1991 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game
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The 1991 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 1991 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. It determined the champion of the 1990–91 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was contested by the Virginia Cavaliers and the Tennessee Lady Volunteers. The game was played on March 31, 1991, at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. After leading 27–26 at halftime, No. 4 Tennessee needed an overtime period to defeat No. 2 Tennessee 70–67 to capture the NCAA national championship,[1] and bring home the third NCAA championship in program history. Despite the runner-up finish, Virginia's Dawn Staley was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player (MOP). Staley is the only women's player to be named MOP while not playing for the championship team.
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Date | March 31, 1991 | |||||||||||||||
Venue | Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||||||||||
MVP | Dawn Staley, Virginia | |||||||||||||||
Referees | Patty Broderick and Lou Pitt | |||||||||||||||
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Network | CBS | |||||||||||||||
Announcers | Brad Nessler (play-by-play) and Mimi Griffin (analyst) | |||||||||||||||
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