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1991 NCAA tournament championship game

National championship game
Kansas Jayhawks Duke Blue Devils Big Eight ACC (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 by 3.5
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color)
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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.

Contents

• Participating teams
• Kansas Jayhawks
• Duke Blue Devils
• Starting lineups
• Game summary
• Media coverage
• References

Participating teams

Starting lineups

Source

Game summary

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Media coverage

The championship game was televised in the United States by CBS. Jim Nantz provided play-by-play, while Billy Packer provided color commentary. This was the first of 32 consecutive national championship games called by Nantz.

References