1970 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

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1970 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
NCAA 70s logo.svg
UCLA Bruins Jacksonville Dolphins
Pac-8 Independent
(27-2)(27-1)
8069
Head coach:
John Wooden 		Head coach:
Joe Williams
1st half2nd halfTotal
UCLA Bruins 413980
Jacksonville Dolphins 363369
DateMarch 21, 1970 [1]
Venue Cole Field House, College Park, Maryland
MVP Sidney Wicks, UCLA [2]
Favorite UCLA
Attendance14,380
United States TV coverage
Network NBC
Announcers Curt Gowdy and Tom Hawkins
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The 1970 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1969-70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 21, 1970, at the Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland and featured the three-time defending national champion UCLA Bruins of the Pacific-8 Conference, and the independent Jacksonville Dolphins.

Contents

The Bruins defeated the Dolphins to win their fourth straight national championship.

Participating teams

UCLA Bruins

Jacksonville Dolphins

Game summary

Source: [3]

NBC
March 21, 1970
#2 UCLA Bruins 80, #4 Jacksonville Dolphins 69
Scoring by half:41-36, 39-33
Pts: Curtis Rowe 19
Rebs: Sidney Wicks 18
Asts: John Vallely 5		Pts: Artis Gilmore 19
Rebs: Artis Gilmore 16
Asts: Rex Morgan 11

References

  1. ↑ "UCLA vs. Jacksonville Box Score (Men), March 21, 1970". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ "UCLA vs. Jacksonville Box Score, March 21, 1970 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
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