1968 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

1968 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
55	78
AP: 4; Coaches: 4;	AP: 2; Coaches: 2;
Date	March 23, 1968
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
MVP	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, UCLA
Referees	Charles Fouty & Steve Honzo
United States TV coverage
Network	Sports Network Incorporated
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The 1968 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game took place on March 23, 1968, between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the defending national champion UCLA Bruins at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles. The matchup was the final one of the thirtieth edition of the single-elimination tournament now known as the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament – commonly referred to as the NCAA Tournament – organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It was used to crown a national champion for men's basketball in the NCAA's University Division, the predecessor to what has been known since 1973 as NCAA Division I.^[3]

The Bruins handily defeated the Tar Heels to win their second of seven consecutive national championships.

Box score

Source:^[4]^[5]

Sports Network Inc.

March 23, 1968

#2 UCLA Bruins 78, #4 North Carolina Tar Heels 55
Scoring by half: 32-22, 46-33
Pts: Lew Alcindor 34 Rebs: Lew Alcindor 16 Asts: Lucius Allen 5		Pts: Larry Miller 14 Rebs: Rusty Clark 6 Asts: Larry Miller 3

Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Referees: Charles Fouty & Steve Honzo

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