North Carolina’s Antawn Jamison reacts in the closing moments of their 75-64 win over Connecticut in the NCAA East Regional final game in Greensboro, N.C., Saturday, March 21, 1998.

With a final score of 63-62 in the 1982 national championship game, college basketball was lower-scoring than it is today but just four years earlier, Kentucky beat Duke by the score of 94-88 and ...

A plaque on the boards reads: “This floor plank was originally a portion of the 1982 NCAA Final Four basketball court that hosted North Carolina’s historic 1982 National Championship at the ...

UNC defeated Georgetown by a final score of 63-62 in the 1982 NCAA Championship Game. Jordan finished with 16 points while shooting 7-of-13 from the field.

FILE - Michael Jordan fires the game-winning shot in the final seconds against Georgetown in the championship game of the NCAA tournament in New Orleans on March 29, 1982. Jordan has made nearly ...

According to Michael Jordan, his game-winner in the 1982 NCAA tournament meant more than just a trophy for the Tar Heels. "That was birth of Michael Jordan," he told Craig Sager.

In 1982, North Carolina snapped a string of six Final Fours without a championship with an iconic win for Smith in the first Final Four played at the Superdome in New Orleans.