After Texas Tech defeated Michigan State in the Final Four game, it was time for the Red Raiders to move on to the national championship. Whichever team won would return home with a program first national championship. Virginia was that team.
![The Final Four logo on the exterior of the stadium before the national championship game between Texas Tech and Virginia, Monday, April 8, 2019, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]](https://i0.wp.com/www.bradtollefson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-04-08-Texas-Tech-Virginia-Basketball-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C703)
Texas Tech vs. Virginia NCAA Tournament National Championship 2019