1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
| 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament |
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| Teams | 64 | ||||
| Finals site |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Champions |
North Carolina (3rd title, 6th title game, 11th Final Four) |
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| Runner-up |
Michigan (Vacated) (5th title game, 6th Final Four) |
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| Winning coach | Dean Smith (2nd title) | ||||
| MOP | Donald Williams North Carolina | ||||
| Attendance | 715,246 | ||||
| Top scorer | Donald Williams North Carolina (118 points) |
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The 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 63 games were played.
North Carolina, coached by Dean Smith, won the national title with a 77–71 victory in the final game over Michigan, coached by Steve Fisher.Donald Williams of North Carolina was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The most memorable play in the championship game came in the last seconds as Michigan's Chris Webber tried to call a timeout with his team down by 2 points when double-teamed by North Carolina. Michigan had already used all of its timeouts, so Webber's gaffe resulted in a technical foul. Michigan subsequently vacated its entire 1992–93 schedule, including its six NCAA Tournament games, after it emerged that Webber had received under-the-table payments from a booster.
In a game that featured two great individual battles (one between Bobby Hurley and Jason Kidd, and the other between Grant Hill and Lamond Murray), two-time defending champion Duke was upset in the second round by California.
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