The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the

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and it determined the national champion for the 1991-92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on April 6, 1992, at the

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. It featured the East Regional Champion and defending national champion, overall #1 seed

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versus the Southeast Regional Champion, #6-seeded

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. Duke defeated Fab Five-led Michigan 71–51 to become the sixth school to repeat as national champions and were the last to repeat until the

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in 2006 and 2007. This marked the first of what is currently four consecutive losses in the national championship game for the Wolverines, as Michigan would lose in the championship game again in

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, as well as in

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and

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. Though this game and the 1993 title game would later be vacated by Michigan due to issues found with the eligibility of

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in the

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Participating teams

Michigan Wolverines

*Southeast **(6) Michigan 73, (11) Temple 66 **(6) Michigan 102, (14) East Tennessee State 90 **(6) Michigan 75, (2) Oklahoma State 72 **(6) Michigan 75, (1) Ohio State 71 (OT) *Final Four **(SE6) Michigan 76, (MW4) Cincinnati 72

Duke Blue Devils

*East **(1) Duke 82, (16) Campbell 56 **(1) Duke 75, (9) Iowa 62 **(1) Duke 81, (4) Seton Hall 69 ** (1) Duke 104, (2) Kentucky 103 (OT) *Final Four **(E1) Duke 81, (W2) Indiana 78

Starting lineups

Game summary

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Media coverage

The championship game was televised in the United States by

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provided

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, while

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provided

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Aftermath

Michigan would later vacate its appearance in both the 1992 and 1993 Final Four and their subsequent title games due to issues found with the eligibility of

in the Ed Martin scandal. While the other members of the Fab Five were cleared of any wrongdoing, the group's reputation was nonetheless tarnished by the scandal. 1992 marked the start of a losing streak in the national championship game for the Wolverines. Michigan would lose in the championship game again in

, as well as in

and

, which brought their record in the title game to 1–6, the worst record among teams that have previously won a championship. Duke would return to the national championship game in

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and

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, but they would fall to

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and

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respectively. The Blue Devils would win their next championship in

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against

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References

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