1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

1993 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National Championship Game
Michigan Wolverines North Carolina Tar Heels
(0–4[N 1]) (33–4)
71 77
Head coach:
Steve Fisher		 Head coach:
Dean Smith
12 Total
Michigan 3635 71
North Carolina 4235 77
Date April 5, 1993
Arena Louisiana Superdome
Location New Orleans, Louisiana
Favorite North Carolina by 2 ½[1]
Referee(s) Tom Harrington, Ed Hightower, & Jim Stupin[2][3]
Attendance 64,151[3]
United States TV coverage
Network CBS
Announcers Jim Nantz and Billy Packer

The 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game took place on April 5, 1993 between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Michigan Wolverines at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The match-up was the final one of the fifty-fifth consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship single-elimination tournament — commonly referred to as the NCAA Tournament — organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is used to crown a national champion for men's basketball at the Division I level.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

The Tar Heels won their third NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship, after having been victorious in 1957 and 1982 beforehand. Donald Williams was named the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player for his efforts throughout the tournament.

Background

Michigan Wolverines

  • West
    • Michigan (1) 84, Coastal Carolina (16) 53
    • Michigan 86, UCLA (9) 84 (OT)
    • Michigan 72, George Washington (12) 64
    • Michigan 77, Temple (7) 62
  • Final Four
    • Michigan 81, Kentucky (1) 78 (OT)

North Carolina Tar Heels

  • East
    • North Carolina (1) 85, East Carolina (16) 65
    • North Carolina 112, Rhode Island (8) 67
    • North Carolina 80, Arkansas (4) 74
    • North Carolina 75, Cincinnati (2) 68 (OT)
  • Final Four
    • North Carolina 78, Kansas (2) 68

Team rosters

1992-93 Michigan Wolverines roster
No. Name Position Height Weight Class
3 Rob Pelinka G 6-6 200 Sr.
4 Chris Webber F 6-9 245 Fr.
5 Jalen Rose G 6-8 208 So.
11 Dugan Fife G 6-2 170 Fr.
14 Michael Talley G 6-1 197 Sr.
21 Ray Jackson F 6-6 219 So.
22 Jason Bossard G 6-4 204 Jr.
23 Sean Dobbins G 6-1 178 So.
24 Jimmy King G 6-5 201 So.
25 Juwan Howard F/C 6-9 240 So.
32 James Voskuil F 6-8 204 Sr.
41 Leon Derricks C 6-9 190 Fr.
42 Eric Riley C 7-0 245 Sr.
Reference:[10][11]
1992-93 North Carolina Tar Heels roster
No. Name Position Height Weight Class
00 Eric Montross C 7-0 270 Jr.
3 Pat Sullivan F 6-8 216 Jr.
4 Larry Davis G 6-3 184 Fr.
5 Henrik Rödl F 6-8 203 Sr.
11 Scott Cherry G/F 6-5 180 Sr.
14 Derrick Phelps G 6-3 181 Jr.
21 Donald Williams G 6-3 194 So.
24 Dante Calabria G 6-4 186 Fr.
31 Brian Reese F 6-6 215 Jr.
33 Kevin Salvadori F/C 7-0 224 Jr.
34 George Lynch F 6-8 220 Sr.
35 Travis Stephenson F 6-7 220 Sr.
40 Ed Geth F 6-9 250 Sr.
45 Serge Zwikker C 7-1 245 Fr.
55 Matt Wenstrom C 7-1 260 Sr.
Reference:[12][13][14]

Box score

Source:[3]

April 5, 1993
9:22 pm EST[15]
Michigan Wolverines 71, North Carolina Tar Heels 77
Scoring by half: 42-36, 35-35
Pts: Chris Webber 23
Rebs: Chris Webber 11
Asts: Jimmy King & Jalen Rose 4		 Pts: Donald Williams 25
Rebs: George Lynch 10
Asts: Derrick Phelps 6
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 64,151
Referees: Tom Harrington, Ed Hightower, & Jim Stupin


Legend
Pos Position FGM Field goals made FGA Field goals attempted FTM Free throws made FTA Free throws attempted Reb Rebounds
Ast Assists Blk Blocks Stl Steals PF Personal fouls Pts Points

Michigan Wolverines
Player Pos FGM FGA 3PtM 3PtA FTM FTA Reb Ast Blk Stl PF Pts
Juwan Howard F/C 3 8 0 0 1 1 7 3 0 0 3 7
Ray Jackson F 2 3 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 6
Jimmy King G 6 13 1 5 2 2 6 4 0 1 2 15
Rob Pelinka G 2 4 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 6
Eric Riley C 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 2
Jalen Rose G 5 12 2 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 12
Michael Talley G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
James Voskuil F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Chris Webber F 11 18 0 1 1 2 11 1 3 1 2 23
Team totals 30 62 5 15 6 7 33 17 4 4 18 71
Reference:[3][16]
North Carolina Tar Heels
Player Pos FGM FGA 3PtM 3PtA FTM FTA Reb Ast Blk Stl PF Pts
George Lynch F 6 12 0 0 0 0 10 1 2 1 3 12
Eric Montross C 5 11 0 0 6 9 5 0 1 0 2 16
Derrick Phelps G 4 6 0 1 1 2 3 6 0 3 0 9
Brian Reese F 2 7 0 1 4 4 5 3 0 0 1 8
Henrik Rödl F 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Kevin Salvadori F/C 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 2
Pat Sullivan F 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3
Matt Wenstrom C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Donald Williams G 8 12 5 7 4 4 1 1 0 1 1 25
Team totals 27 55 5 11 18 23 29 13 4 7 10 77
Reference:[3][16]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ In the wake of the basketball scandal that was resolved in 2002, Michigan self-imposed a punishment that included vacating their wins from the 1992-93 season. This altered their overall record from 31-4 to 0-4.
Citations
  1. ↑ "North Carolina vs. Michigan". Ocala Star-Banner. April 5, 1993. p. 27. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  2. ↑ "The Final Four" (pdf). 2014 NCAA Men's Final Four Records. NCAA. 2014. p. 20. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "2007–08 Men's Basketball Yearbook" (pdf). University of North Carolina. p. 111. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Michigan-North Carolina Preview". The Milwaukee Journal. April 5, 1993. p. C5. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Michigan, Carolina set to decide national title". The Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. April 5, 1993. p. 2A. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  6. ↑ Ron Cook (April 5, 1993). "Smith has a system: Get the best players". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. p. C-1. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  7. ↑ Ron Cook and Gerry Dulac (April 5, 1993). "North Carolina's main aim is to be No. 1 — in North Carolina". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. p. C-5. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  8. ↑ Ron Cook (April 5, 1993). "All aboard for battle in bounds". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. p. C-5. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  9. ↑ Gerry Dulac (April 5, 1993). "Michigan driven by loss to Duke". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. p. C-1, C-5. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  10. ↑ "1992-93 Michigan Wolverines Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ Cindy M. Van Matre; Eric Barnhardt; John R. Rutledge, eds. (1993), "1993 Final Four Rosters", 1993 Division I Men's Basketball Championship, Lexington, Kentucky: Host Communications Publishing, p. 103
  12. ↑ "1992-93 North Carolina Tar Heels Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  13. ↑ Dave Lohse, ed. (1992), "Preview", Carolina Basketball 1992-93, Cincinnati, Ohio: Johnson and Hardin Printing Company, p. 24
  14. ↑ Cindy M. Van Matre; Eric Barnhardt; John R. Rutledge, eds. (1993), "1993 Final Four Rosters", 1993 Division I Men's Basketball Championship, Lexington, Kentucky: Host Communications Publishing, p. 106
  15. ↑ Malcolm Moran (April 5, 1993). "N.C.A.A. FINAL; Stage Is Set: Control vs. Cockiness". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  16. 1 2 "The Final Four" (PDF). 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four Records. NCAA. 2018. p. 297. Archived from the original (pdf) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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