| National championship game | |||||||||||||
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| Date | March 29, 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Richard Hamilton, Connecticut | ||||||||||||
| Favorite | Duke by 9.5 | ||||||||||||
| Referees | Tim Higgins, Gerald Boudreaux, Scott Thornley | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 41,340 | ||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian (sideline) | ||||||||||||
The 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1998-99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on March 29, 1999, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida and featured the East Regional Champion, #1-seeded Duke against the West Regional Champion, #1-seeded Connecticut.
UConn upset the heavily favored Blue Devils 77–74 to win their first national championship in program history, marking the start of a dynasty for the Huskies.
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