This was the first national championship game between the two schools. Duke was playing in the Final Four for the fourth time in five seasons, and was playing in the championship game for the fourth time (1964, 1978, 1986). UNLV was playing in the championship game for the first time.
Duke won the jump ball to begin the game and Phil Henderson put up a three-point shot attempt that hit off iron and was rebounded by Stacey Augmon. After the teams traded turnovers, Greg Anthony opened the scoring with a 17-foot jumper from the top of the key. After a low-post bucket by Larry Johnson put the Rebels up 4–0, Duke got on the board with a pair of free throws by Alaa Abdelnaby. UNLV maintained a slight lead for the next few possessions. Around the 17-minute mark, Duke's Robert Brickey scored inside and was fouled for a chance to tie the game at 7 with a free throw. Brickey missed the foul shot and that is as close as the Blue Devils would get for the remainder of the ballgame. UNLV led 11–6 at the under 16 media timeout. Augmon forced Duke's 7th turnover of the half and took it in for the dunk to give UNLV its first double-digit lead at 21-11 at the under 12 timeout. After reserve Barry Young hit a three-point shot to put UNLV up 30–17, analyst Billy Packer said, “Jerry Tarkanian's towel is under is seat. He's gotta be comfortable right now,” eluding to significant contributions from the Runnin' Rebels bench players. After a three-point play from Larry Johnson and an alley-oop pass from half court from point guard Anthony to Augmon, UNLV's lead ballooned to 16 at 41-25. Duke would shave a few points off the deficit in the final minutes to make the halftime score 47-35, UNLV. At the break, the Runnin' Rebels held a 17-4 advantage in fast break points.
Duke opened the second half with possession, but failed to score. UNLV drew a third personal foul from Duke's Christian Laettner on the following possession – one that eventually ended with a three-pointer from Larry Johnson and a 50–35 lead. Duke trimmed the lead to 10 with 16:24 remaining, but an Anderson Hunt jumper made the score 59-47 at the under 16 media timeout. The Rebels continued to push the pace as a bucket from Johnson, a three-pointer from Hunt, and a transition layup from Hunt made it 66–47 with 14:49 to go. In between two Duke timeouts, UNLV's devastating run was extended to 18–0, and a 75–47 lead, before Duke's next points. At this point, the Rebels had a 33–6 advantage on the fast break. Johnson, a consensus All-American, ended with 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Tournament MOP Hunt compiled 29 points on 12-16 shooting. UNLV shattered UCLA's championship game margin record from 1968 (23 points) in coasting to the 103–73 victory.
CBS
April 2, 1990
Box score
No. 3 Duke Blue Devils 73, No. 1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels103
The championship game was televised in the United States by CBS. Brent Musburger provided play-by-play, while Billy Packer provided color commentary. This was Musburger's last NCAA men's basketball championship broadcast, as he had been fired the previous day by CBS (Musburger would eventually be hired by ABC later in 1990).
Notablesedit
UNLV's 30-point margin of victory in the championship game is a tournament record.[3]
UNLV's 103–73 win over Duke marked the first, (and to date, only), time in the history of the tournament that at least 100 points were scored in the championship game.[4]
To date, UNLV remains the last team from a non-power conference (AAC, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC) to win the national championship; and the only one since 1977.[4]
The championship game was UNLV’s eleventh-consecutive win. They would eventually run the win streak to an astounding 45 games. That is the fourth-longest win streak in NCAA Division 1 basketball history, and the longest win streak since the longest one ever (by UCLA) ended in 1974.[5]
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See also 1990 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament The 1990 NCAA Division I men s basketball championship game was the final round of the 1990 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament It determined the national champion for the 1989 90 NCAA Division I men s basketball season and was contested by the East Regional Champions No 3 seeded Duke Blue Devils and the West Regional Champions No 1 seeded UNLV Runnin Rebels Both teams were seeking their first national title The game was played on April 2 1990 at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver Colorado The Runnin Rebels defeated the Blue Devils 103 73 1 to claim their first and only NCAA title It was also the first title for head coach Jerry Tarkanian UNLV guard Anderson Hunt was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player MOP 1990 NCAA Tournament Championship GameNational championship gameDuke Blue Devils UNLV Runnin RebelsACC Big West 29 8 34 5 73 103Head coach Mike Krzyzewski Head coach Jerry TarkanianAP 15Coaches 14AP 2Coaches 21st half2nd half TotalDuke Blue Devils 3538 73UNLV Runnin Rebels 4756 103DateApril 2 1990VenueMcNichols Sports Arena Denver ColoradoMVPAnderson Hunt UNLVFavoriteUNLVRefereesEd Hightower Tim Higgins Richie BallesterosAttendance17 675United States TV coverageNetworkCBSAnnouncersBrent Musburger play by play Billy Packer color 19891991 The 30 point margin of victory remains the largest in championship game history Contents 1 Participating teams 1 1 Duke 1 2 UNLV 2 Starting lineups 3 Game summary 4 Media coverage 5 Notables 6 ReferencesParticipating teams editThis was the first national championship game between the two schools Duke was playing in the Final Four for the fourth time in five seasons and was playing in the championship game for the fourth time 1964 1978 1986 UNLV was playing in the championship game for the first time Duke edit Main article 1989 90 Duke Blue Devils men s basketball team East Duke 3 81 Richmond 14 46 Duke 76 St Johns 6 72 Duke 90 UCLA 7 81 Duke 79 Connecticut 1 78 Final Four Duke 97 Arkansas 4 83UNLV edit Main article 1989 90 UNLV Runnin Rebels basketball team West UNLV 1 102 Arkansas Little Rock 16 72 UNLV 76 Ohio State 8 65 UNLV 69 Ball State 12 67 UNLV 131 Loyola Marymount 11 101 Final Four UNLV 90 Georgia Tech 4 81Starting lineups editDuke Position UNLVPhil Henderson 2 G Greg AnthonyBobby Hurley G Anderson HuntRobert Brickey F Stacey AugmonChristian Laettner F Larry JohnsonAlaa Abdelnaby 1 C David Butler 1990 Consensus First Team All American Players selected in the 1990 NBA draft number indicates round Source 2 Game summary editDuke won the jump ball to begin the game and Phil Henderson put up a three point shot attempt that hit off iron and was rebounded by Stacey Augmon After the teams traded turnovers Greg Anthony opened the scoring with a 17 foot jumper from the top of the key After a low post bucket by Larry Johnson put the Rebels up 4 0 Duke got on the board with a pair of free throws by Alaa Abdelnaby UNLV maintained a slight lead for the next few possessions Around the 17 minute mark Duke s Robert Brickey scored inside and was fouled for a chance to tie the game at 7 with a free throw Brickey missed the foul shot and that is as close as the Blue Devils would get for the remainder of the ballgame UNLV led 11 6 at the under 16 media timeout Augmon forced Duke s 7th turnover of the half and took it in for the dunk to give UNLV its first double digit lead at 21 11 at the under 12 timeout After reserve Barry Young hit a three point shot to put UNLV up 30 17 analyst Billy Packer said Jerry Tarkanian s towel is under is seat He s gotta be comfortable right now eluding to significant contributions from the Runnin Rebels bench players After a three point play from Larry Johnson and an alley oop pass from half court from point guard Anthony to Augmon UNLV s lead ballooned to 16 at 41 25 Duke would shave a few points off the deficit in the final minutes to make the halftime score 47 35 UNLV At the break the Runnin Rebels held a 17 4 advantage in fast break points Duke opened the second half with possession but failed to score UNLV drew a third personal foul from Duke s Christian Laettner on the following possession one that eventually ended with a three pointer from Larry Johnson and a 50 35 lead Duke trimmed the lead to 10 with 16 24 remaining but an Anderson Hunt jumper made the score 59 47 at the under 16 media timeout The Rebels continued to push the pace as a bucket from Johnson a three pointer from Hunt and a transition layup from Hunt made it 66 47 with 14 49 to go In between two Duke timeouts UNLV s devastating run was extended to 18 0 and a 75 47 lead before Duke s next points At this point the Rebels had a 33 6 advantage on the fast break Johnson a consensus All American ended with 22 points and 11 rebounds and Tournament MOP Hunt compiled 29 points on 12 16 shooting UNLV shattered UCLA s championship game margin record from 1968 23 points in coasting to the 103 73 victory CBSApril 2 1990Box scoreNo 3 Duke Blue Devils 73 No 1 UNLV Runnin Rebels 103Scoring by half 35 47 38 56Pts P Henderson 21Rebs C Laettner 9Asts C Laettner 5 Pts A Hunt 29Rebs L Johnson 11Asts S Augmon 7McNichols Arena Denver ColoradoAttendance 17 675 Starters Pts Reb AstG 3 Phil Henderson 21 2 0G 11 Bobby Hurley 2 0 3F 21 Robert Brickey 4 3 2F 32 Christian Laettner 15 9 5C 30 Alaa Abdelnaby 14 7 0Reserves G F 23 Brian Davis 6 1 0F 22 Greg Koubek 2 2 0G 5 Billy McCaffrey 4 2 0G F 25 Thomas Hill 0 3 1F C 45 Clay Buckley 0 1 0C 34 Crawford Palmer 3 3 0G 13 Joe Cook 2 0 0Head coach Mike Krzyzewski nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Duke nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp UNLV0 Duke Statistics UNLV26 61 43 Field goals 41 67 61 1 11 9 3 pt field goals 8 14 57 20 27 74 Free throws 13 17 77 15 Offensive rebounds 918 Defensive rebounds 2233 Total rebounds 3111 Assists 2423 Turnovers 175 Steals 163 Blocks 316 Fouls 23 Starters Pts Reb AstG 50 Greg Anthony 13 1 6G 12 Anderson Hunt 29 2 2F 32 Stacey Augmon 12 4 7F 4 Larry Johnson 22 11 2C 00 David Butler 4 3 3Reserves F 35 Moses Scurry 5 6 0F 33 Barry Young 5 0 0G 5 Stacey Cvijanovich 5 1 2G 13 Travis Bice 0 0 2C 34 James Jones 8 2 0F 53 Chris Jeter 0 0 0G 30 Dave Rice 0 1 0Head coach Jerry TarkanianMedia coverage editThe championship game was televised in the United States by CBS Brent Musburger provided play by play while Billy Packer provided color commentary This was Musburger s last NCAA men s basketball championship broadcast as he had been fired the previous day by CBS Musburger would eventually be hired by ABC later in 1990 Notables editUNLV s 30 point margin of victory in the championship game is a tournament record 3 UNLV s 103 73 win over Duke marked the first and to date only time in the history of the tournament that at least 100 points were scored in the championship game 4 To date UNLV remains the last team from a non power conference AAC ACC Big East Big Ten Big 12 Pac 12 and SEC to win the national championship and the only one since 1977 4 The championship game was UNLV s eleventh consecutive win They would eventually run the win streak to an astounding 45 games That is the fourth longest win streak in NCAA Division 1 basketball history and the longest win streak since the longest one ever by UCLA ended in 1974 5 This was the last championship in either college or professional sports won by a Las Vegas based team until the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup in 2023 References edit Rebels rule NCAA UNLV No 1 with beDeviling win The Las Vegas Sun April 3 1990 Retrieved January 8 2022 Nevada Las Vegas vs Duke Box Score April 2 1990 Sports Reference April 2 1990 Retrieved January 16 2022 March Madness History HISTORY a b Which is the only basketball team to have scored over 100 points in a NCAA championship game April 6 2017 The longest winning streaks in college basketball history NCAA com www ncaa com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1990 NCAA Division I men 27s basketball championship 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