The 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 2003-04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2004 National Title Game was played on April 5, 2004 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, The 2004 National Title Game was played between the 2004 Phoenix Regional Champions, #2-seeded Connecticut and the 2004 St. Louis Regional Champions, #3-seeded Georgia Tech.

Connecticut and Georgia Tech met in the semifinals of the 2003 NIT Season Tip-Off and Georgia Tech upset #1-ranked Connecticut with a 77-61 win on their way to winning the 2003 NIT Season Tip-Off.

Georgia Tech entered the 2004 NCAA Tournament as the #3 seed in the St. Louis regional. In the 1st round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament, Georgia Tech survived a scare against Northern Iowa when Ben Jacobson missed a game-tying 3-pointer as Georgia Tech was able to pull away with a 65-60 win. In the 2nd round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament, Jarrett Jack made a breakaway dunk with less than six seconds left to hold off Boston College with a 57-54 victory. In the Sweet 16, Marvin Lewis scored 23 points to lead Georgia Tech to a 72-67 victory over Nevada to advance to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, Jarrett Jack scored 29 points to lead Georgia Tech to a 79-71 overtime victory over Kansas to advance to the 2004 Final Four. In the 2004 Final Four, Will Bynum made a last second shot to give Georgia Tech a 67-65 victory over Oklahoma State and a trip to the 2004 National Title Game.

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