See also: 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| 1987 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |
| Type: | ncg |
| Date: | March 30, 1987 |
| Year: | 1986–87 |
| Visitor School: | Syracuse University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Syracuse |
| Visitor Nickname: | Orangemen |
| Visitor Record: | 31–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big East |
| Visitor Ap: | 10 |
| Visitor Coaches: | 10 |
| Visitor Coach: | Jim Boeheim |
| Visitor Per1: | 33 |
| Visitor Per2: | 40 |
| Home School: | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Home Name Short: | Indiana |
| Home Nickname: | Hoosiers |
| Home Record: | 29–4 |
| Home Conference: | Big Ten |
| Home Ap: | 3 |
| Home Coaches: | 2 |
| Home Coach: | Bob Knight |
| Home Per1: | 34 |
| Home Per2: | 40 |
| Arena: | Louisiana Superdome |
| City: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Mvp: | Keith Smart, Indiana |
| Odds: | Indiana by 5 |
| Us Network: | CBS |
| Us Announcers: | Brent Musburger (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) |
| Previous: | 1986 |
| Next: | 1988 |
The 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the final round of the 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and determined the national champion for the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on March 30, 1987, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, and featured the Midwest Regional Champion, #1-seeded Indiana and the East Regional Champion, #2-seeded Syracuse.[1]
"One Shining Moment", which serves as the closing song for the NCAA Tournament coverage, was played for the first time after this game. It was originally slated to debut after Super Bowl XXI, which also aired on CBS, but was shelved due to player interviews taking up too much time and the network scheduling a primetime show immediately following said game.
See main article: 1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team.
See main article: 1986–87 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team.
| Syracuse | Position | Indiana | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | † Steve Alford 2 | ||||
| Greg Monroe | G | Keith Smart | |||
| F | Rick Calloway | ||||
| Howard Triche | F | Daryl Thomas | |||
| Rony Seikaly 1 | C | Dean Garrett | |||
| † | |||||
Syracuse led, 73–72, with 28 seconds remaining, but Derrick Coleman missed the front end of a one-and-one, setting the stage for the game-winner from Keith Smart, who hit a jumper over Howard Triche with four seconds left. By the time Syracuse called timeout to set up a final play, there was one second remaining. A final desperation length-of-the-court pass was intercepted by Smart, who flung the ball into the stands, and the Hoosiers celebrated their national championship win.