1978 NCAA Division I basketball championship game

1978 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
88	94
AP: 7; Coaches: 9;	AP: 1; Coaches: 1;
Date	March 27, 1978
Venue	The Checkerdome, St. Louis, Missouri
MVP	Jack Givens, Kentucky
Favorite	Kentucky
Attendance	18,721
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
Announcers	Dick Enberg (play-by-play); Billy Packer and Al McGuire (color)
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The 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game was the final round of the 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1977–78 NCAA Division I season. The game was played on March 27, 1978, at The Checkerdome in St. Louis, and featured the Mideast Regional Champion, Kentucky and the East Regional Champion, Duke.

Participating teams

East
- Duke 63, Rhode Island 62
- Duke 84, Pennsylvania 80
- Duke 90, Villanova 72
Final Four
- Duke 90, Notre Dame 86

Mideast
- Kentucky 85, Florida State 76
- Kentucky 91, Miami (OH) 69
- Kentucky 52, Michigan State 49
Final Four
- Kentucky 64, Arkansas 59

NBC

March 27, 1978

#7 Duke Blue Devils 88, #1 Kentucky Wildcats 94
Scoring by half: 38–45, 50–49
Pts: Banks 22 Rebs: Gminski 12		Pts: Givens 41 Rebs: Robey 11