1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
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Date | March 31, 1986 | ||||||||||||
Venue | Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||
MVP | Pervis Ellison, Louisville | ||||||||||||
Favorite | Duke by 1½[1] | ||||||||||||
Referees | Hank Nichols, Don Rutledge, Pete Pavia | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 16,493 | ||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||
Network | CBS | ||||||||||||
Announcers | Brent Musburger (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) | ||||||||||||
The 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on March 31, 1986, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas,[1] and featured the East Regional Champion, #1-seeded Duke and the West Regional Champion, #2-seeded Louisville.[1]
This was the last national championship that was played in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex until 2014 which was played at AT&T Stadium in nearby Arlington, Texas due to the NCAA's preference for domed stadiums. This was also the last championship game to ever feature a team from the Metro Conference, which disbanded in 1995.
Participating teams[edit]
Louisville Cardinals[edit]
- West
- (2) Louisville 93, (15) Drexel 73
- (2) Louisville 82, (7) Bradley 68
- (2) Louisville 94, (3) North Carolina 79
- (2) Louisville 84, (8) Auburn 76
- Final Four
- (W2) Louisville 88, (SE11) LSU 77[2]
Duke Blue Devils[edit]
- East
- (1) Duke (1) 85, (16) Mississippi Valley State 78
- (1) Duke 89, (8) Old Dominion 61
- (1) Duke 74, (12) DePaul 67
- (1) Duke 71, (7) Navy 50
- Final Four
- (E1) Duke 71, (MW1) Kansas 67[2]
Starting lineups[edit]
Louisville | Position | Duke | ||
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Milt Wagner 2 | G | Tommy Amaker | ||
Jeff Hall | G | † Johnny Dawkins 1 | ||
Herbert Brooks | F | David Henderson | ||
Billy Thompson 1 | F | Mark Alarie 1 | ||
Pervis Ellison | C | Jay Bilas | ||
† 1986 Consensus First Team All-American | ||||
Players selected in the 1986 NBA draft (number indicates round) |
Source
Game summary[edit]
CBS
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#W2 Louisville Cardinals 72, #E1 Duke Blue Devils 69 | ||
Pts: Pervis Ellison – 25 Rebs: Herbert Crook – 12 Asts: Herbert Crook – 5 |
Pts: Johnny Dawkins – 24 Rebs: Mark Alarie – 6 Asts: Tommy Amaker – 7 Halftime Score: Duke, 37–34 |
Reunion Arena – Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 16,493[3] Referees: Hank Nichols, Don Rutledge, Pete Pavia[3] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "NCAA Final At a Glance". Sports News. Miami Herald. March 31, 1986. p. 1C. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "NCAA tournament". Sports. San Francisco Examiner. March 31, 1986. p. F-8. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Barnhouse, Wendell (April 1, 1986). "Louisville leaves Duke down and out". Sports. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1C, 8C. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
- Media related to 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game at Wikimedia Commons
- Box score via Sports Reference
- 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games
- Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
- Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
- Basketball competitions in Dallas
- College basketball tournaments in Texas
- 1986 in sports in Texas
- 20th century in Dallas
- March 1986 sports events in the United States