# 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1991-92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on April 6, 1992, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It featured the East Regional Champion and defending national champion, overall #1 seed Duke versus the Southeast Regional Champion, #6-seeded Michigan.
Duke defeated Fab Five-led Michigan 71–51 to become the sixth school to repeat as national champions and were the last to repeat until the Florida Gators in 2006 and 2007.
This marked the first of what is currently four consecutive losses in the national championship game for the Wolverines, as Michigan would lose in the championship game again in 1993, as well as in 2013 and 2018. Though this game and the 1993 title game would later be vacated by Michigan due to issues found with the eligibility of Chris Webber in the University of Michigan basketball scandal.

## Participating teams
### Michigan Wolverines

* Southeast
** (6) Michigan 73, (11) Temple 66
** (6) Michigan 102, (14) East Tennessee State 90
** (6) Michigan 75, (2) Oklahoma State 72
** (6) Michigan 75, (1) Ohio State 71 (OT)
* Final Four
** (SE6) Michigan 76, (MW4) Cincinnati 72

### Duke Blue Devils

* East
** (1) Duke 82, (16) Campbell 56
** (1) Duke 75, (9) Iowa 62
** (1) Duke 81, (4) Seton Hall 69
** (1) Duke 104, (2) Kentucky 103 (OT)
* Final Four
** (E1) Duke 81, (W2) Indiana 78

## Starting lineups

| Michigan | Position | Position | Duke |
| Jimmy King | G | G | Thomas Hill |
| Jalen Rose | G | G | Bobby Hurley |
| Chris Webber | F | F | Antonio Lang |
| Ray Jackson | F | F | Grant Hill |
| Juwan Howard | C | C | † Christian Laettner 1 |
| † 1992 Consensus First Team All-American ||||
| Players selected in the 1992 NBA draft (number indicates round) ||||
Source

## Game summary

Source:
* April 6, 1992
#SE6 Michigan Wolverines 51, #E1 Duke Blue Devils 71 :
| Scoring by half: 31-30, 20-41 |||
| Pts: Chris Webber 14 Rebs: Chris Webber 11 Asts: Jalen Rose 4 | Pts: Christian Laettner 19 Rebs: Grant Hill 10 Asts: Bobby Hurley 7 |
* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| G | 5 | Jalen Rose | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| G | 24 | Jimmy King | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 21 | Ray Jackson | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 4 | Chris Webber | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| C | 25 | Juwan Howard | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| F/C | 43 | Eric Riley | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 32 | James Voskuil | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| G | 3 | Rob Pelinka | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| G/F | 31 | Freddie Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 22 | Jason Bossard | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 14 | Michael Talley | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| F | 43 | Chip Armer | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 34 | Chris Seter | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Steve Fisher ||||||
| Michigan | Duke |
| Michigan | Statistics | Duke |
| 22/58 (38%) | Field goals | 25/57 (44%) |
| 1/11 (9%) | 3-pt. field goals | 4/9 (44%) |
| 6/12 (50%) | Free throws | 17/22 (77%) |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Defensive rebounds | 22 |
| 33 | Total rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| G | 11 | Bobby Hurley | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| G | 12 | Thomas Hill | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| F | 33 | Grant Hill | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| F | 32 | Christian Laettner | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| C | 21 | Antonio Lang | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| F | 44 | Cherokee Parks | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| G/F | 23 | Brian Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 54 | Christian Ast | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| G | 4 | Kenneth Blakeney | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 5 | Ron Burt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 3 | Marty Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Mike Krzyzewski ||||||

## Media coverage

The championship game was televised in the United States by CBS. Jim Nantz provided play-by-play, while Billy Packer provided color commentary.

## Aftermath

Michigan would later vacate its appearance in both the 1992 and 1993 Final Four and their subsequent title games due to issues found with the eligibility of Chris Webber in the Ed Martin scandal. While the other members of the Fab Five were cleared of any wrongdoing, the group's reputation was nonetheless tarnished by the scandal.
1992 marked the start of a losing streak in the national championship game for the Wolverines. Michigan would lose in the championship game again in 1993, as well as in 2013 and 2018, which brought their record in the title game to 1–6, the worst record among teams that have previously won a championship.
Duke would return to the national championship game in 1994 and 1999, but they would fall to Arkansas and UConn respectively. The Blue Devils would win their next championship in 2001 against Arizona.