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The 1981 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game took place on March 30, 1981 between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Indiana Hoosiers at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. The matchup was the final one of the forty-third consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship single-elimination tournament — commonly referred to as the NCAA Tournament — organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is used to crown a national champion for men's basketball at the Division I level.[2]

Because of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, there was talk of postponing or cancelling the title game; but once NCAA officials learned that Reagan had made it through surgery and would survive his injuries, the game was played as scheduled.[3]

The 1980–81 season was the last before the NCAA began sponsoring a championship for Division I women's basketball. All future NCAA men's tournaments and championship games would include "Men's" in their official titles.

Box score

Source:[4][5]

March 30, 1981
Indiana Hoosiers 63, North Carolina Tar Heels 50
Scoring by half: 27-26, 36-24
Pts: Isiah Thomas 23
Rebs: Ray Tolbert 11
Asts: Jim Thomas 8		 Pts: Al Wood 18
Rebs: Sam Perkins 8
Asts: Jimmy Black 6
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Ken Lauderdale, Lou Moser, & Booker Turner

References

Citations
  1. ^ "The Final Four" (pdf). 2014 NCAA Men's Final Four Records. NCAA. 2014. p. 20. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  2. ^ Hager 2012, p. 21.
  3. ^ "Indiana, UNC meet 35 years after Reagan shooting jeopardized title game". FoxSports.com. 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Jeff Borzello. "1981 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament". CBSSports.com. CBS Broadcasting Inc. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "North Carolina vs. Indiana Box Score, March 30, 1981". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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