Basketbowl
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Date | December 13, 2003 | ||||||||||||
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Venue | CBS | ||||||||||||
Announcers | Verne Lundquist and Billy Packer |
The Basketbowl was a college basketball game between Michigan State University and the University of Kentucky held on December 13, 2003, at Ford Field, a domed American football stadium in Detroit, Michigan. Kentucky won the game 79–74, never trailing throughout the contest.[1]
The announced crowd of 78,129 set a record for verified
Teams
Both schools entered into the contest with significant on-court accomplishments. Combined, both schools had won nine national championships (seven for Kentucky, two for Michigan State) and made 18
Court
The basketball court for the game was moved from Michigan State's
Basketball attendance record
The previous record of 75,000 was held by the
"BasketBowl II"
It was announced on April 15,
References
- ^ a b "Kentucky never trails in 'BasketBowl'". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 2003-12-13. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, is believed to have had 80,000 in attendance, but that total was not verified at the time. "Partizan sets crowd record at Belgrade Arena!". Euroleague.net. 2009-03-05. Archivedfrom the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ "East wins in front of biggest crowd to watch hoops game". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "Basketball record 108,713 watch All-Star Game". ESPN.com. February 15, 2010.
- ^ "North Carolina vs. Michigan State - Game Recap - December 3, 2008 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-06-30.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Michigan State vs. North Carolina - Game Recap - April 6, 2009 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "North Carolina Wins NCAA Championship". Retrieved 2017-08-22.