Front Row (l-r): Alvin Battle, Thurl Bailey, Sidney Lowe, Dereck Whittenberg, Quinton Leonard, Harold Thompson Middle Row (l-r): George McClain, Walt Densmore, Dinky Proctor, Cozell McQueen, Lorenzo Charles, Mike Warren, Terry Gannon, Ernie Myers Back Row (l-r): Mgr. Gary Bryant, Trainer Craig Sink, Asst. Coach Ed McClain, Asst. Coach Ray Martin, Head Coach Jim Valvano, Asst. Coach Tom Abatemarco, Grad Asst. Max Perry, Mgr. Steve Whitt, Asst. Trainer Jim Rehbock
| WINNING COACH | MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER |
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| JIM VALVANO | AKEEM OLAJUWON | HOUSTON |
| Location: The Pit | Albuquerque, New Mexico | |
| April 4, 1983 | |
FINAL FOUR
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | REB | PF | PTS |
| North Carolina State | |||||
| Bailey | 7-16 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| Charles | 2-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| McQueen | 1-5 | 2-2 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| Whittenburg | 6-17 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| Lowe | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Battle | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Gannon | 3-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Myers | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 23-59 | 8-11 | 34 | 16 | 54 |
| Houston | |||||
| Drexler | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Micheaux | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Olajuwon | 7-15 | 6-7 | 18 | 1 | 20 |
| Franklin | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Young | 3-10 | 0-4 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Anders | 4-9 | 2-5 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Gettys | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Rose | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Williams | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 21-55 | 10-19 | 44 | 16 | 52 |