1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game

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1978 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National Championship Game
12Total
Duke385088
Kentucky454994
DateMarch 27, 1978
Arena The Checkerdome
Location St. Louis, Missouri
MVP Jack Givens, Kentucky
Favorite Kentucky
Attendance18,721
United States TV coverage
Network NBC
Announcers Dick Enberg (play-by-play)
Billy Packer and Al McGuire (color)
  1977
1979  

The 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1977–78 NCAA Division I season. The 1978 National Title Game was played on March 27, 1978, at The Checkerdome in St. Louis. The 1978 National Title Game was played between the 1978 Mideast Regional Champions, Kentucky and the 1978 East Regional Champions, Duke.

Contents

Participating teams

Duke

Kentucky

Box score

March 27
Duke 88, Kentucky94
Scoring by half: 38–45, 50–49
Pts: Banks 22
Rebs: Gminski 12
Pts: Givens 41
Rebs: Robey 11

Attendance: 18,721

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