1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

Participants

Connecticut

• West Regional
• *Connecticut 91, UTSA 66
• *Connecticut 78, New Mexico 56
• *Connecticut 78, Iowa 68
• *Connecticut 67, Gonzaga 62
• Final Four
• *Connecticut 64, Ohio State 58

  Duke

• East
• *Duke 99, Florida A&M 58
• *Duke 97, Tulsa 56
• *Duke 78, Missouri State 61
• *Duke 85, Temple 64
• Final Four
• * Duke 68, Michigan State 62

  Game summary

Game notes

• In the national championship game, Connecticut defeated Duke 77-74 to win their first ever national championship, snapping Duke's 32-game winning streak, and scoring the biggest point-spread upset in Championship Game history. Duke nonetheless tied the record for most games won during a single season, with 37, which they co-held until Kentucky's 38-win seasons in 2011-2012 and in 2014-2015.
• The 1999 National Championship game would be the last time Tropicana Field would host NCAA tournament games. For Duke, they had 2 straight promising seasons end on the Tropicana Field floor, with an 86-84 loss to Kentucky in the 1998 South Regional final, and then the 1999 National Championship game.
• Connecticut was a 9.5 point underdog in this game, and is the biggest point spread underdog to ever win the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game.