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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instanceOf NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game
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
surface form: United States
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 NERFINISHED
Hakeem Olajuwon NERFINISHED
notablePlayerWinningTeam Dereck Whittenburg NERFINISHED
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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Phi Slama Jama reached 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game