1980 NCAA Division I basketball championship game

1980 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
54	59
AP: NR; Coaches: NR;	AP: 2; Coaches: 4;
Date	March 24, 1980
Venue	Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana
MVP	Darrell Griffith, Louisville
Favorite	Louisville
United States TV coverage
Network	NBC
Announcers	Dick 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 1980 National Title Game was played on March 24, 1980, at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. The 1980 National Title Game was played between the 1980 Midwest Regional Champions, Louisville and the 1980 West Regional Champions, UCLA.

Participating teams

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

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

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[1]

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

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