American collegiate basketball final
2023 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship game| National championship game |
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| Date | April 3, 2023 |
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| Venue | NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas |
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| MVP | Adama Sanogo, UConn |
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| Favorite | UConn by 7 |
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| Referees | Ron Groover, Keith Kimble, Terry Oglesby |
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| Attendance | 72,423 |
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| National anthem | Tracy Dyson |
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| Network | CBS |
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| Announcers | Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, and Tracy Wolfson |
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| Nielsen Ratings | 3.73 (14.69 million) [1] |
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The 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the final game of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. It determined the national champion for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and was contested by the San Diego State Aztecs from the Mountain West Conference and the Connecticut (UConn) Huskies from the Big East Conference. The game was played on April 3, 2023, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. In the game, UConn defeated San Diego State 76–59 to win their fifth national championship in five appearances. Adama Sanogo of UConn was named Most Outstanding Player (MOP) of the Final Four. Despite losing, San Diego State became the first team from the Mountain West conference to reach the semifinals or the final.