1988 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

The 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final round of the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and determined the national champion for the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1988 National Title Game was played on April 4, 1988 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 1988 National Title Game was played between the 1988 Southeast Regional Champions, #1-seeded Oklahoma and the 1988 Midwest Regional Champions, #6-seeded Kansas.

1988 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National Championship Game
12 Total
Kansas 5033 83
Oklahoma 5029 79
DateApril 4, 1988
ArenaKemper Arena
LocationKansas City, Missouri
MVPDanny Manning, Kansas
FavoriteOklahoma by 8
Referee(s)John Clougherty, Tim Higgins & Ed Hightower
Attendance16,392
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersBrent Musburger (play-by-play)
Billy Packer (color)

Participating teams

Kansas

  • Midwest
    • Kansas (6) 85, Xavier (11) 72
    • Kansas 61, Murray State (14) 58
    • Kansas 77, Vanderbilt (7) 64
    • Kansas 71, Kansas State (4) 58
  • Final Four
    • Kansas 66, Duke (2) 59

Oklahoma

  • Southeast
    • Oklahoma (1) 94, Chattanooga (16) 66
    • Oklahoma 107, Auburn (8) 87
    • Oklahoma 108, Louisville (5) 98
    • Oklahoma 78, Villanova (6) 59
  • Final Four
    • Oklahoma 86, Arizona (1) 78

Box score

Source:[1]

April 4, 1988
Kansas Jayhawks 83, Oklahoma Sooners 79
Scoring by half: 50-50, 33-29
Pts: Danny Manning 31
Rebs: Danny Manning 18
Asts: Kevin Pritchard, Clint Normore 4
Pts: Dave Sieger 22
Rebs: Stacey King, Ricky Grace 7
Asts: Dave Sieger, Ricky Grace 7
Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri
Referees: John Clougherty, Tim Higgins & Ed Hightower

Notables

  • As of today, this was the last national title game to be played between two teams from the same conference
  • Kansas's upset of Oklahoma was the third-biggest point-spread upset in the national title game in NCAA Tournament History
  • After this win, the 1988 Kansas team was remembered as "Danny and the Miracles" use to Danny Manning's excellence throughout the tournament, including a double-double in the national championship game with 31 points and 18 rebounds

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.