1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game
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1980 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |||||||||||||
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National Championship Game | |||||||||||||
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Date | March 24, 1980 | ||||||||||||
Arena | Market Square Arena | ||||||||||||
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||||||||
MVP | Darrell Griffith, Louisville | ||||||||||||
Favorite | Louisville | ||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||
Network | NBC | ||||||||||||
Announcers | Dick Enberg (play-by-play) Billy Packer and Al McGuire (color) John Wooden (color) |
The 1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1979-80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 1980 National Title Game was played on March 24, 1980 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. The 1980 National Title Game was played between the 1980 Midwest Regional Champions, Louisville and the 1980 West Regional Champions, UCLA.
Participating teams[]
UCLA[]
- West
- UCLA (8) 87, Old Dominion (9) 74
- UCLA 77, DePaul (1) 71
- UCLA 72, Ohio State (4) 68
- UCLA 85, Clemson (6) 74
- Final Four
- UCLA 67, Purdue (6) 62
Louisville[]
- Midwest
- Louisville (2) 71, Kansas State (7) 69 (OT)
- Louisville 66, Texas A&M (6) 55 (OT)
- Louisville 86, LSU (1) 66
- Final Four
- Louisville 80, Iowa (5) 72
Box score[]
NBC
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March 24
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UCLA 54, Louisville 59 | ||
Scoring by half: 28–26, 26–33 | ||
Pts: Rod Foster 16 Rebs: Kiki Vandeweghe 7 Asts: Rod Foster 5 |
Pts: Darrell Griffith 23 Rebs: Rodney McCray 11 Asts: 3 tied with 3 |
References[]
Categories:
- 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Games
- Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
- UCLA Bruins men's basketball
- Basketball in Indianapolis
- College sports in Indiana
- Sports competitions in Indianapolis
- 1980 in sports in Indiana
- 1980s in Indianapolis