1968 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

See also: 1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

The 1968 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game took place on March 23, 1968 between the North Carolina Tar Heels and UCLA Bruins at 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.^[2]

1968 NCAA Tournament Championship Game

National championship game
North Carolina Tar Heels UCLA Bruins (28-3) (28-1) 55 78 Head coach: Dean Smith Head coach: John Wooden
AP: 4 AP: 2 Coaches: 2
1st half 2nd half Total North Carolina Tar Heels 22 33 55 UCLA Bruins 32 46 78
Date	March 23, 1968
Venue	Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Referees	Charles Fouty & Steve Honzo^[1]
United States TV coverage
Network	Sports Network Incorporated
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Box score

Source:^[3][4]

March 23, 1968

UCLA Bruins 78, 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

References

Citations

1. "The Final Four" (PDF). 2014 NCAA Men's Final Four Records. NCAA. 2014. p. 20. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
2. Hager 2012, p. 21.
3. Jeff Borzello. "1968 Men's NCAA basketball tournament". CBSSports.com. CBS Broadcasting Inc. from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
4. "UCLA vs. North Carolina Box Score, March 23, 1968". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

Bibliography

• Hager, Tom (2012). The Ultimate Book of March Madness: The Players, Games, and Cinderellas that Captivated a Nation. Minneapolis, Minnesota: MVP Books. ISBN 978-0-7603-4323-4.