1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

See also: 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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.

1991 NCAA tournament championship game

National championship game
The Hoosier Dome in 1988
Kansas Jayhawks Duke Blue Devils (27–7) (31–7) 65 72 Head coach: Roy Williams Head coach: Mike Krzyzewski
AP: 12 Coaches: 12 AP: 6 Coaches: 6
1st half 2nd half Total Kansas Jayhawks 34 31 65 Duke Blue Devils 42 30 72
Date	April 1, 1991
Venue	Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
MVP	Christian Laettner, Duke
Favorite	Duke
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color)
← 1990 1992 →

Participating teams

Kansas Jayhawks

Main article: 1990–91 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

• 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

Main article: 1990–91 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

• 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
  • Duke 79, UNLV (1) 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 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

Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis

References

1. "Kansas vs. Duke Box Score, April 1, 1991 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".