The1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Gamewas the finals of the1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournamentand it determined the national champion for the1971-72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season.The game was played on March 25, 1972, at theLos Angeles Memorial Sports ArenainLos Angeles, Californiaand featured the five-time defending national championUCLA Bruinsof thePacific-8 Conference,and the independentFlorida State Seminoles.
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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 GowdyandTom Hawkins | ||||||||||||
The Bruins narrowly defeated the Seminoles to win their sixth consecutive national championship.
Participating teams
editUCLA Bruins
edit- West
- UCLA 90, Weber State 58
- UCLA 73, Long Beach State 57
- Final Four
- UCLA 96, Louisville 77
Florida State Seminoles
edit- 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
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NBC
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March 25, 1972
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| #1UCLA Bruins81,#10Florida State Seminoles76 | ||
| Scoring by half:50-39, 31-37 | ||
| Pts:Bill Walton24 Rebs:Bill Walton 20 Asts:Tommy Curtis6 |
Pts:Ron King27 Rebs:Reggie Royals10 Asts:Greg Samuel 7 | |
References
edit- ^"UCLA vs. Florida State Box Score (Men), March 25, 1972".Sports-Reference.com.RetrievedFebruary 15,2024.
- ^"Final Four Most Outstanding Players".cbs.sportsline.com.Archived fromthe originalon September 7, 2008.RetrievedFebruary 15,2024.
- ^"UCLA vs. Florida State Box Score, March 25, 1972 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".