1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

1990 NCAA Tournament 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)
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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

East
- 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

UNLV's 30-point margin of victory in the championship game is a tournament record.^[1]
UNLV's 103–73 win over Duke marked the first, (and to date, only), time in the history of the tournament that at least 100 points were scored in the championship game.^[2]
To date, UNLV remains the last team from a non-power conference (AAC, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC) to win the national championship; and the only one since 1977.^[3]
The championship game was UNLV’s eleventh-consecutive win. They would eventually run the win streak to an astounding 45 games. That is the fourth-longest win streak in NCAA Division 1 basketball history, and the longest win streak since the longest one ever (by UCLA) ended in 1974.^[4]

v t e UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
Venues	Dula Memorial Center (1958–1960) NSU Gym (1960–1967) Las Vegas Convention Center (1967–1983) Thomas & Mack Center (1983–present)
Culture & lore	Hey Reb! 103–73 1991 Duke game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics