1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
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Article ImagesThe 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the final round of the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. It determined the national champion for the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, and was contested by the Southeast Regional Champions, No. 3-seeded Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten and the West Regional Champions, No. 3-seeded Seton Hall Pirates of the Big East. Both teams were seeking their first national title. The game was played on April 3, 1989, at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington.
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Date | April 3, 1989 | |||||||||||||||
Venue | Kingdome, Seattle, Washington | |||||||||||||||
MVP | Glen Rice, Michigan | |||||||||||||||
Favorite | Seton Hall by 2.5 | |||||||||||||||
Referees | Mickey Crowley, Tom Rucker, John Clougherty | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 39,187 | |||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | ||||||||||||||||
Network | CBS | |||||||||||||||
Announcers | Brent Musburger (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) | |||||||||||||||
Michigan defeated Seton Hall, 80–79 in OT,[1] to claim their first national championship in basketball. It was also the first title for interim head coach Steve Fisher. Wolverine senior forward Glen Rice was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP) as he established the tournament scoring record with 184 points.
First round vs. #14 Xavier
Friday, March 17
12:07 PM EST
Omni Coliseum - Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 12,349
Referees: Nick Borucki, Dave Libbey, Bob Barnett
Second Round vs. #11 South Alabama
Sunday, March 19
2:20 PM EST
Omni Coliseum - Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 12,821
Referees: Dave Libbey, Gene Monje, Bob Barnett
Regional semifinals vs. #2 North Carolina
Thursday, March 23
approx. 10:11 PM EST
Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY
Attendance: 22,314
Referees: Don Rutledge, Tom Scott, Wally Tanner
Regional finals vs. #5 Virginia
Saturday, March 25
1:58 PM EST
Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY
Attendance: 22,755
Referees: Mickey Crowley, Jim Burr, Frank Bosone
Final Four vs. #1 Illinois
Saturday, April, 1
approx. 5:12 PM PST/8:12 PM EST
Kingdome - Seattle, WA
Attendance: 39,187
Referees: Ted Hillary, David Jones, Tom Harrington
First round vs. #14 Southwest Missouri State
Friday, March 17
approx. 2:37 PM MST/4:37 PM EST
#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, AZ
Attendance: 12,787
Referees: Don Shea, Allie Prescott, Jim Loustaldt
Second Round vs. #11 Evansville
Sunday, March 19
12:25 PM MST/2:25 PM EST
McKale Center - Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 13,391
Referees: John Moreau, Sid Rodeheffer, Mark DiStaolo
Regional semifinals vs. #2 Indiana
Thursday, March 23
6:09 PM MST/8:09 PM EST
#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, CO
Attendance: 16,813
Referees: Jody Sylvester, Dave Libbey, David Bair
Regional finals vs. #4 UNLV
Saturday, March 25
2:05 PM MST/4:05 PM EST
McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO
Attendance: 16,813
Referees: Lenny Wirtz, David Dodge, Larry Rose
Final Four vs. #2 Duke
Saturday, April 1
2:42 PM PST/5:42 PM EST
Kingdome - Seattle, WA
Attendance: 39,187
Referees: Larry Lembo, Don Rutledge, Ed Hightower
Michigan | Position | Seton Hall | ||
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Rumeal Robinson | G | Gerald Greene | ||
Mike Griffin | G | John Morton 1 | ||
Glen Rice 1 | F | Andrew Gaze | ||
Loy Vaught | F | Daryll Walker | ||
Terry Mills | C | Ramón Ramos | ||
Players selected in the 1989 NBA draft (number indicates round) |
Source[2]
Michigan trailed by three, 79–76, with less than a minute remaining in overtime when Terry Mills hit a turnaround 11-footer to cut the Seton Hall lead to 79–78. After a defensive stop, the Pirates' Gerald Greene was controversially called for a foul on Rumeal Robinson with three seconds left in overtime. Robinson made both free throws, and, after Seton Hall's last-second shot came up short, Michigan won its first national championship.[3]
Monday, April 3, 1989
6:12 PM PDT/9:12 PM EDT
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While Michigan and Seton Hall experienced regular season and postseason success in the following years, 1989 marked a high point for both teams. To date, this remains the only championship won by the Wolverines, while this is the only appearance in the championship game for the Pirates. Since 1989, the closest Seton Hall got to another Final Four was the Elite Eight in 1991, where they lost to then-undefeated UNLV. Michigan would make four more appearances in the national championship game after this in 1992, 1993, 2013, and 2018 (the former two were later vacated by the NCAA), and the Wolverines would lose all four, bringing their record in the championship game to 1–6, the worst record among teams that have previously won a championship.
- ^ "Michigan Works Overtime, but It's Worth It". The New York Times. April 4, 1989. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Seton Hall vs. Michigan Box Score, April 3, 1989". Sports Reference. April 3, 1989. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "20th Anniversary - Michigan Basketball - 1989 NCAA national champions" (PDF). University of Michigan. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2022.