<Tr> <Td> "1982 </Td> <Td> 1984" </Td> </Tr> <P> The 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 52 schools playing in single - elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball . It began on March 17, 1983, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at The Pit, then officially known as University Arena, on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque . A total of 51 games were played . </P> <P> North Carolina State, coached by Jim Valvano, won the national title with a 54--52 victory in the final game over Houston, coached by Guy Lewis . The ending of the final game is one of the most famous in college basketball history, with a buzzer - beating dunk by Lorenzo Charles off a desperation pass from 30 feet out by Dereck Whittenburg . </P> <P> Both Charles's dunk and Valvano's running around the court in celebration immediately after the game have been staples of NCAA tournament coverage ever since . North Carolina State's victory has often been considered one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history, and is the fourth biggest point - spread upset in Championship Game history . </P>

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