1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
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The 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title contest of the 1982–83 season, famously ending with Jim Valvano’s underdog NC State team defeating heavily favored Houston in one of the most dramatic finishes in college basketball history.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
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basketball game ⓘ |
| arena | University Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | approximately 17,000 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Houston Cougars men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcasterCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championTitleCountForWinner | second NCAA men's basketball championship for NC State ⓘ |
| city | Albuquerque, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfLosingTeam | Guy Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfWinningTeam | Jim Valvano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | April 4, 1983 ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| decidingPlay | last-second dunk by Lorenzo Charles ⓘ |
| decidingShotType | put-back dunk of a missed shot ⓘ |
| division | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| fame | widely regarded as one of the greatest NCAA Tournament games ⓘ |
| finalScore | North Carolina State 54–52 Houston ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| homeTeam | North Carolina State Wolfpack men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Houston Cougars men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingScore | 52 ⓘ |
| losingTeamConference | Southwest Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingTeamNickname | Phi Slama Jama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingTeamSeed | No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region ⓘ |
| marginOfVictory | 2 points ⓘ |
| nickname | Cardiac Pack game ⓘ |
| notablePlayerLosingTeam |
Clyde Drexler
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Hakeem Olajuwon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerWinningTeam |
Dereck Whittenburg
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Lorenzo Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overtime | no ⓘ |
| regionOfLosingTeam | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfWinningTeam | Raleigh, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultType | major upset ⓘ |
| season | 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most dramatic finishes in NCAA men's basketball history ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfWinningBasket | at the buzzer ⓘ |
| tournament | 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | The Pit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | North Carolina State Wolfpack men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningScore | 54 ⓘ |
| winningTeamConference | Atlantic Coast Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamNickname | Wolfpack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamSeed | No. 6 seed in the West Region ⓘ |
| year | 1983 ⓘ |
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