1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

1986 NCAA tournament championship game
National championship game
72	69
	AP: 1; Coaches; : 1
	AP: 1; Coaches; : 1
Date	March 31, 1986
Venue	CBS
Announcers	Brent Musburger (play-by-play); Billy Packer (color)
	← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the

Dallas, Texas,^[1] and featured the East Regional Champion, #1-seeded Duke and the West Regional Champion, #2-seeded Louisville.^[1]

This was the last national championship that was played in the

Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex until 2014 which was played at AT&T Stadium in nearby Arlington, Texas due to the NCAA's preference for domed stadiums. This was also the last championship game to ever feature a team from the Metro Conference

Participating teams

West
- (2) Louisville 93, (15) Drexel 73
- (2) Louisville 82, (7) Bradley 68
- (2) Louisville 94, (3) North Carolina 79
- (2) Louisville 84, (8) Auburn 76
Final Four
- (W2) Louisville 88, (SE11) LSU 77^[2]

East
- (1) Duke (1) 85, (16) Mississippi Valley State 78
- (1) Duke 89, (8) Old Dominion 61
- (1) Duke 74, (12) DePaul 67
- (1) Duke 71, (7) Navy 50
Final Four
- (E1) Duke 71, (MW1) Kansas 67^[2]

Louisville	Position	Duke
Milt Wagner 2	G	Tommy Amaker
Jeff Hall	G	† Johnny Dawkins 1
Herbert Brooks	F	David Henderson
Billy Thompson 1	F	Mark Alarie 1
Pervis Ellison	C	Jay Bilas
† 1986 Consensus First Team All-American
Players selected in the 1986 NBA draft (number indicates round)

Source

CBS

Monday, March 31
8:00 p.m.

CST^[1]

#W2 Louisville Cardinals 72, #E1 Duke Blue Devils 69
Pts: Pervis Ellison – 25 Rebs: Herbert Crook – 12 Asts : Herbert Crook – 5		Pts: Johnny Dawkins – 24 Rebs: Mark Alarie – 6 Asts: Tommy Amaker – 7 Halftime Score: Duke, 37–34

Reunion Arena – Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 16,493^[3]
Referees: Hank Nichols, Don Rutledge, Pete Pavia^[3]