1990 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

1990 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
	National Championship Game
(29-8)	(34-5)
73	103
Head coach:; Mike Krzyzewski	Head coach:; Jerry Tarkanian
AP: 15; Coaches: 14;	AP: 2; Coaches: 2;
Date	April 2, 1990
Arena	McNichols Sports Arena
Location	Denver, Colorado
MVP	Anderson Hunt, UNLV
Favorite	UNLV
Attendance	17,675
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Brent Musburger (play-by-play); Billy Packer (color)

The 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final round of the 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, and it determined the national champion for the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1990 National Title Game was played on April 2, 1990 at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado. The 1990 National Title Game was played between the 1990 West Regional Champions, #1-seeded UNLV and the 1990 East Regional Champions, #3-seeded Duke.

Participating teams

West
- 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) 83

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) 81

CBS

April 2

#1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 103, #3 Duke Blue Devils 73
Pts: A. Hunt 29 Rebs: L. Johnson 11 Asts: S. Augmon 7		Pts: P. Henderson 21 Rebs: C. Laettner 9 Asts: C. Laettner 5 Halftime Score: UNLV, 47-35

McNichols Arena - Denver, CO
Attendance: 17,675

This was the largest margin of victory in the national championship game in NCAA Tournament History
As of 2020, UNLV was the last team from a non power conference (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC) to win the national championship.

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