Smith – 13 Asts: L. Coward – 6 Halftime Score: Missouri, 42–40

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome – Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 33,560 Referees: Richie Ballesteros, Sam Lickliter, Paul Housman

Regional Final summary

CBS

Sunday, March 26 12:58 PM CST/1:58 PM EST

box score

#1 Illinois Fighting Illini 89, #2 Syracuse Orangemen 86
Pts: K. Battle – 28 Rebs: N. Anderson – 16 Asts: L. Smith, K. Gill – 5		Pts: B. Owens – 22 Rebs: D. Coleman – 10 Asts: S. Douglas – 8 Halftime Score: Syracuse, 46–39

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome – Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 33,496 Referees: Larry Lembo, Jim Rife, John Moreau

Final Four – Seattle

	National semifinals					National Championship Game
	E2	Duke	78
	W3	Seton Hall	95
						W3	Seton Hall	79
						SE3	Michigan	80*
	SE3	Michigan	83
	MW1	Illinois	81

(* – Denotes Overtime)

Game summaries

CBS

Saturday, April 1 2:42 PM PST/5:42 PM EST

box score

#W3 Seton Hall Pirates 95, #E2 Duke Blue Devils 78
Pts: A. Gaze – 20 Rebs: R. Ramos – 12 Asts: G. Greene – 8		Pts: D. Ferry – 34 Rebs: D. Ferry – 10 Asts: P. Henderson – 5 Halftime Score: Duke, 38–33

Kingdome – Seattle, WA Attendance: 39,187 Referees: Larry Lembo, Don Rutledge, Ed Hightower

CBS

Saturday, April, 1 approx. 5:12 PM PST/8:12 PM EST

box score

#SE3 Michigan Wolverines 83, #MW1 Illinois Fighting Illini 81
Pts: G. Rice – 28 Rebs: L. Vaught – 16 Asts: R. Robinson – 12		Pts: K. Battle – 29 Rebs: L. Hamilton – 9 Asts: S. Bardo – 8 Halftime Score: Michigan, 39–38

Kingdome – Seattle, WA Attendance: 39,187 Referees: Ted Hillary, David Jones, Tom Harrington

National Championship

Main article: 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

CBS

Monday, April, 3 6:12 PM PDT/9:12 PM EDT

box score

#SE3 Michigan Wolverines 80, #W3 Seton Hall Pirates 79 (OT)
Pts: G. Rice – 34 Rebs: G. Rice – 11 Asts: R. Robinson – 11		Pts: J. Morton – 35 Rebs: D. Walker – 11 Asts: G. Greene – 5 Halftime Score: Michigan, 37–32 End of Regulation: 71–71

Kingdome – Seattle, WA Attendance: 39,187 Referees: Mickey Crowley, Tom Rucker, John Clougherty

Announcers

Television

CBS Sports

• Jim Nantz & James Brown served as studio hosts.
• Brent Musburger and Billy Packer – first round (DePaul–Memphis State) at Boise, Idaho; second round at Indianapolis, Indiana and Atlanta, Georgia; East Regionals at East Rutherford, New Jersey; Final Four at Seattle, Washington
• Dick Stockton and Bill Raftery – second round at Greensboro, North Carolina and Dallas, Texas; West Regionals at Denver, Colorado
• Tim Brant and Len Elmore – second round at Boise, Idaho; Southeast Regionals at Lexington, Kentucky
• Verne Lundquist and Tom Heinsohn – first round (Louisiana State–UTEP) and Second Round at Tucson, Arizona; Midwest Regionals at Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Steve Zabriskie and Curry Kirkpatrick – second round at Nashville, Tennessee
• Greg Gumbel and Quinn Buckner – second round at Providence, Rhode Island

ESPN and NCAA Productions

• Tim Brando (NCAA Tournament Today) and John Saunders (NCAA Tournament Tonight) served as studio hosts and Dick Vitale served as studio analyst.
• Bob Carpenter and Quinn Buckner – first round (South Carolina–North Carolina State) & (Notre Dame–Vanderbilt) at Providence, Rhode Island
• Mike Gorman and Ron Perry – first round (Rutgers–Iowa) & (Princeton–Georgetown) at Providence, Rhode Island
• Mike Patrick and Dan Bonner – first round (Minnesota–Kansas State) & (South Carolina State–Duke) at Greensboro, North Carolina
• Bob Rathbun and Bucky Waters – first round (Siena–Stanford) & (Tennessee–West Virginia) at Greensboro, North Carolina
• Tom Hammond and Clark Kellogg – first round (UALR–Louisville) & (Ball State–Pittsburgh) at Indianapolis, Indiana
• Mick Hubert and Jim Gibbons – first round (Loyola Marymount–Arkansas) & (McNeese State–Illinois) at Indianapolis, Indiana
• Ron Franklin and Billy King – first round (Texas–Georgia Tech) at Dallas, Texas
• Frank Fallon and Bob Ortegel – first round (Colorado State–Florida), (Creighton–Missouri), & (Syracuse–Bucknell) at Dallas, Texas
• Wayne Larrivee and Jack Givens – first round (Louisiana Tech–LaSalle) & (Middle Tennessee State–Florida State) at Nashville, Tennessee
• John Sanders and Gary Thompson – first round (East Tennessee State–Oklahoma) & (Providence–Virginia) at Nashville, Tennessee
• Ralph Hacker and Dan Belluomini – first round (Xavier–Michigan) & (Iowa State–UCLA) at Atlanta, Georgia
• Fred White and Larry Conley – first round (South Alabama–Alabama) & (Southern–North Carolina) at Atlanta, Georgia
• Brad Nessler and Irv Brown – first round (Robert Morris–Arizona) & (Idaho–UNLV) at Boise, Idaho
• Ted Robinson and Mike Pratt– first round (Clemson–Saint Mary's) at Boise, Idaho
• Pete Solomon and Bob Elliott – first round (Evansville–Oregon State) at Tucson, Arizona
• Barry Tompkins and Bruce Larson – first round (SW Missouri State–Seton Hall) & (George Mason–Indiana) at Tucson, Arizona

Radio

First and second rounds

CBS Radio

Regionals

• – East Regionals at East Rutherford, New Jersey
• – Midwest Regionals at Minneapolis, Minnesota
• – Southeast Regionals at Lexington, Kentucky
• Ted Robinson and – West Regionals at Denver, Colorado

Final Four

• – at Seattle, Washington

Region	Seed	Teams	Flagship station	Play-by-play announcer	Color analyst(s)
West	3	Seton Hall	WPAT–AM 930

Legacy

The story of the Wolverines' success was cited as inspiration in another sport. When the Spain national football team manager Julen Lopetegui was sacked days before the 2018 FIFA World Cup started after agreeing to join Real Madrid after the tournament, Spanish defender Gerard Piqué drew parallels with Michigan's NCAA win amid similar circumstances.^[1][2] Unfortunately, Spain failed to advance beyond the round of 16 while France won the tournament.

See also

• 1989 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1989 National Invitation Tournament
• 1989 National Women's Invitation Tournament
• 1989 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1989 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

References

1. Piqué, Gerard [@3gerardpique] (June 13, 2018). "Universidad de Michigan. Baloncesto. 1989. Campeón de la NCAA. No sería la primera vez que ocurre. Todos unidos, ahora más que nunca" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved June 15, 2018 – via Twitter.
2. Bonn, Kyle (June 13, 2018). "Gerard Pique channels 1989 Michigan NCAA tournament run amid Spain turmoil". soccer.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved June 15, 2018.