1999 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |||||||||||||
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National Championship Game | |||||||||||||
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Date | March 29, 1999 | ||||||||||||
Arena | Tropicana Field | ||||||||||||
Location | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||||||||||
MVP | Richard Hamilton, Connecticut | ||||||||||||
Favorite | Duke by 9.5 | ||||||||||||
Referee(s) | Tim Higgins, Gerald Boudreaux, Scott Thornley | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 41,340 | ||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||
Network | CBS | ||||||||||||
Announcers |
Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian (sideline) |
The 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1998-99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1999 National Title Game was played on March 29, 1999, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, The 1999 National Title Game was played between the 1999 East Regional Champions, #1-seeded Duke and the 1999 West Regional Champions, #1-seeded Connecticut.
Seeding in brackets