1980 NCAA Division I basketball championship game

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1980 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
UCLA Bruins Louisville Cardinals
Pac-10
 Metro
(22–9[2]) (32–3)
54 59
Head coach:
Larry Brown		 Head coach:
Denny Crum
: 4
1st half2nd half Total
UCLA Bruins 2826 54
Louisville Cardinals 2633 59
DateMarch 24, 1980
Venue
NBC
AnnouncersDick Enberg (play-by-play)
Billy Packer and Al McGuire (color)
John Wooden (color)
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The 1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the

1979-80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played on March 24, 1980, at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, and featured the Midwest Regional Champion, #2-seeded Louisville and the West Regional Champion, #8-seeded UCLA
.

Participating teams

UCLA Bruins

Main article: 1979–80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
  • 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 Cardinals

Main article: 1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
  • 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

Starting lineups

UCLA Position Louisville
Michael Holton 3 G Jerry Eaves 3
Rod Foster 2 G † Darrell Griffith 1
James Wilkes 3 F Derek Smith 2
Kiki Vandeweghe
1		 F Wiley Brown
Mike Sanders 4 C Rodney McCray 1
† 1980 Consensus First Team All-American
 Players selected in an NBA draft  (number indicates round)

Source[3]

Game summary

NBC
March 24
#W8 UCLA Bruins 54, #MW2 Louisville Cardinals 59
Scoring by half: 28–26, 26–33
Kiki Vandeweghe 7
Asts: Rod Foster
5		 Pts: Darrell Griffith 23
Rebs: Rodney McCray 11
Asts: 3 tied with 3

References

  1. ProQuest 152965876
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  2. ^ The Bruins' five NCAA tournament wins and championship game appearance were later vacated after the NCAA had determined UCLA committed nine violations.[1]
  3. ^ "UCLA vs. Louisville Box Score, March 24, 1980". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
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