1980 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
UCLA Bruins Louisville Cardinals
(22–9) (32–3)
54 59
Head coach:
Larry Brown
Head coach:
Denny Crum
1st half2nd half Total
UCLA Bruins 2826 54
Louisville Cardinals 2633 59
DateMarch 24, 1980
VenueMarket Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana
MVPDarrell Griffith, Louisville
FavoriteLouisville
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersDick Enberg (play-by-play)
Billy Packer and Al McGuire (color)
John Wooden (color)

The 1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1979-80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played on March 24, 1980, at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, and featured the Midwest Regional Champion, #2-seeded Louisville and the West Regional Champion, #8-seeded UCLA.

Participating teams

UCLA

  • West
    • UCLA (8) 87, Old Dominion (9) 74
    • UCLA 77, DePaul (1) 71
    • UCLA 72, Ohio State (4) 68
    • UCLA 85, Clemson (6) 74
  • Final Four
    • UCLA 67, Purdue (6) 62

Louisville

  • Midwest
    • Louisville (2) 71, Kansas State (7) 69 (OT)
    • Louisville 66, Texas A&M (6) 55 (OT)
    • Louisville 86, LSU (1) 66
  • Final Four
    • Louisville 80, Iowa (5) 72

Starting lineups

UCLAPositionLouisville
Michael Holton 3GJerry Eaves 3
Rod Foster 2GDarrell Griffith 1
James Wilkes 3FDerek Smith 2
Kiki Vandeweghe 1FWiley Brown
Mike Sanders 4CRodney McCray 1
1980 Consensus First Team All-American
 Players selected in an NBA draft  (number indicates round)

Source[1]

Game summary

NBC
March 24
UCLA 54, Louisville 59
Scoring by half: 28–26, 26–33
Pts: Rod Foster 16
Rebs: Kiki Vandeweghe 7
Asts: Rod Foster 5
Pts: Darrell Griffith 23
Rebs: Rodney McCray 11
Asts: 3 tied with 3

References

  1. "UCLA vs. Louisville Box Score, March 24, 1980". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
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