1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
| 1982 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |||||||||||||
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| Date | March 29, 1982 | ||||||||||||
| Arena | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||
| Favorite | North Carolina by 1 ½ | ||||||||||||
| Referee(s) | John Dabrow, Bobby Dibbler & Hank Nichols | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 61,612 | ||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Gary Bender and Billy Packer | ||||||||||||
| Nielsen Ratings | 21.5 | ||||||||||||
The 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game took place on March 29, 1982, between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Georgetown Hoyas at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The match-up was the final one of the forty-fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to crown a national champion for men's basketball at the Division I level.
Head coach John Thompson and the Georgetown Hoyas entered the game ranked eighth in the AP Poll, with an overall record of 28–6. The Hoyas were led by First–team All-American Eric Floyd and seven-foot freshman Patrick Ewing. In the midst of a fifteen-game winning streak, the North Carolina Tar Heels entered the National Championship game with a record of 31–2 after defeating the Houston Cougars in the national semifinal. The Dean Smith led North Carolina Tar Heels were anchored by Junior and First–team All-American James Worthy.
The game was televised by CBS across the United States, which attracted over 17 million viewers. Georgetown jumped out to an early 12–10 lead after twelve minutes of play, with eight of North Carolina's points coming from goaltending infractions by Ewing. The Hoyas entered halftime ahead by a single point, 32–31. The teams traded the lead multiple times closing minutes of the second half. Following a turnover by Matt Doherty, Georgetown took the lead 62–61 courtesy of a jump shot from Floyd. During the ensuing possession, North Carolina Freshman Michael Jordan hit a go-ahead basket with fifteen seconds remaining to give North Carolina a one-point advantage.
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