See also: 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
| 1994 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |
| Type: | ncg |
| Date: | April 4, 1994 |
| Year: | 1993-94 |
| Visitor School: | Duke University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Duke |
| Visitor Nickname: | Blue Devils |
| Visitor Record: | 28–5 |
| Visitor Conference: | ACC |
| Visitor Ap: | 6 |
| Visitor Coaches: | 6 |
| Visitor Coach: | Mike Krzyzewski |
| Visitor Per1: | 33 |
| Visitor Per2: | 39 |
| Home School: | University of Arkansas |
| Home Name Short: | Arkansas |
| Home Nickname: | Razorbacks |
| Home Record: | 30–3 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Home Ap: | 2 |
| Home Coaches: | 1 |
| Home Coach: | Nolan Richardson |
| Home Per1: | 34 |
| Home Per2: | 42 |
| Arena: | Charlotte Coliseum |
| City: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mvp: | Corliss Williamson, Arkansas |
| Odds: | Arkansas by 5 |
| Us Network: | CBS |
| Us Announcers: | Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) |
| Previous: | 1993 |
| Next: | 1995 |
The 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1993-94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on April 4, 1994, at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, and featured the Midwest Regional Champion, #1-seeded Arkansas and the Southeast Regional Champion, #2-seeded Duke.
Arkansas defeated Duke 76–72 to win their first national championship in program history, denying the ACC a fourth straight title.
See main article: 1993–94 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team.
See main article: 1993–94 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team.
| Duke | Position | Arkansas | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Scotty Thurman | ||||
| G | Corey Beck | ||||
| † Grant Hill 1 | F | Ken Biley | |||
| Antonio Lang 2 | F | Corliss Williamson | |||
| C | Dwight Stewart | ||||
| † | |||||
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Duke's Grant Hill made a 3-pointer to tie the game at 70 with 1:30 left. After an Arkansas timeout, Scotty Thurman hit a 3-pointer over Antonio Lang as the 35-second shot clock expired, giving the Razorbacks a 73–70 lead with 50.7 seconds remaining. Chris Collins missed a 3 that would have tied the score. Clint McDaniel rebounded for Arkansas and was fouled with 28.4 seconds left. He made one of two free throws to put Arkansas up by four, 74–70. Collins missed a floater in the lane. Corey Beck rebounded and was fouled. Beck missed the first free throw and made the second for a 75–70 Razorbacks lead with 17.2 seconds left. Jeff Capel's 3-point attempt missed, but Cherokee Parks got the offensive rebound and scored on the putback to bring the Blue Devils within three, 75–72, with 10.2 seconds left. McDaniel was fouled with 9 seconds left, and he hit one of two free throws to seal the national championship for Arkansas with a 76–72 victory over Duke.