1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

The 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the final round of the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and determined the national champion for the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1988 National Title Game was played on April 4, 1988 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 1988 National Title Game was played between the 1988 Southeast Regional Champions, #1-seeded Oklahoma and the 1988 Midwest Regional Champions, #6-seeded Kansas, both from the Big Eight Conference. The game remains, as of the 2023 Championship game, the last time two teams from the same conference played for the National Championship. Kansas's upset of Oklahoma was the third-biggest point-spread upset in the national title game in NCAA Tournament history. After the win, the 1988 Kansas team was remembered as "Danny and the Miracles" due to Danny Manning's excellence throughout the tournament, including a double-double in the national championship game with 31 points and 18 rebounds.

1988 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
Kansas Jayhawks Oklahoma Sooners
(26–11) (31–6)
83 79
Head coach:
Larry Brown
Head coach:
Billy Tubbs
1st half2nd half Total
Kansas Jayhawks 5033 83
Oklahoma Sooners 5029 79
DateApril 4, 1988
VenueKemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri
MVPDanny Manning, Kansas
FavoriteOklahoma by 8
RefereesJohn Clougherty, Tim Higgins & Ed Hightower
Attendance16,392
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersBrent Musburger (play-by-play)
Billy Packer (color)

Participating teams

Kansas

Danny Manning, a senior forward, was named the Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year for the third consecutive season.

  • Midwest
    • Kansas (6) 85, Xavier (11) 72
    • Kansas 61, Murray State (14) 58
    • Kansas 77, Vanderbilt (7) 64
    • Kansas 71, Kansas State (4) 58
  • Final Four
    • Kansas 66, Duke (2) 59

Oklahoma

  • Southeast
    • Oklahoma (1) 94, Chattanooga (16) 66
    • Oklahoma 107, Auburn (8) 87
    • Oklahoma 108, Louisville (5) 98
    • Oklahoma 78, Villanova (6) 59
  • Final Four
    • Oklahoma 86, Arizona (1) 78

Starting lineups

KansasPositionOklahoma
Kevin PritchardGRicky Grace
Jeff GueldnerGMookie Blaylock
Chris PiperFHarvey Grant
Milt NewtonFDave Sieger
Danny ManningCStacey King
1988 Consensus First Team All-American

Source

Game summary

Source:[1]

April 4, 1988
Kansas Jayhawks 83, Oklahoma Sooners 79
Scoring by half: 50-50, 33-29
Pts: Danny Manning 31
Rebs: Danny Manning 18
Asts: Kevin Pritchard, Clint Normore 4
Pts: Dave Sieger 22
Rebs: Stacey King, Ricky Grace 7
Asts: Dave Sieger, Ricky Grace 7
Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri
Referees: John Clougherty, Tim Higgins & Ed Hightower

References

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