1978 NCAA Division I basketball championship game

August 2023 March 2026 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament April 2018 1978 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg NCAA 70s logo.svg March 27, 1978 1977–78 Duke University Duke Blue Devils 27–6 ACC 7 9 Bill Foster 38 50 University of Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats 29–2 SEC 1 1 Joe B. Hall 45 49 The Checkerdome St. Louis, Missouri 18,721 Jack Givens, Kentucky Kentucky NBC Dick Enberg (play-by-play)Billy Packer and Al McGuire (color) 1977 1979 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 1977–78 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team East Duke 63, Rhode Island 62 Duke 84, Pennsylvania 80 Duke 90, Villanova 72 Final Four Duke 90, Notre Dame 86 Kentucky Wildcats 1977–78 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team Mideast Kentucky 85, Florida State 76 Kentucky 91, Miami (OH) 69 Kentucky 52, Michigan State 49 Final Four Kentucky 64, Arkansas 59 Box score #eee March 27, 1978 Box/Recap #7 Duke Blue Devils 88 #1 Kentucky Wildcats 94 38–45 50–49 Banks 22 Gminski 12 Givens 41 Robey 11 The Checkerdome, St. Louis, Missouri 18,721 NBC References NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Category:Basketball competitions in St. Louis Category:College sports tournaments in Missouri NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game, 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game