1980 NCAA Division I basketball championship game

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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 Bruins

Main article: 1979–80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

• 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 Cardinals

Main article: 1979–80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

• 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

UCLA	Position		Louisville
Michael Holton 3	G		Jerry Eaves 3
Rod Foster 2	G		† Darrell Griffith 1
James Wilkes 3	F		Derek Smith 2
Kiki Vandeweghe 1	F		Wiley Brown
Mike Sanders 4	C		Rodney McCray 1
† 1980 Consensus First Team All-American
Players selected in an NBA draft  (number indicates round)

Source

Game summary

NBC

March 24

Box Score

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