1972 NCAA University Division basketball championship game
National championship game | |||||||||||||
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Date | March 25, 1972[1] | ||||||||||||
Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||
MVP | Bill Walton, UCLA[2] | ||||||||||||
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Network | NBC | ||||||||||||
Announcers | Curt Gowdy and Tom Hawkins | ||||||||||||
The 1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1971-72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 25, 1972, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California and featured the five-time defending national champion UCLA Bruins of the Pacific-8 Conference, and the independent Florida State Seminoles.
The Bruins narrowly defeated the Seminoles to win their sixth consecutive national championship.
Participating teams
UCLA Bruins
- West
- UCLA 90, Weber State 58
- UCLA 73, Long Beach State 57
- Final Four
- UCLA 96, Louisville 77
Florida State Seminoles
- Mideast
- Florida State 83, Eastern Kentucky 81
- Florida State 70, Minnesota 56
- Florida State 73, Kentucky 54
- Final Four
- Florida State 79, North Carolina 75
Game summary
Source:[3]
NBC |
March 25, 1972 |
#1 UCLA Bruins 81, #10 Florida State Seminoles 76 | ||
Scoring by half: 50-39, 31-37 | ||
Pts: Bill Walton 24 Rebs: Bill Walton 20 Asts: Tommy Curtis 6 | Pts: Ron King 27 Rebs: Reggie Royals 10 Asts: Greg Samuel 7 |
References
- ^ "UCLA vs. Florida State Box Score (Men), March 25, 1972". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "UCLA vs. Florida State Box Score, March 25, 1972 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
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