2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

2002 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
Indiana Hoosiers Maryland Terrapins
Big Ten ACC
(25–11) (31–4)
52 64
Head coach:
Mike Davis
Head coach:
Gary Williams
1st half2nd halfTotal
Indiana Hoosiers 252752
Maryland Terrapins 313364
DateApril 1, 2002
VenueGeorgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
MVPJuan Dixon, Maryland
FavoriteMaryland by 7.5
RefereesJim Burr, Richard Cartmell, Tony Greene
Attendance53,406
National anthemMaryland Pep Band
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersJim Nantz (play-by-play)
Billy Packer (color)
Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian (sideline)

The 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 2001-02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The game was played on April 1, 2002, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia and featured the 2002 East Regional Champion, #1-seeded Maryland versus the South Regional Champion, #5-seeded Indiana.