1990 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

1990 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament
Season 1989–90
Teams 64
Finals site McNichols Sports Arena
Denver, Colorado
Champions UNLV Runnin' Rebels (1st title, 1st title game,
3rd Final Four)
Runner-up Duke Blue Devils (4th title game,
8th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Jerry Tarkanian (1st title)
MOP Anderson Hunt (UNLV)
Attendance 537,138
Top scorer Dennis Scott Georgia Tech
(153 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1989 1991»

The 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's college basketball. It began on March 15, 1990, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Denver, Colorado. A total of 63 games were played.

UNLV, coached by Jerry Tarkanian, won the national title with a 103–73 victory in the final game over Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski. In doing so, UNLV set the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament record for largest margin of victory in a championship game. UNLV's win marks the last time a school from a non-power conference has won the championship game. Anderson Hunt of UNLV was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

This tournament is also remembered for an emotional run by Loyola Marymount in the West Regional. In the semifinals of the West Coast Conference tournament, Lions star forward Hank Gathers collapsed and died due to a heart condition. The WCC tournament was immediately suspended, with the regular-season champion Lions given the conference's automatic bid. The team defeated New Mexico State, then laid a 34-point thrashing on defending national champion Michigan, and defeated Alabama in the Sweet Sixteen (the only game in which Loyola Marymount did not score 100 or more points in the tournament) before running into eventual champion UNLV in the regional final. Gathers' childhood friend Bo Kimble, the team's undisputed floor leader in the wake of the tragedy, paid tribute to his friend by attempting his first free throw in each game left-handed despite being right-handed. (Gathers was right-handed, but struggled so much with free throws that he tried shooting them left-handed for a time.) Kimble made all of his left-handed attempts in the tournament.

This tournament marked the first time that the NCAA employed a timekeeping rule that had been conceived by FIBA and recently the NBA, in which the final minute of every period counted down in tenths of seconds, unlike whole seconds as in past years.

Locations

Atlanta
Indianapolis
Austin
Hartford
Richmond
Knoxville
Long Beach
Salt Lake City
1990 first and second rounds
Oakland
Dallas
New Orleans
E. Rutherford
Denver
1990 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

First & Second Rounds

RegionSiteVenueHost
East Atlanta, Georgia Omni Coliseum Georgia Tech
Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Connecticut
Midwest Austin, Texas Frank Erwin Center Texas
Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Dome Butler/IUPUI
Southeast Knoxville, Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Tennessee
Richmond, Virginia Richmond Coliseum Richmond/VCU
West Long Beach, California Long Beach Arena Long Beach State
Salt Lake City, Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Utah

Regional Sites and Final Four

RegionSiteVenueHost
East East Rutherford, New Jersey Brendan Byrne Arena Seton Hall
Midwest Dallas, Texas Reunion Arena Southwest Conference
Southeast New Orleans, Louisiana Louisiana Superdome Tulane/UNO
West Oakland, California Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena California
Final Four Denver, Colorado McNichols Sports Arena Colorado

Denver became the 23rd host city, and McNichols Sports Arena the 26th host venue, for the Final Four, the only time it has hosted. Two new cities, Oakland, California and Richmond, Virginia, became host cities in 1990. Games had not been played in the East Bay region since 1958 when Cal's Men's Gym (now Haas Pavilion) hosted; the tournament has returned twice since. Richmond became the third city in Virginia, after Blacksburg and Williamsburg, to host tournament games; like the previous cities it has only hosted twice. Additionally, the tournament returned to Knoxville for the first time since 1983, this time at the new Thompson–Boling Arena. This year also marked the second and, to date, last appearance of the Long Beach Arena in the tournament; with newer, larger venues in Los Angeles and Anaheim, it is unlikely to return soon. Any future tournament games to be played in the San Francisco area would be played at SAP Center or Chase Center.

Teams

RegionSeedTeamCoachFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
East1ConnecticutJim CalhounElite 83 DukeL 79–78
East2KansasRoy WilliamsRound of 327 UCLAL 71–70
East3DukeMike KrzyzewskiNational Runner Up1 UNLVL 103–73
East4La SalleSpeedy MorrisRound of 325 ClemsonL 79–75
East5ClemsonCliff EllisSweet Sixteen1 ConnecticutL 71–70
East6St. John'sLou CarneseccaRound of 323 DukeL 76–72
East7UCLAJim HarrickSweet Sixteen3 DukeL 90–81
East8IndianaBob KnightRound of 649 CaliforniaL 65–63
East9CaliforniaLou CampanelliRound of 321 ConnecticutL 74–54
East10UABGene BartowRound of 647 UCLAL 68–56
East11TempleJohn ChaneyRound of 646 St. John'sL 81–65
East12BYURoger ReidRound of 645 ClemsonL 49–47
East13Southern MissM.K. TurkRound of 644 La SalleL 79–63
East14RichmondDick TarrantRound of 643 DukeL 81–46
East15Robert MorrisJarrett DurhamRound of 642 KansasL 79–71
East16Boston UniversityMike JarvisRound of 641 ConnecticutL 76–52
Midwest
Midwest1OklahomaBilly TubbsRound of 328 North CarolinaL 79–77
Midwest2PurdueGene KeadyRound of 3210 TexasL 73–72
Midwest3GeorgetownJohn ThompsonRound of 326 XavierL 74–71
Midwest4ArkansasNolan RichardsonNational Semifinals3 DukeL 97–83
Midwest5IllinoisLou HensonRound of 6412 DaytonL 88–86
Midwest6XavierPete GillenSweet Sixteen10 TexasL 102–89
Midwest7GeorgiaHugh DurhamRound of 6410 TexasL 100–88
Midwest8North CarolinaDean SmithSweet Sixteen4 ArkansasL 96–73
Midwest9Southwest Missouri StateCharlie SpoonhourRound of 648 North CarolinaL 83–70
Midwest10TexasTom PendersElite 84 ArkansasL 88–85
Midwest11Kansas StateLon KrugerRound of 646 XavierL 87–79
Midwest12DaytonJim O'BrienRound of 324 ArkansasL 86–84
Midwest13PrincetonPete CarrilRound of 644 ArkansasL 68–64
Midwest14Texas SouthernRobert MorelandRound of 643 GeorgetownL 70–52
Midwest15Northeast LouisianaMike ViningRound of 642 PurdueL 75–63
Midwest16Towson StateTerry TruaxRound of 641 OklahomaL 77–68
Southeast
Southeast1Michigan StateJud HeathcoteSweet Sixteen4 Georgia TechL 81–80
Southeast2SyracuseJim BoeheimSweet Sixteen6 MinnesotaL 82–75
Southeast3MissouriNorm StewartRound of 6414 Northern IowaL 74–71
Southeast4Georgia TechBobby CreminsNational Semifinals1 UNLVL 90–81
Southeast5LSUDale BrownRound of 324 Georgia TechL 94–91
Southeast6MinnesotaClem HaskinsElite 84 Georgia TechL 93–91
Southeast7VirginiaTerry HollandRound of 322 SyracuseL 63–61
Southeast8HoustonPat FosterRound of 649 UC Santa BarbaraL 70–66
Southeast9UC Santa BarbaraJerry PimmRound of 321 Michigan StateL 62–58
Southeast10Notre DameDigger PhelpsRound of 647 VirginiaL 75–67
Southeast11UTEPDon HaskinsRound of 646 MinnesotaL 64–61
Southeast12VillanovaRollie MassiminoRound of 645 LSUL 70–63
Southeast13East Tennessee StateLes RobinsonRound of 644 Georgia TechL 99–83
Southeast14Northern IowaEldon MillerRound of 326 MinnesotaL 81–78
Southeast15Coppin StateRon MitchellRound of 642 SyracuseL 70–48
Southeast16Murray StateSteve NewtonRound of 641 Michigan StateL 75–71
West
West1UNLVJerry TarkanianChampion3 DukeW 103–73
West2ArizonaLute OlsonRound of 327 AlabamaL 77–55
West3MichiganSteve FisherRound of 3211 Loyola MarymountL 149–115
West4LouisvilleDenny CrumRound of 3212 Ball StateL 62–60
West5Oregon StateJim AndersonRound of 6412 Ball StateL 54–53
West6New Mexico StateNeil McCarthyRound of 6411 Loyola MarymountL 111–92
West7AlabamaWimp SandersonSweet Sixteen11 Loyola MarymountL 62–60
West8Ohio StateRandy AyersRound of 321 UNLVL 76–65
West9ProvidenceRick BarnesRound of 648 Ohio StateL 84–83
West10Colorado StateBoyd GrantRound of 647 AlabamaL 71–54
West11Loyola MarymountPaul WestheadElite 81 UNLVL 131–101
West12Ball StateDick HunsakerSweet Sixteen1 UNLVL 69–67
West13IdahoKermit Davis, Jr.Round of 644 LouisvilleL 78–59
West14Illinois StateBob BenderRound of 643 MichiganL 76–70
West15South FloridaBobby PaschalRound of 642 ArizonaL 79–67
West16Arkansas–Little RockMike NewellRound of 641 UNLVL 102–72

Bracket

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals Regional Final
            
1 Connecticut 76
16 Boston University 52
1 Connecticut 74
Hartford
9 California 54
8 Indiana 63
9 California 65
1 Connecticut 71
5 Clemson 70
5 Clemson 49
12 BYU 47
5 Clemson 79
Hartford
4 La Salle 75
4 La Salle 79
13 Southern Miss 63
1 Connecticut 78*
3 Duke 79
6 St. John's 81
11 Temple 65
6 St. John's 72
Atlanta
3 Duke 76
3 Duke 81
14 Richmond 46
3 Duke 90
7 UCLA 81
7 UCLA 68
10 UAB 56
7 UCLA 71
Atlanta
2 Kansas 70
2 Kansas 79
15 Robert Morris 71

Regional Final summary

CBS
Saturday, March 24
#3 Duke Blue Devils 79, #1 Connecticut Huskies 78 (OT)
Pts: A. Abdelnaby 27
Rebs: A. Abdelnaby 14
Asts: B. Hurley 8		 Pts: J. Gwynn, N. Henefeld 15
Rebs: N. Henefeld 6
Asts: C. Smith 5
Halftime Score: Duke, 37-30
End of Regulation: 72-72
Brendan Byrne Arena – East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 19,546

Midwest Regional – Dallas, Texas

First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals Regional Final
            
1 Oklahoma 77
16 Towson State 68
1 Oklahoma 77
Austin
8 North Carolina 79
8 North Carolina 83
9 SW Missouri State 70
8 North Carolina 73
4 Arkansas 96
5 Illinois 86
12 Dayton 88
12 Dayton 84
Austin
4 Arkansas 86
4 Arkansas 68
13 Princeton 64
4 Arkansas 88
10 Texas 85
6 Xavier 87
11 Kansas State 79
6 Xavier 74
Indianapolis
3 Georgetown 71
3 Georgetown 70
14 Texas Southern 52
6 Xavier 89
10 Texas 102
7 Georgia 88
10 Texas 100
10 Texas 73
Indianapolis
2 Purdue 72
2 Purdue 75
15 Northeast Louisiana 63

Regional Final summary

CBS
Saturday, March 24
#4 Arkansas Razorbacks 88, #10 Texas Longhorns 85
Pts: L. Howell 21
Rebs: L. Howell, O. Miller 9
Asts: L. Mayberry 7		 Pts: J. Wright, T. Mays 20
Rebs: L. Collie 14
Asts: T. Mays 5
Halftime Score: Arkansas, 43-36
Reunion Arena – Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 16,413

Southeast Regional – New Orleans, Louisiana

First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals Regional Final
            
1 Michigan State 75
16 Murray State 71*
1 Michigan State 62
Knoxville
9 UC Santa Barbara 58
8 Houston 66
9 UC Santa Barbara 70
1 Michigan State 80*
4 Georgia Tech 81
5 LSU 70
12 Villanova 63
5 LSU 91
Knoxville
4 Georgia Tech 94
4 Georgia Tech 99
13 East Tennessee State 83
4 Georgia Tech 93
6 Minnesota 91
6 Minnesota 64
11 UTEP 61*
6 Minnesota 81
Richmond
14 Northern Iowa 78
3 Missouri 71
14 Northern Iowa 74
6 Minnesota 82
2 Syracuse 75
7 Virginia 75
10 Notre Dame 67
7 Virginia 61
Richmond
2 Syracuse 63
2 Syracuse 70
15 Coppin State 48

Regional Final summary

CBS
Sunday, March 25
#4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 93, #6 Minnesota Golden Gophers 91
Pts: D. Scott 40
Rebs: K. Anderson 8
Asts: K. Anderson 3		 Pts: W. Burton 35
Rebs: R. Coffey 9
Asts: M. Newbern 6
Halftime Score: Minnesota, 49-47
Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans
Attendance: 17,782

West Regional – Oakland, California

First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals Regional Final
            
1 UNLV 102
16 Arkansas–Little Rock 72
1 UNLV 76
Salt Lake City
8 Ohio State 65
8 Ohio State 84
9 Providence 83*
1 UNLV 69
12 Ball State 67
5 Oregon State 53
12 Ball State 54
12 Ball State 62
Salt Lake City
4 Louisville 60
4 Louisville 78
13 Idaho 59
1 UNLV 131
11 Loyola Marymount 101
6 New Mexico State 92
11 Loyola Marymount 111
11 Loyola Marymount 149
Long Beach
3 Michigan 115
3 Michigan 76
14 Illinois State 70
11 Loyola Marymount 62
7 Alabama 60
7 Alabama 71
10 Colorado State 54
7 Alabama 77
Long Beach
2 Arizona 55
2 Arizona 79
15 South Florida 67

Regional Final summary

CBS
Sunday, March 25
#1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 131, #11 Loyola Marymount Lions 101
Pts: S. Augmon 33
Rebs: L. Johnson 18
Asts: A. Hunt 13		 Pts: B. Kimble 42
Rebs: B. Kimble 11
Asts: T. Lowery 6
Halftime Score: UNLV, 67-47
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena – Oakland, California
Attendance: 14,298

Final Four @ Denver, Colorado

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E3 Duke 97
M4 Arkansas 83
E3 Duke 73
W1 UNLV 103
S4 Georgia Tech 81
W1 UNLV 90

Game summaries

CBS
March 31
#1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 90, #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 81
Pts: S. Augmon 22
Rebs: M. Scurry 11
Asts: A. Hunt 7		 Pts: D. Scott 29
Rebs: J. McNeil 9
Asts: K. Anderson 8
Halftime Score: Georgia Tech 53-46
McNichols Arena – Denver
Attendance: 17,675
CBS
March 31
#3 Duke Blue Devils 97, #4 Arkansas Razorbacks 83
Pts: P. Henderson 28
Rebs: C. Laettner 14
Asts: B. Hurley 6		 Pts: T. Day 27
Rebs: T. Day 7
Asts: L. Mayberry 6
Halftime Score: Duke, 46-43
McNichols Arena – Denver
Attendance: 17,675

National Championship

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
Attendance: 17,675

Announcers

CBS broadcast all tournament games.

See also

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