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| Date | March 21, 1970 [1] | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Cole Field House, College Park, Maryland | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Sidney Wicks, UCLA [2] | ||||||||||||
| Favorite | UCLA | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 14,380 | ||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy and Tom Hawkins | ||||||||||||
The 1970 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1969-70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 21, 1970, at the Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland and featured the three-time defending national champion UCLA Bruins of the Pacific-8 Conference, and the independent Jacksonville Dolphins.
The Bruins defeated the Dolphins to win their fourth straight national championship.
Participating teams
UCLA Bruins
- West
- UCLA 88, Long Beach State 65
- UCLA 101, Utah State 79
- Final Four
- UCLA 93, New Mexico State 77
Jacksonville Dolphins
- Mideast
- Jacksonville 109, Western Kentucky 96
- Jacksonville 104, Iowa 103
- Jacksonville 106, Kentucky 100
- Final Four
- Jacksonville 91, St. Bonaventure 83
Game summary
Source: [3]
March 21, 1970
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| #2 UCLA Bruins 80, #4 Jacksonville Dolphins 69 | ||
| Scoring by half: 41-36, 39-33 | ||
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Pts:
Curtis Rowe 19 Rebs: Sidney Wicks 18 Asts: John Vallely 5 |
Pts:
Artis Gilmore 19 Rebs: Artis Gilmore 16 Asts: Rex Morgan 11 | |
References
- ^ "UCLA vs. Jacksonville Box Score (Men), March 21, 1970". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "UCLA vs. Jacksonville Box Score, March 21, 1970 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
Categories:
- 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
- 1970 in sports in Maryland
- Basketball competitions in Maryland
- College sports tournaments in Maryland
- March 1970 sports events in the United States
- Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
- NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games
- UCLA Bruins men's basketball