1990 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball tournament - wikipedia 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 Arkansas Razorbacks ( 4th Final Four ) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ( 1st Final Four ) 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. Contents 1 Locations 1.1 First & Second Rounds 1.2 Regional Sites and Final Four 2 Teams 3 Bracket 3.1 East Regional -- East Rutherford, New Jersey 3.1. 1 Regional Final summary 3.2 Midwest Regional -- Dallas, Texas 3.2. 1 Regional Final summary 3.3 Southeast Regional -- New Orleans, Louisiana 3.3. 1 Regional Final summary 3.4 West Regional -- Oakland, California 3.4. 1 Regional Final summary 3.5 Final Four @ Denver, Colorado 3.6 Game summaries 3.7 National Championship 4 Announcers 5 See also 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 Region Site Venue Host 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 Region Site Venue Host 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. Teams Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score East East Connecticut Jim Calhoun Elite 8 3 Duke L 79 -- 78 East Kansas Roy Williams Round of 32 7 UCLA L 71 -- 70 East Duke Mike Krzyzewski National Runner Up 1 UNLV L 103 -- 73 East La Salle Speedy Morris Round of 32 5 Clemson L 79 -- 75 East 5 Clemson Cliff Ellis Sweet Sixteen 1 Connecticut L 71 -- 70 East 6 St. John 's Lou Carnesecca Round of 32 3 Duke L 76 -- 72 East 7 UCLA Jim Harrick Sweet Sixteen 3 Duke L 90 -- 81 East 8 Indiana Bob Knight Round of 64 9 California L 65 -- 63 East 9 California Lou Campanelli Round of 32 1 Connecticut L 74 -- 54 East 10 UAB Gene Bartow Round of 64 7 UCLA L 68 -- 56 East 11 Temple John Chaney Round of 64 6 St. John 's L 81 -- 65 East 12 BYU Roger Reid Round of 64 5 Clemson L 49 -- 47 East 13 Southern Miss M.K. Turk Round of 64 4 La Salle L 79 -- 63 East 14 Richmond Dick Tarrant Round of 64 3 Duke L 81 -- 46 East 15 Robert Morris Jarrett Durham Round of 64 2 Kansas L 79 -- 71 East 16 Boston University Mike Jarvis Round of 64 1 Connecticut L 76 -- 52 Midwest Midwest Oklahoma Billy Tubbs Round of 32 8 North Carolina L 79 -- 77 Midwest Purdue Gene Keady Round of 32 10 Texas L 73 -- 72 Midwest Georgetown John Thompson Round of 32 6 Xavier L 74 -- 71 Midwest Arkansas Nolan Richardson National Semifinals 3 Duke L 97 -- 83 Midwest 5 Illinois Lou Henson Round of 64 12 Dayton L 88 -- 86 Midwest 6 Xavier Pete Gillen Sweet Sixteen 10 Texas L 102 -- 89 Midwest 7 Georgia Hugh Durham Round of 64 10 Texas L 100 -- 88 Midwest 8 North Carolina Dean Smith Sweet Sixteen 4 Arkansas L 96 -- 73 Midwest 9 Southwest Missouri State Charlie Spoonhour Round of 64 8 North Carolina L 83 -- 70 Midwest 10 Texas Tom Penders Elite 8 4 Arkansas L 88 -- 85 Midwest 11 Kansas State Lon Kruger Round of 64 6 Xavier L 87 -- 79 Midwest 12 Dayton Jim O'Brien Round of 32 4 Arkansas L 86 -- 84 Midwest 13 Princeton Pete Carril Round of 64 4 Arkansas L 68 -- 64 Midwest 14 Texas Southern Robert Moreland Round of 64 3 Georgetown L 70 -- 52 Midwest 15 Northeast Louisiana Mike Vining Round of 64 2 Purdue L 75 -- 63 Midwest 16 Towson State Terry Truax Round of 64 1 Oklahoma L 77 -- 68 Southeast Southeast Michigan State Jud Heathcote Sweet Sixteen 4 Georgia Tech L 81 -- 80 Southeast Syracuse Jim Boeheim Sweet Sixteen 6 Minnesota L 82 -- 75 Southeast Missouri Norm Stewart Round of 64 14 Northern Iowa L 74 -- 71 Southeast Georgia Tech Bobby Cremins National Semifinals 1 UNLV L 90 -- 81 Southeast 5 LSU Dale Brown Round of 32 4 Georgia Tech L 94 -- 91 Southeast 6 Minnesota Clem Haskins Elite 8 4 Georgia Tech L 93 -- 91 Southeast 7 Virginia Terry Holland Round of 32 2 Syracuse L 63 -- 61 Southeast 8 Houston Pat Foster Round of 64 9 UC Santa Barbara L 70 -- 66 Southeast 9 UC Santa Barbara Jerry Pimm Round of 32 1 Michigan State L 62 -- 58 Southeast 10 Notre Dame Digger Phelps Round of 64 7 Virginia L 75 -- 67 Southeast 11 UTEP Don Haskins Round of 64 6 Minnesota L 64 -- 61 Southeast 12 Villanova Rollie Massimino Round of 64 5 LSU L 70 -- 63 Southeast 13 East Tennessee State Les Robinson Round of 64 4 Georgia Tech L 99 -- 83 Southeast 14 Northern Iowa Eldon Miller Round of 32 6 Minnesota L 81 -- 78 Southeast 15 Coppin State Ron Mitchell Round of 64 2 Syracuse L 70 -- 48 Southeast 16 Murray State Steve Newton Round of 64 1 Michigan State L 75 -- 71 West West UNLV Jerry Tarkanian Champion 3 Duke W 103 -- 73 West Arizona Lute Olson Round of 32 7 Alabama L 77 -- 55 West Michigan Steve Fisher Round of 32 11 Loyola Marymount L 149 -- 115 West Louisville Denny Crum Round of 32 12 Ball State L 62 -- 60 West 5 Oregon State Jim Anderson Round of 64 12 Ball State L 54 -- 53 West 6 New Mexico State Neil McCarthy Round of 64 11 Loyola Marymount L 111 -- 92 West 7 Alabama Wimp Sanderson Sweet Sixteen 11 Loyola Marymount L 62 -- 60 West 8 Ohio State Randy Ayers Round of 32 1 UNLV L 76 -- 65 West 9 Providence Rick Barnes Round of 64 8 Ohio State L 84 -- 83 West 10 Colorado State Boyd Grant Round of 64 7 Alabama L 71 -- 54 West 11 Loyola Marymount Paul Westhead Elite 8 1 UNLV L 131 -- 101 West 12 Ball State Dick Hunsaker Sweet Sixteen 1 UNLV L 69 -- 67 West 13 Idaho Kermit Davis, Jr. Round of 64 4 Louisville L 78 -- 59 West 14 Illinois State Bob Bender Round of 64 3 Michigan L 76 -- 70 West 15 South Florida Bobby Paschal Round of 64 2 Arizona L 79 -- 67 West 16 Arkansas -- Little Rock Mike Newell Round of 64 1 UNLV L 102 -- 72 Bracket East Regional -- East Rutherford, New Jersey First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals Regional Final Connecticut 76 16 Boston University 52 Connecticut 74 Hartford 9 California 54 8 Indiana 63 9 California 65 Connecticut 71 5 Clemson 70 5 Clemson 49 12 BYU 47 5 Clemson 79 Hartford La Salle 75 La Salle 79 13 Southern Miss 63 Connecticut 78 * Duke 79 6 St. John 's 81 11 Temple 65 6 St. John 's 72 Atlanta Duke 76 Duke 81 14 Richmond 46 Duke 90 7 UCLA 81 7 UCLA 68 10 UAB 56 7 UCLA 71 Atlanta Kansas 70 Kansas 79 15 Robert Morris 71 Regional Final summary CBS Saturday, March 24 box score # 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 Oklahoma 77 16 Towson State 68 Oklahoma 77 Austin 8 North Carolina 79 8 North Carolina 83 9 SW Missouri State 70 8 North Carolina 73 Arkansas 96 5 Illinois 86 12 Dayton 88 12 Dayton 84 Austin Arkansas 86 Arkansas 68 13 Princeton 64 Arkansas 88 10 Texas 85 6 Xavier 87 11 Kansas State 79 6 Xavier 74 Indianapolis Georgetown 71 Georgetown 70 14 Texas Southern 52 6 Xavier 89 10 Texas 102 7 Georgia 88 10 Texas 100 10 Texas 73 Indianapolis Purdue 72 Purdue 75 15 Northeast Louisiana 63 Regional Final summary CBS Saturday, March 24 box score # 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 Michigan State 75 16 Murray State 71 * Michigan State 62 Knoxville 9 UC Santa Barbara 58 8 Houston 66 9 UC Santa Barbara 70 Michigan State 80 * Georgia Tech 81 5 LSU 70 12 Villanova 63 5 LSU 91 Knoxville Georgia Tech 94 Georgia Tech 99 13 East Tennessee State 83 Georgia Tech 93 6 Minnesota 91 6 Minnesota 64 11 UTEP 61 * 6 Minnesota 81 Richmond 14 Northern Iowa 78 Missouri 71 14 Northern Iowa 74 6 Minnesota 82 Syracuse 75 7 Virginia 75 10 Notre Dame 67 7 Virginia 61 Richmond Syracuse 63 Syracuse 70 15 Coppin State 48 Regional Final summary CBS Sunday, March 25 box score # 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 UNLV 102 16 Arkansas -- Little Rock 72 UNLV 76 Salt Lake City 8 Ohio State 65 8 Ohio State 84 9 Providence 83 * UNLV 69 12 Ball State 67 5 Oregon State 53 12 Ball State 54 12 Ball State 62 Salt Lake City Louisville 60 Louisville 78 13 Idaho 59 UNLV 131 11 Loyola Marymount 101 6 New Mexico State 92 11 Loyola Marymount 111 11 Loyola Marymount 149 Long Beach Michigan 115 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 Arizona 55 Arizona 79 15 South Florida 67 Regional Final summary CBS Sunday, March 25 box score # 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 box score # 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 box score # 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 Main article : 1990 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Championship Game CBS April 2 Box score # 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. Brent Musburger and Billy Packer ( final four and championship game only ) Musburger 's final game for CBS. Dick Stockton and Hubie Brown ( Elite eight only ) James Brown and Bill Raftery ( West regional only ) Greg Gumbel and Quinn Buckner ( East regional only ) Brad Nessler and Tom Heinsohn ( Midwest regional only ) Tim Brant and Len Elmore ( Southeast regional only ) See also 1990 NCAA Division II Men 's Basketball Tournament 1990 NCAA Division III Men 's Basketball Tournament 1990 NCAA Division I Women 's Basketball Tournament 1990 NCAA Division II Women 's Basketball Tournament 1990 NCAA Division III Women 's Basketball Tournament 1990 National Invitation Tournament 1990 National Women 's Invitation Tournament 1990 NAIA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament 1990 NAIA Division I Women 's Basketball Tournament NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament Tournaments 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1989 1990 1991 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Structure Selection process Venues # 1 seeds Opening Round Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game Champions & awards Champions Most Outstanding Player Media & culture Bracketology Broadcasting Tournament Final Four March Madness pools `` One Shining Moment '' Records & statistics All - time team records Bids by school Bids by school and conference Consecutive appearances Final Four appearances by school Final Four participants Final Four appearances by coach Upsets UNLV Runnin ' Rebels basketball 1989 -- 90 NCAA champions 00 David Butler 4 Larry Johnson 12 Anderson Hunt ( MOP ) 30 Dave Rice 32 Stacey Augmon 35 Moses Scurry 50 Greg Anthony Head coach Jerry Tarkanian Assistant coaches Tim Grgurich Ron Ganulin Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Series 1975 -- 1990 Monday Night Football ( 1975 -- 76 ) The NFL Today / NFL on CBS ( 1976 -- 77 ) The NFL Today / NFL on CBS ( 1977 -- 78 ) Monday Night Football ( 1978 -- 79 ) College Football on ABC ( 1979 -- 80 ) PGA Golf Tour ( 1980 -- 81 ) NFL on CBS ( 1981 -- 82 ) NFL on CBS ( 1982 -- 83 ) Not awarded ( 1983 -- 84 ) Not awarded ( 1984 -- 85 ) Not awarded ( 1985 -- 86 ) NFL on CBS ( 1986 -- 87 ) Monday Night Football ( 1987 -- 88 ) 1988 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament ( 1988 ) Monday Night Football ( 1989 ) 1990 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament ( 1990 ) 1991 -- 2009 1991 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament ( 1991 ) 1992 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament ( 1992 ) Monday Night Football ( 1993 ) Monday Night Football ( 1994 ) ESPN SpeedWorld ( 1995 ) ESPN SpeedWorld ( 1996 ) Monday Night Football ( 1997 ) NBC Golf Tour ( 1998 ) Major League Baseball on Fox ( 1999 ) ESPN Sunday Night Football ( 2000 ) NASCAR on Fox ( 2001 ) The NBA on NBC ( 2002 ) ESPN Sunday Night Football ( 2003 ) Monday Night Football ( 2004 ) NASCAR on Fox ( 2005 ) NASCAR on NBC / NASCAR on TNT ( 2006 ) NASCAR on Fox ( 2007 ) NBC Sunday Night Football ( 2008 ) NBC Sunday Night Football ( 2009 ) 2010 -- present NBC Sunday Night Football ( 2010 ) NBC Sunday Night Football ( 2011 ) NBC Sunday Night Football ( 2012 ) NBC Sunday Night Football ( 2013 ) NASCAR on Fox ( 2014 ) NBC Sunday Night Football ( 2015 ) NBC Sunday Night Football ( 2016 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1990_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament&oldid=836859963 '' Categories : NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Championship 1989 -- 90 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season Sports competitions in Denver 1990 in sports in Colorado Basketball in Austin, Texas Basketball in the Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex 1990s in Denver March 1990 sports events April 1990 sports events Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 17 April 2018, at 08 : 11. 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Question: who won the ncaa basketball championship in 1990
Answer: UNLV