1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

1989 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season	1988–89
Teams	64
Finals site	Kingdome; Seattle, Washington
Champions	Michigan Wolverines (1st title, 3rd title game,; 4th Final Four)
Runner-up	Seton Hall Pirates (1st title game,; 1st Final Four)
Semifinalists	Duke Blue Devils (7th Final Four); Illinois Fighting Illini (4th Final Four);
Winning coach	Steve Fisher (1st title)
MOP	Glen Rice (Michigan)
Attendance	613,242
Top scorer	Glen Rice (Michigan); (184 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1988	1990»

The 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1989, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Seattle. A total of 63 games were played.

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Michigan, coached by Steve Fisher, won the national title with an 80–79 overtime victory in the final game over Seton Hall, coached by P. J. Carlesimo. Glen Rice of Michigan set an NCAA tournament record by scoring 184 points in six games and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Just prior to the start of this tournament, Michigan coach Bill Frieder had announced that he would accept the head coaching position at Arizona State University at the end of the season. Michigan athletic director Bo Schembechler promptly fired Frieder and appointed top assistant Fisher as interim coach, stating famously, that "a Michigan man is going to coach a Michigan team."

Two 16-seeded teams came within one point of victory in the first round (Georgetown vs. Princeton, Oklahoma vs. East Tennessee State), and a third came within six points. This tournament was also unusual in that all four 11-seeds advanced out of the first round.

The 1989 Tournament was the second one since 1980, with 1987 being the first, in which the defending national champion did not participate in the tournament. Kansas, winner of the 1988 NCAA title, had been placed on probation for violations committed by former coach Larry Brown and was barred from the tournament. Brown left Kansas immediately after winning the national championship to return to coaching in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs, leaving first-year coach Roy Williams to coach the team. It is the only time the Jayhawks have missed the NCAA tournament from 1984 to the present day. The defending champion would not be left out of the next year's tournament again until 2008. The tournament was notable for the poor performance of the SEC. After traditional stalwart Kentucky missed the postseason after experiencing its first losing season since 1927, none of the five SEC teams won a game in the tournament.

Atlanta

Indianapolis

Dallas

Providence

Greensboro

Nashville

Tucson

Boise

1989 first and second rounds

Denver

Lexington

Minneapolis

E. Rutherford

Seattle

1989 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1989 tournament, and their hosts:

First and Second Rounds

March 16 and 18
- East Region
  - Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference)
- Midwest Region
  - Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Butler University, Midwestern Collegiate Conference)
- Southeast Region
  - Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tennessee (Host: Vanderbilt University)
- West Region
  - BSU Pavilion, Boise, Idaho (Host: Boise State University)
March 17 and 19
- East Region
  - Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Providence College)
- Midwest Region
  - Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas (Host: Southwest Conference)
- Southeast Region
  - Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Tech)
- West Region
  - McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona (Host: University of Arizona)

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

March 23 and 25
- Southeast Regional, Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
- West Regional, McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado (Hosts: University of Colorado Boulder, Big 8 Conference)
March 24 and 26
- East Regional, Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (Hosts: Seton Hall University, Big East Conference)
- Midwest Regional, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

April 1 and 3
- Kingdome, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)

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Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East	1	Georgetown	John Thompson	Big East	Elite Eight	2 Duke	L 85–77
East	2	Duke	Mike Krzyzewski	Atlantic Coast	Final Four	3 Seton Hall	L 95–78
East	3	Stanford	Mike Montgomery	Pacific-10	Round of 64	14 Siena	L 80–78
East	4	Iowa	Tom Davis	Big Ten	Round of 32	5 NC State	L 102–96
East	5	NC State	Jim Valvano	Atlantic Coast	Sweet Sixteen	1 Georgetown	L 69–61
East	6	Kansas State	Lon Kruger	Big Eight	Round of 64	11 Minnesota	L 86–75
East	7	West Virginia	Gale Catlett	Atlantic 10	Round of 32	2 Duke	L 70–63
East	8	Vanderbilt	C. M. Newton	Southeastern	Round of 64	9 Notre Dame	L 81–65
East	9	Notre Dame	Digger Phelps	Independent	Round of 32	1 Georgetown	L 81–74
East	10	Tennessee	Don DeVoe	Southeastern	Round of 64	7 West Virginia	L 84–68
East	11	Minnesota	Clem Haskins	Big Ten	Sweet Sixteen	2 Duke	L 87–70
East	12	South Carolina	George Felton	Metro	Round of 64	5 NC State	L 81–66
East	13	Rutgers	Bob Wenzel	Atlantic 10	Round of 64	4 Iowa	L 87–73
East	14	Siena	Mike Deane	North Atlantic	Round of 32	11 Minnesota	L 80–67
East	15	South Carolina State	Cy Alexander	Mid-Eastern	Round of 64	2 Duke	L 90–69
East	16	Princeton	Pete Carril	Ivy League	Round of 64	1 Georgetown	L 50–49
Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
Midwest	1	Illinois	Lou Henson	Big Ten	Final Four	3 Michigan	L 83–81
Midwest	2	Syracuse	Jim Boeheim	Big East	Elite Eight	1 Illinois	L 89–86
Midwest	3	Missouri	Norm Stewart	Big Eight	Sweet Sixteen	2 Syracuse	L 83–80
Midwest	4	Louisville	Denny Crum	Metro	Sweet Sixteen	1 Illinois	L 83–69
Midwest	5	Arkansas	Nolan Richardson	Southwest	Round of 32	4 Louisville	L 93–84
Midwest	6	Georgia Tech	Bobby Cremins	Atlantic Coast	Round of 64	11 Texas	L 76–70
Midwest	7	Florida	Norm Sloan	Southeastern	Round of 64	10 Colorado State	L 68–46
Midwest	8	Pittsburgh	Paul Evans	Big East	Round of 64	9 Ball State	L 68–64
Midwest	9	Ball State	Rick Majerus	Mid-American	Round of 32	1 Illinois	L 72–60
Midwest	10	Colorado State	Boyd Grant	Western Athletic	Round of 32	2 Syracuse	L 65–50
Midwest	11	Texas	Tom Penders	Southwest	Round of 32	3 Missouri	L 108–89
Midwest	12	Loyola Marymount	Paul Westhead	West Coast	Round of 64	5 Arkansas	L 120–101
Midwest	13	Arkansas–Little Rock	Mike Newell	Trans America	Round of 64	4 Louisville	L 76–71
Midwest	14	Creighton	Tony Barone	Missouri Valley	Round of 64	3 Missouri	L 85–69
Midwest	15	Bucknell	Charlie Woollum	East Coast	Round of 64	2 Syracuse	L 104–81
Midwest	16	McNeese State	Steve Welch	Southland	Round of 64	1 Illinois	L 77–71
Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
Southeast	1	Oklahoma	Billy Tubbs	Big Eight	Sweet Sixteen	5 Virginia	L 86–80
Southeast	2	North Carolina	Dean Smith	Atlantic Coast	Sweet Sixteen	3 Michigan	L 92–87
Southeast	3	Michigan	Steve Fisher	Big Ten	Champion	3 Seton Hall	W 80–79
Southeast	4	Florida State	Pat Kennedy	Metro	Round of 64	13 Middle Tennessee	L 97–83
Southeast	5	Virginia	Terry Holland	Atlantic Coast	Elite Eight	3 Michigan	L 102–65
Southeast	6	Alabama	Wimp Sanderson	Southeastern	Round of 64	11 South Alabama	L 86–84
Southeast	7	UCLA	Jim Harrick	Pacific-10	Round of 32	2 North Carolina	L 88–81
Southeast	8	La Salle	Speedy Morris	Metro Atlantic	Round of 64	9 Louisiana Tech	L 83–74
Southeast	9	Louisiana Tech	Tommy Joe Eagles	American South	Round of 32	1 Oklahoma	L 124–81
Southeast	10	Iowa State	Johnny Orr	Big Eight	Round of 64	7 UCLA	L 84–74
Southeast	11	South Alabama	Ronnie Arrow	Sun Belt	Round of 32	3 Michigan	L 91–82
Southeast	12	Providence	Rick Barnes	Big East	Round of 64	5 Virginia	L 100–97
Southeast	13	Middle Tennessee	Bruce Stewart	Ohio Valley	Round of 32	5 Virginia	L 104–88
Southeast	14	Xavier	Pete Gillen	Midwestern	Round of 64	3 Michigan	L 92–87
Southeast	15	Southern	Ben Jobe	Southwest Athletic	Round of 64	2 North Carolina	L 93–79
Southeast	16	East Tennessee State	Les Robinson	Southern	Round of 64	1 Oklahoma	L 72–71
Region	Seed	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
West	1	Arizona	Lute Olson	Pacific-10	Sweet Sixteen	4 UNLV	L 68–67
West	2	Indiana	Bob Knight	Big Ten	Sweet Sixteen	3 Seton Hall	L 78–65
West	3	Seton Hall	P. J. Carlesimo	Big East	Runner Up	3 Michigan	L 80–79
West	4	UNLV	Jerry Tarkanian	Big West	Elite Eight	3 Seton Hall	L 84–61
West	5	Memphis State	Larry Finch	Metro	Round of 64	12 DePaul	L 66–63
West	6	Oregon State	Ralph Miller	Pacific-10	Round of 64	11 Evansville	L 94–90
West	7	UTEP	Don Haskins	Western Athletic	Round of 32	2 Indiana	L 92–69
West	8	Saint Mary's	Lynn Nance	West Coast	Round of 64	9 Clemson	L 83–70
West	9	Clemson	Cliff Ellis	Atlantic Coast	Round of 32	1 Arizona	L 94–68
West	10	LSU	Dale Brown	Southeastern	Round of 64	7 UTEP	L 85–74
West	11	Evansville	Jim Crews	Missouri Valley	Round of 32	3 Seton Hall	L 87–73
West	12	DePaul	Joey Meyer	Independent	Round of 32	4 UNLV	L 85–70
West	13	Idaho	Kermit Davis	Big Sky	Round of 64	4 UNLV	L 68–56
West	14	Southwest Missouri State	Charlie Spoonhour	Mid-Continent	Round of 64	3 Seton Hall	L 60–51
West	15	George Mason	Ernie Nestor	Colonial	Round of 64	2 Indiana	L 99–85
West	16	Robert Morris	Jarrett Durham	Northeast	Round of 64	1 Arizona	L 94–60

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* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

First round			Quarter-finals			Regional semifinals			Regional Finals

1	Georgetown	50

16	Princeton	49
			1	Georgetown	81
Providence
			9	Notre Dame	74
8	Vanderbilt	65

9	Notre Dame	81
						1	Georgetown	69

						5	NC State	61
5	NC State	81

12	South Carolina	66
			5	NC State	102**
Providence
			4	Iowa	96
4	Iowa	87

13	Rutgers	73
									1	Georgetown	77

									2	Duke	85
6	Kansas State	75

11	Minnesota	86
			11	Minnesota	80
Greensboro
			14	Siena	67
3	Stanford	78

14	Siena	80
						11	Minnesota	70

						2	Duke	87
7	West Virginia	84

10	Tennessee	68
			7	West Virginia	63
Greensboro
			2	Duke	70
2	Duke	90

15	South Carolina State	69

First round summary

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#2 Duke Blue Devils 90, #15 South Carolina State Bulldogs 69
Pts: P. Henderson – 22 Rebs: D. Ferry – 8 Asts: Q. Snyder – 8		Pts: A. Caldwell – 20 Rebs: T. Williams – 8 Asts: A. Caldwell, D. Gilmore – 2 Halftime Score: Duke, 49–34

#1 Georgetown Hoyas 50, #16 Princeton Tigers 49
Pts: A. Mourning – 21 Rebs: A. Mourning – 13		Pts: R. Scrabis – 15 Rebs: G. Leftwich – 5 Asts: K. Mueller – 8 Halftime Score: Princeton, 29–21

#2 Duke Blue Devils 70, #7 West Virginia Mountaineers 63
Pts: D. Ferry – 20 Rebs: A. Abdelnaby, D. Ferry – 8 Asts: D. Ferry – 4		Pts: H. Brooks – 13 Rebs: R. Foster – 10 Asts: S. Berger – 5 Halftime Score: Duke, 35–28

#1 Georgetown Hoyas 81, #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 74
Pts: C. Smith – 34 Rebs: J. Jackson – 7 Asts: C. Smith – 6		Pts: L. Ellis – 24 Rebs: L. Ellis – 10 Asts: T. Singleton – 6 Halftime Score: Notre Dame, 36–32

#2 Duke Blue Devils 87, #11 Minnesota Golden Gophers 70
Pts: R. Brickey, P. Henderson – 21 Rebs: C. Laettner – 11 Asts: Q. Snyder – 8		Pts: W. Burton – 26 Rebs: W. Bond – 6 Asts: M. Newbern – 7 Halftime Score: Duke, 45–30

#1 Georgetown Hoyas 69, #5 North Carolina State Wolfpack 61
Pts: D. Bryant – 21 Rebs: A. Mourning – 12 Asts: C. Smith – 5		Pts: R. Monroe – 26 Rebs: C. Brown – 12 Asts: C. Corchiani – 4 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 42–28

#2 Duke Blue Devils 85, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 77
Pts: C. Laettner – 24 Rebs: C. Laettner – 9 Asts: Q. Snyder – 7		Pts: C. Smith – 21 Rebs: S. Jefferson – 7 Asts: D. Bryant – 3 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 40–38

#4 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 68, #13 Idaho Vandals 56
Pts: S. Augmon – 17 Rebs: M. Scurry – 14 Asts: A. Hunt – 4		Pts: R. Smith – 20 Rebs: R. Brown, J. Fitch – 9 Asts: L. Nash – 3 Halftime Score: UNLV, 27–22

#3 Seton Hall Pirates 60, #14 Southwest Missouri State Bears 51
Pts: J. Morton – 26 Rebs: D. Walker – 6 Asts: A. Gaze – 4		Pts: H. Henderson – 18 Rebs: H. Henderson – 6 Asts: D. Lewis – 6 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 30–23

#4 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 85, #12 DePaul Blue Demons 70
Pts: D. Butler – 23 Rebs: S. Augmon – 6 Asts: A. Hunt – 7		Pts: T. Greene – 29 Rebs: S. Brundy – 15 Asts: T. Greene – 6 Halftime Score: 40–40

#3 Seton Hall Pirates 87, #11 Evansville Aces 73
Pts: J. Morton – 17 Rebs: R. Ramos, D. Walker – 10 Asts: G. Greene, P. Wigington – 5		Pts: S. Haffner – 20 Rebs: D. Godfread – 6 Asts: R. Crafton – 7 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 49–41

#3 Seton Hall Pirates 78, #2 Indiana Hoosiers 65
Pts: J. Morton – 17 Rebs: D. Walker – 10 Asts: G. Greene – 5		Pts: J. Edwards – 18 Rebs: E. Anderson – 6 Asts: J. Hillman, L. Jones – 3 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 42–33

#4 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 68, #1 Arizona Wildcats 67
Pts: A. Hunt – 21 Rebs: G. Ackles, S. Augmon – 6 Asts: G. Anthony – 11		Pts: S. Elliott – 22 Rebs: S. Elliott – 14 Asts: K. Lofton – 6 Halftime Score: UNLV, 37–36

#3 Seton Hall Pirates 84, #4 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 61
Pts: A. Gaze – 19 Rebs: D. Walker – 15 Asts: G. Greene – 3		Pts: G. Anthony – 16 Rebs: M. Scurry – 14 Asts: G. Anthony – 4 Halftime Score: Seton Hall, 34–30

#5 Virginia Cavaliers 100, #12 Providence Friars 97
Pts: R. Morgan – 33 Rebs: M. Blundin, B. Stith – 7 Asts: J. Crotty – 10		Pts: M. Conlon – 23 Rebs: A. Shamsid-Deen – 8 Asts: E. Murdick, C. Screen – 6 Halftime Score: Virginia, 50–49

#3 Michigan Wolverines 92, #14 Xavier Musketeers 87
Pts: G. Rice, R. Robinson – 23 Rebs: M. Hughes – 10 Asts: R. Robinson – 8		Pts: T. Hill – 21 Rebs: D. Strong – 10 Asts: J. Walker – 9 Halftime Score: Xavier, 45–42

#5 Virginia Cavaliers 104, #13 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders 88
Pts: R. Morgan– 33 Rebs: M. Blundin – 8 Asts: J. Crotty – 14		Pts: R. Henry, C. Rainey – 23 Rebs: K. Hammonds – 15 Asts: K. Hammonds, C. Rainey – 5 Halftime Score: Virginia, 49–39

#3 Michigan Wolverines 91, #11 South Alabama Jaguars 82
Pts: G. Rice – 36 Rebs: G. Rice – 8 Asts: D. Calip, T. Mills, G. Rice, R. Robinson – 5		Pts: J. Lewis – 25 Rebs: G. Estaba, J. Lewis – 9 Asts: T. Brodnick – 6 Halftime Score: South Alabama, 47–44

#5 Virginia Cavaliers 86, #1 Oklahoma Sooners 80
Pts: B. Stith – 28 Rebs: B. Dabbs – 14 Asts: J. Crotty – 8		Pts: S. King – 22 Rebs: S. King – 6 Asts: M. Blaylock – 5 Halftime Score: Virginia, 42–37

#3 Michigan Wolverines 92, #2 North Carolina Tar Heels 87
Pts: G. Rice – 34 Rebs: M. Hughes, T. Mills, G. Rice, L. Vaught – 6 Asts: R. Robinson – 13		Pts: J.R. Reid – 26 Rebs: S. Bucknall – 7 Asts: S. Bucknall – 10 Halftime Score: Michigan, 50–47

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

First round summary

Second round summary

Regional Semi-final summary

Regional Final summary

West Regional – Denver, Colorado

First round summary

Second round summary

Regional Semi-final summary

Regional Final summary

Southeast Regional – Lexington, Kentucky

First round summary

Second round summary

Regional Semi-final summary

Regional Final summary

Midwest Regional – Minneapolis

First round summary

Second round summary

Regional Semi-final summary

Regional Final summary

Final Four – Seattle

Game summaries

National Championship

Television

Radio

First and second rounds

Regionals

Final Four

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

First round summary

Second round summary

Regional Semi-final summary

Regional Final summary

West Regional – Denver, Colorado

First round summary

Second round summary

Regional Semi-final summary

Regional Final summary

Southeast Regional – Lexington, Kentucky

First round summary

Second round summary

Regional Semi-final summary

Regional Final summary

Midwest Regional – Minneapolis

First round summary

Second round summary

Regional Semi-final summary

Regional Final summary

Final Four – Seattle

Game summaries

National Championship

Television

Radio

First and second rounds

Regionals

Final Four

Schedule and venues

Teams

Bracket

Announcers

Legacy

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#3 Michigan Wolverines 102, #5 Virginia Cavaliers 65
Pts: G. Rice – 32 Rebs: L. Vaught – 9 Asts: R. Robinson – 7		Pts: R. Morgan – 15 Rebs: B. Dabbs – 12 Asts: J. Crotty – 7 Halftime Score: Michigan, 44–25

#1 Illinois Fighting Illini 77, #16 McNeese State Cowboys 71
Pts: K. Battle – 18 Rebs: N. Anderson – 12 Asts: L. Smith – 4		Pts: M. Cutright – 5 Rebs: A. Pullard – 8 Asts: D. Davis – 5 Halftime Score: Illinois, 26–21

#2 Syracuse Orangemen 104, #15 Bucknell Bison 81
Pts: B. Owens – 27 Rebs: B. Owens – 13 Asts: S. Douglas – 9		Pts: M. Butts – 22 Rebs: B. Heiden – 8 Asts: M. Joseph – 9 Halftime Score: Syracuse, 52–36

#1 Illinois Fighting Illini 72, #9 Ball State Cardinals 60
Pts: N. Anderson – 24 Rebs: K. Battle – 8 Asts: K. Gill – 7		Pts: C. Kidd – 16 Rebs: P. McCurdy – 12 Asts: S. Nichols – 6 Halftime Score: Illinois, 34–23

#2 Syracuse Orangemen 65, #10 Colorado State Rams 50
Pts: S. Thompson – 21 Rebs: D. Coleman – 7 Asts: S. Douglas – 8		Pts: A. Anderson – 15 Rebs: P. Durham – 6 Asts: P. Durham – 4 Halftime Score: Syracuse, 38–28

#1 Illinois Fighting Illini 83, #4 Louisville Cardinals 69
Pts: N. Anderson – 24 Rebs: S. Bardo, M. Liberty – 8 Asts: S. Bardo – 6		Pts: K. Payne – 19 Rebs: P. Ellison – 9 Asts: P. Ellison, L. Smith – 4 Halftime Score: Illinois, 40–37

#2 Syracuse Orangemen 83, #3 Missouri Tigers 80
Pts: S. Douglas – 27 Rebs: D. Coleman – 12 Asts: S. Douglas – 7		Pts: B. Irvin – 21 Rebs: D. Smith – 13 Asts: L. Coward – 6 Halftime Score: Missouri, 42–40

#1 Illinois Fighting Illini 89, #2 Syracuse Orangemen 86
Pts: K. Battle – 28 Rebs: N. Anderson – 16 Asts: L. Smith, K. Gill – 5		Pts: B. Owens – 22 Rebs: D. Coleman – 10 Asts: S. Douglas – 8 Halftime Score: Syracuse, 46–39

National semifinals			National Championship Game

E2	Duke	78

W3	Seton Hall	95
			W3	Seton Hall	79

			SE3	Michigan	80*
SE3	Michigan	83

MW1	Illinois	81

#W3 Seton Hall Pirates 95, #E2 Duke Blue Devils 78
Pts: A. Gaze – 20 Rebs: R. Ramos – 12 Asts: G. Greene – 8		Pts: D. Ferry – 34 Rebs: D. Ferry – 10 Asts: P. Henderson – 5 Halftime Score: Duke, 38–33