1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game
| 1998 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | March 30, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Alamodome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Kentucky by 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jim Burr, Donnie Gray, Mike Sanzere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 40,509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) Michele Tafoya and Armen Keteyian (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1998 National Title Game was played on March 30, 1998 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, The 1998 National Title Game was played between the 1998 South Regional Champions, No. 2-seeded Kentucky and the 1998 West Regional Champions, No. 3-seeded Utah.
Participants
Utah
Main article: 1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team
- West Regional
- Utah (3) 85, San Francisco (14) 68
- Utah 75, Arkansas (6) 69
- Utah 65, West Virginia (10) 62
- Utah 76, Arizona (1) 51
- Final Four
- Utah 65, North Carolina (1) 59
Kentucky
Main article: 1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Seeding in brackets
- East
- Kentucky (2) 82, South Carolina State (15) 67
- Kentucky 88, Saint Louis (10) 61
- Kentucky 94, UCLA (6) 66
- Kentucky 86, Duke (1) 84
- Final Four
- Kentucky 86, Stanford (3) 85 (OT)
Game summary
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Monday, March 30 |
| No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats 78, No. 3 Utah Utes 69 | ||
| Pts: Scott Padgett 17 Rebs: Heshimu Evans 6 Asts: Allen Edwards 5 |
Pts: Andre Miller 16 Rebs: Michael Doleac 10 Asts: Andre Miller 5 Halftime score: Utah, 41–31 | |
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX Attendance: 40,509 Referees: Jim Burr, Donnie Gray, Mike Sanzere |
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