1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

1998 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
1998 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National Championship Game
(30–3)	(34–4)
69	78
Head coach:; Rick Majerus	Head coach:; Tubby Smith
AP: 7; Coaches: 7;	AP: 5; Coaches: 6;
Date	March 30, 1998
Arena	Alamodome
Location	San Antonio, Texas
MVP	Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky
Favorite	Kentucky by 3.5[citation needed]
Referee(s)	Jim Burr, Donnie Gray, Mike Sanzere
Attendance	40,509
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Jim Nantz (play-by-play); Billy Packer (color); Michele Tafoya and Armen Keteyian (sideline)

The 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1998 National Title Game was played on March 30, 1998, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, The 1998 National Title Game was played between the 1998 South Regional Champions, No. 2-seeded Kentucky and the 1998 West Regional Champions, No. 3-seeded Utah.^[1]

Participants[]

Utah[]

West Regional
- Utah (3) 85, San Francisco (14) 68
- Utah 75, Arkansas (6) 69
- Utah 65, West Virginia (10) 62
- Utah 76, Arizona (1) 51
Final Four
- Utah 65, North Carolina (1) 59

Kentucky[]

Seeding in brackets

East
- Kentucky (2) 82, South Carolina State (15) 67
- Kentucky 88, Saint Louis (10) 61
- Kentucky 94, UCLA (6) 66
- Kentucky 86, Duke (1) 84
Final Four
- Kentucky 86, Stanford (3) 85 (OT)

Game summary[]

CBS

Monday, March 30

Box score

No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats 78, No. 3 Utah Utes 69
Pts: Scott Padgett 17 Rebs: Heshimu Evans 6 Asts: Allen Edwards 5		Pts: Andre Miller 16 Rebs: Michael Doleac 10 Asts: Andre Miller 5 Halftime score: Utah, 41–31

Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 40,509
Referees: Jim Burr, Donnie Gray, Mike Sanzere

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References[]

^ "Kentucky Turns Comeback Into Its 2d Title in 3 Years". The New York Times. March 31, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
^ "Utah vs. Kentucky Box Score, March 30, 1998". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[1] "Kentucky Turns Comeback Into Its 2d Title in 3 Years". The New York Times. March 31, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[2] "Utah vs. Kentucky Box Score, March 30, 1998". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

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