See also: 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| 1991 NCAA tournament championship game | |
| Type: | ncg |
| Date: | April 1, 1991 |
| Year: | 1990–91 |
| Visitor School: | University of Kansas |
| Visitor Name Short: | Kansas |
| Visitor Nickname: | Jayhawks |
| Visitor Record: | 27–7 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big 8 |
| Visitor Ap: | 12 |
| Visitor Coaches: | 12 |
| Visitor Coach: | Roy Williams |
| Visitor Per1: | 34 |
| Visitor Per2: | 31 |
| Home School: | Duke University |
| Home Name Short: | Duke |
| Home Nickname: | Blue Devils |
| Home Record: | 31–7 |
| Home Conference: | ACC |
| Home Ap: | 6 |
| Home Coaches: | 6 |
| Home Coach: | Mike Krzyzewski |
| Home Per1: | 42 |
| Home Per2: | 30 |
| Arena: | Hoosier Dome |
| City: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Mvp: | Christian Laettner, Duke |
| Odds: | Duke by 3.5 |
| Us Network: | CBS |
| Us Announcers: | Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) |
| Previous: | 1990 |
| Next: | 1992 |
The 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played on April 1, 1991, at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, and featured the Midwest Regional Champion, #2-seeded Duke versus the Southeast Regional Champion, #3-seeded Kansas.
See main article: article and 1990–91 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team.
See main article: article and 1990–91 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team.
| Duke | Position | Kansas | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Terry Brown | ||||||||
| G | Adonis Jordan | ||||||||
| F | Alonzo Jamison | ||||||||
| F | Mike Maddox | ||||||||
| C | Mark Randall 1< | -- | - | † --> | |||||
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The championship game was televised in the United States by CBS. Jim Nantz provided play-by-play, while Billy Packer provided color commentary. This was the first of 32 consecutive national championship games called by Nantz.