1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

1987 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
1987 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National Championship Game
(31-6)	(29-4)
73	74
Head coach:; Jim Boeheim	Head coach:; Bob Knight
AP: 10; Coaches: 10;	AP: 3; Coaches: 2;
Date	March 30, 1987
Arena	Louisiana Superdome
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP	Keith Smart, Indiana
Favorite	Indiana by 5
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Brent Musburger (play-by-play); Billy Packer (color)

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 1987 National Title Game was played on March 30, 1987 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 1987 National Title Game was played between the 1987 Midwest Regional Champions, #1-seeded Indiana and the 1987 East Regional Champions, #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.

Participating teams[]

Syracuse[]

East
- Syracuse (2) 79, Georgia Southern (15) 73
- Syracuse 104, Western Kentucky (10) 86
- Syracuse 87, Florida (6) 81
- Syracuse 79, North Carolina (1) 75
Final Four
- Syracuse 77, Providence (6) 63

Indiana[]

Midwest
- Indiana (1) 92, Fairfield (16) 58
- Indiana 107, Auburn (8) 90
- Indiana 88, Duke (5) 82
- Indiana 77, LSU (10) 76
Final Four
- Indiana 97, UNLV (1) 93

Box Score[]

CBS

Monday, March, 30

Box score

#1 Indiana Hoosiers 74, #2 Syracuse Orangemen 73
Pts: S. Alford - 23 Rebs: D. Garrett - 10 Asts: J. Hillman, K. Smart - 6		Pts: S. Douglas - 20 Rebs: D. Coleman - 19 Asts: S. Douglas - 7 Halftime Score: Indiana, 34-33

Louisiana Superdome - New Orleans, LA

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.

References[]

^ Riley, John (31 March 1987). "Seconds for Syracuse: SU partiers go little wild, even in defeat". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1. Retrieved 2 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[1] Riley, John (31 March 1987). "Seconds for Syracuse: SU partiers go little wild, even in defeat". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1. Retrieved 2 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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