1978 NCAA Division I basketball championship game

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

Duke Blue Devils

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

Kentucky Wildcats

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

Box score

References