1983 NCAA Tournament
Championship Game
Location: Albuquerque, N.M.
N.C. State (54)
Player MIN. FG-A FT-A REB. A. PF. PTS.
Thurl Bailey
39
7-16
1-2
5
0
1
15
Lorenzo Charles
25
2-7
0-0
7
0
2
4
Cozell McQueen
34
1-5
2-2
12
1
4
4
Dereck Whittenburg
39
6-17
2-2
5
1
3
14
Sidney Lowe
40
4-9
0-1
0
8
2
8
Alvin Battle
4
0-1
2-2
1
1
1
2
Terry Gannon
18
3-4
1-2
1
2
3
7
Ernie Myers
1
0-0
0-0
1
0
0
0
Totals 200 23-59 8-11 34 13 16 54
Houston (52)
Player MIN. FG-A FT-A REB. A. PF. PTS.
Clyde Drexler
25
1-5
2-2
2
0
4
4
Larry Micheaux
18
2-6
0-0
6
0
1
4
Hakeem Olajuwon
38
7-15
6-7
18
1
1
20
Alvin Franklin
35
2-6
0-1
0
3
0
4
Michael Young
30
3-10
0-4
8
1
0
6
Benny Anders
17
4-9
2-5
2
1
2
10
Reid Gettys
20
2-2
0-0
2
2
3
4
David Rose
7
0-1
0-0
1
0
2
0
Bryan Williams
10
0-1
0-0
4
1
3
0
Totals 200 21-55 10-19 44 9 16 52
National Semifinals
N.C. State 67, Georgia 60
N.C. STATE (67): Bailey 9-17 2-5 20, Charles 2-2 1-2 5, McQueen 4-5 0-0 8, Whittenburg 8-18, 4-4 20, Lowe 4-6 2-2 10, Battle 0-0 0-0 0, Gannon 1-4 2-2 4. Team 28-52 (.538) 11-15 (.733) 67.
GEORGIA (60): Banks 5-19 3-5 13, Heard 3-5 2-3 8, Fair 2-9 1-2 5, Crosby 5-15 2-2 12, Fleming 7-17 0-0 14, Corhen 3-6 0-1 6, Hartry 1-3 0-0 2, Floyd 0-0 0-0 0. Team 26-74 (.351) 8-13 (.615) 60.
Halftime: North Carolina State 33-32.
Houston 94, Louisville 81
HOUSTON (94): Drexler 10-15 1-2 21, Micheaux 4-7 0-1 8, Olajuwon 9-14 3-7 21, Franklin 5-8 3-4 13, Young 7-18 2-3 16, Gettys 0-0 0-0 0, Anders 5-9 3-5 13, Rose 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 1-1 0-0 2, Giles 0-0 0-1 0. Team 41-74 (.554) 12-23 (.522) 94.
LOUISVILLE (81): S. McCray 5-8 0-0 10, R. McCray 3-6 2-8 8, Jones 3-10 6-8 12, Gordon 6-15 5-6 17, Wagner 12-23 0-0 24, Thompson 1-4 4-5 4, Hall 2-4 0-0 4, West 0-0 0-0 0, Valentine 0-0 0-0 0. Team 32-70 (.457) 17-27 (.630) 81.
Halftime: Louisville 41-36.
All-Tournament Team
Player Pos. Yr. School Statistics
Thurl Bailey
F
Sr.
N.C. State
(35 pts, 15 rebs)
Sidney Lowe
G
Sr.
N.C. State
(18 pts, 19 assists)
Hakeem Olajuwon
C
Soph
Houston*
(41 pts, 40 rebs)
Milt Wagner
G
Soph.
Louisville
(24 pts in one game)
Dereck Whittenburg
G
Sr.
N.C. State
(34 pts)
*Named Most Outstanding Player.
Scoring Leader: Dereck Whittenburg, North Carolina State (120 points, 20 ppg).Highest Scoring Average: Steve Black, La Salle (46 points, 23 ppg).Rebounding Leader: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston (65 rebounds, 13 rpg).
1983 Tournament Scores
Preliminary Round
Midwest
Mideast
West
East
First Round
Midwest
Mideast
West
East
Second Round
Midwest
Mideast
West
East
Regional Semifinals
Midwest
Mideast
West
East
Regional Finals
Midwest
Mideast
West
East
National Semifinals
North Carolina State 67, Georgia 60
Championship Game
North Carolina State 54, Houston 52
