took place march georgetown new_orleans louisiana match final fourth consecutive single elimination tournament commonly referred ncaa tournament organized national collegiate athletic association ncaa crown national champion men basketball division level head coach entered game ranked eighth poll overall record led team american seven foot freshman patrick midst game winning streak entered national championship game record defeating houston national semifinal led north_carolina tar heels anchored junior team american game televised cbs united_states attracted million viewers georgetown jumped early lead minutes play north_carolina points coming entered halftime ahead single point teams traded lead multiple times closing minutes second half following turnover georgetown took lead courtesy jump shot floyd ensuing possession north_carolina freshman hit ahead basket seconds remaining north_carolina point advantage won second coming worthy named outstanding player efforts tournament losing national title game appearances openly criticized coach smith won national championship head coach helped lead national title game won talented freshman jordan went left college play professional basketball background georgetown midst tenth season head coach team entered national championship game season thompson headlines signed recruit patrick schools georgetown named voters number team nation preseason polls highly touted recruiting class starting line guards forward position center participated great alaska shootout start season lost opening game southwestern louisiana playing sloppy game winning following game lost ohio_state point final game tournament georgetown began thirteen game win streak followed losing straight conference opponents finished regular season wins loss good finish second regular season standings won games collective margin points advanced championship game teams tied halftime halftime elected use man man defense zone proved effective able force shoot field led win game won bid round georgetown faced wyoming won beat eighteen leading halftime advance regional finals georgetown faced regional final game shot field setting tournament record field goal percentage game route victory national semifinal louisville teams shot poorly teams traded lead times half minutes second half georgetown gained lead relinquished defense maintain lead set pace game won north_carolina tar heels north_carolina tar heels coached season head coach tar heels smith fourth national championship game appearance coach north_carolina losing entered regular season called best class point career north_carolina team named preseason number favorite win national title north_carolina starting line consisted jordan guard positions forward starting center north_carolina opened campaign win kansas neutral site charlotte north_carolina winning games tar heels entered cable car classic points managed win game despite taken overtime north_carolina advanced tournament final defeated defeated north_carolina playing illness hand loss season won games losing virginia trailed game north_carolina won remaining games regular season team won narrowly defeating virginia tournament championship game north_carolina edged round ncaa tournament tar heels beat alabama succeeding round advance regional final north_carolina advanced final starter scored points national semifinal north_carolina pitted houston opened game run houston overcame deficit tied game minutes half coming halftime north_carolina went run eventually won game significant period time team media coverage days game played significant coverage given head coaches smith thompson served coaches united_states men olympic basketball team summer olympics montreal canada coaches met trying recruit players high school thompson quoted saying coach smith knows philosophy know philosophy smith talked thompson saying personal friend maintain contact thompson coaching relationship georgetown floyd north_carolina worthy drew attention media players grew north_carolina went church competed high school worthy commented family lives miles away floyd noted likely interact playing play position coaches told media believed respective teams play far better national semifinal games wanted win upcoming game expressed concerns georgetown shooting ability feared floyd come shooting field addition smith noted play large factor game defensive presence game limits second chance opportunities georgetown opponents associated_press wrote north_carolina disciplined team takes high percentage shots venue chosen venue final selected lexington kentucky 1970s ncaa considered hosting final football stadium final time tournament held football stadium broadcast national championship game televised united_states cbs cbs obtained rights broadcast tournament previously broadcast nbc total million homes television audience watched game broadcast earned second highest game time game summary game began tip georgetown patrick north_carolina won georgetown shot game defense called times north_carolina points georgetown coach ordered presence known defense worry calls attempting block shots north_carolina physically shot passed point score favor georgetown proceeded score consecutive worthy shots tar heels tie score score halftime favor north_carolina points coming calls teams traded majority second half largest advantage points georgetown minutes game minutes game play north_carolina managed cut lead tar heels obtained single point lead play set corners offense run game clock tar heels quickly converted free throws end bring score favor north_carolina half minutes left contest drove basket shot increase tar heels lead georgetown following possession jump shot bring team north_carolina set corners making attempt steal ball called foul sent line missed got rebound smith hit foot jump shot seconds left georgetown lead jordan received pass black connected shot seconds remaining game north_carolina point lead ensuing possession passed ball away worthy proceeded run clock double bonus worthy received free throw attempts missed floyd got rebound attempted second shot missed box score source aftermath north_carolina named outstanding player performance course tournament honor worthy named consensus team americans season tar heel sam consensus second team american despite losing game given coach year days leading national championship game north_carolina head coach focal point media record national championship games smith coached north_carolina tar heels national title games season resulted tar heels failing win tournament losses smith earned reputation able win big game coach smith won national championship game georgetown criticized game retiring coach smith led tar heels national title victory returned national championship game faced houston won ncaa men basketball national championship georgetown won thompson won head coach following year national title game time lost number seeded game featured future sporting news named year season following year jordan consensus national player year season winning player year awards given won national player year awards efforts season addition jordan memorial basketball hall fame professional careers respectively
1982 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game