2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

2002 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
52	64
AP: NR; Coaches: NR;	AP: 4; Coaches: 4;
Date	April 1, 2002
Venue	Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	Juan Dixon, Maryland
Favorite	Maryland by 7.5
Referees	Jim Burr, Richard Cartmell, Tony Greene
Attendance	53,406
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Jim Nantz (play-by-play); Billy Packer (color); Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian (sideline)
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The 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 2001-02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2002 National Title Game was played on April 1, 2002 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, The 2002 National Title Game was played between the 2002 East Regional Champions, #1-seeded Maryland and the 2002 South Regional Champions, #5-seeded Indiana.

Starting lineups

Indiana	Position	Maryland
Tom Coverdale	G	Steve Blake 2
Dane Fife	G	† Juan Dixon 1
Jared Jeffries 1	F	Byron Mouton
Jarrad Odle	F	Chris Wilcox 1
Kyle Hornsby	F/C	Lonny Baxter 2
† 2002 Consensus First Team All-American
Players selected in an NBA draft (number indicates round)

Source^[1]

Game summary

The Maryland Terrapins completed the task they set out to do one year earlier by defeating the Indiana Hoosiers, 64–52. Maryland led virtually the entire game except for a brief point with 9:50 left in the basketball game when Indiana took a 44–42 lead. Maryland answered the Hoosier run and ended the game with a 22–8 run to bring home the school's first and coach Gary Williams' only men's basketball National Championship. Senior Juan Dixon was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player (MOP).^[2]

Aftermath

On November 19, 2012, Maryland would join the Big Ten Conference becoming the 13th member to join the conference. Since Indiana was already in the Big Ten Conference, the two teams would later become conference foes and end up facing each other at least once every year.^[3]

References

^ "Maryland vs. Indiana Box Score (Men), April 1, 2002". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
^ "2002 NCAA National Championship: (E1) Maryland 64, (S5) Indiana 52". CNN Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
^ Prewitt, Alex (November 19, 2012). "Maryland moving to Big Ten". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 19, 2012.

[1] "Maryland vs. Indiana Box Score (Men), April 1, 2002". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

[CNNSI4.1-2] "2002 NCAA National Championship: (E1) Maryland 64, (S5) Indiana 52". CNN Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Retrieved March 6, 2008.

[3] Prewitt, Alex (November 19, 2012). "Maryland moving to Big Ten". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 19, 2012.

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