9 8 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁Hon ol ulu ▁International ▁Center ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁Hawai i . ▁The ▁Sil vers words , ▁then ▁a ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Athletics ▁( NA IA ) ▁member , ▁defeated ▁the ▁Cav ali ers , ▁who ▁were ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ' s ▁( N CAA ) ▁top - rank ed ▁team , ▁ 7 7 – 7 2 . ▁Cham ina de ' s ▁victory ▁over ▁a ▁Virginia ▁team ▁that ▁included ▁three - time ▁national ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁Ralph ▁Sam pson ▁was ▁called ▁college ▁basketball ' s ▁" big gest ▁ups et " ▁by ▁multiple ▁publications . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁Cav ali ers ▁entered ▁the ▁Cham ina de ▁game ▁with ▁an ▁ 8 – 0 ▁win – loss ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 – 8 3 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁season . ▁The ▁team ▁featured ▁center ▁Ralph ▁Sam pson , ▁who ▁had ▁twice ▁been ▁voted ▁national ▁college ▁basketball ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year ; ▁he ▁received ▁similar ▁hon ors ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 – 8 3 ▁season ▁concluded . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁the ▁season , ▁Virginia ▁had ▁won ▁a ▁game ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁against ▁the ▁Duke ▁Blue ▁Dev ils ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 3 - point ▁margin . ▁They ▁had ▁also ▁defeated ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁Ho y as ▁in ▁Land over , ▁Maryland , ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁nick named ▁the ▁" Game ▁of ▁the ▁Dec ade ".